Houston's popular radio station KBXX-FM 97.9 The Box, the city's Department of Health and Human Services, and AIDS Foundation Houston, and the NAACP's Houston Brand, will be sponsoring a city-wide awareness campaign for HIV and STD education.

Hip-Hop for HIV Awareness is slated to be the single largest testing event in the United States. The goal of the campaign is to provide free and confidential HIV and syphilis screening to 15,000 youth and young adults between the ages of 15-40 in the City of Houston.

Free testing begins Monday (June 22) for four consecutive days at the NAACP Family Technology Center, located at 4203 Fannin Street in Houston, and will continue through July 10th at various other locations across the city.

The event is designed to encourage youth and young adults to receive free testing and consultation. To help influence testing, each person tested will receive one ticket to a star-studded concert featuring Plies, Pleasure P, Day 26, Melanie Fiona, Bobby Valentino, LeToya Luckett, Twista, Yung Problemz, Yung L.A., G.T., Gorilla Zoe, Bun B and Ginuwine.

The concert will take place on Saturday, July 11, 2009 in Houston at The George R. Brown Convention Center. Only those tested for HIV and receiving their results will be issued a ticket for admittance.

HIV is a growing concern, according to a press release. African Americans, women and youth are among the fastest growing population of new HIV infections. There are 18,404 individuals known living with HIV in Houston/ Harris County and an estimated 3,500 to 4,500 individuals living with undiagnosed HIV infection.

Every 9 ½ minutes someone is infected with HIV in the United States.

For testing dates, locations, or additional information visit KBXX.com.