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Students looking for a creative outlet may find it through rhyme at tonight's Freestyle Fridays: Hip Hop/Poetry Slam hosted by UF's Institute of Black Culture, the Hip-Hop Collective and Poets Inc.

The event will be held at the College of Public Health and Health Professions' auditorium at 7 p.m.

There will also be a workshop at 4 p.m. at the Institute of Black Culture where students can test their poetry skills and receive feedback from Kesed, a New York-based poet headlining the event.

Charles Hariott, president of Hip Hop Collective, a student hip-hop group, said the show would be a good opportunity for students to not only refine their rhyming skills but to express themselves before a large crowd.

Hariott said he expects about 100 people to attend and said he hopes people gain a new perspective on the dance and music style.

"Hip-hop's not all about guns and jewelry," he said.

"We just use it as a positive outlet for our creative energies."