With the fire of a young Chaka, Maya Azucena steps out with a vocal range and versatility that battles the finest. Hailing from Flatbush, Brooklyn, her music is intrinsically hip-hop… 
Some know him as Peter Parker, some as Squeeze, others as Go-Go. His mother calls him by his government, Ricky Nelson Govan, Jr. Most of us, though, have come to know him as Marc Stretch,… 
On March 3rd, 1976, Westwood, Cincinnati was blessed with the birth of a baby boy who would grow up to be at the forefront of the local hiphop scene, putting his city on the map. In his… 
Lyrics Born (formerly Asia Born, born Tom Shimura in Tokyo, Japan in 1972), is a half-Japanese-American, half-Italian-American hip hop MC. Through his childhood he lived in Tokyo and Salt… 
The present climate of chaos has caused us all to search for solutions. Problem solving requires method. We are proud to announce the arrival of a methodology, refined for nearly a decade,… 
Local 1200 is a crew of DJs, beat-makers, graffiti writers, and party people using culture to ignite the political imagination of the hip-hop generation. The members include DJ… 
And so they say where's Mec? "I want listeners to come into my world," says Mecca of her solo debut, Trip The Light Fantastic, on the independent, self-determining Nu-Paradigm… 
Kevvy Kev is a New York native: he was born in Brooklyn, raised in Queens, and went to high school in the Bronx. In 1982 Kev came out to California to attend Stanford University, bringing… 
From the California bay area, Kero One is an artist who had been emceeing, producing beats, writing graff, deejaying/scratching and collecting records since the early 90's. At the age of… 
Joe quixx has truly been representing the bay area hip hop scene since 1992, although his deejay career goes farther beyond that. He began by launching his career as the premiere DJ and… 
The best-kept secret on New York's indie-hip-hop scene - Rolling Stone Is the Artist Formerly Known as What What the elusive "complete" emcee with ovaries you’ve been looking for… 
Jah Warrior Shelter is an award winning sound system based in California’s Bay Area. Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fi was originally founded in 1992, by singer/DJ Rocker-T, in Brooklyn, New York.… 
Born in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, Inspectah Deck moved to East New York before settling down in Staten Island at age 12. It was in Staten Island where he first hooked up… 
Born in a military hospital in South America, Immortal Technique was brought to the United States in the early 80's while a civil war was breaking out in his native Peru. The puppet… 
My name is Ethan, or Headnodic. I play bass and produce for the Crown City Rockers (Mission:). The group started in Boston with the breakup of Kat’s funk band named EKG. They called it… 
Crucial Reggae Sundays: Free music in Golden Gate Park at Golden Gate Park Bandshell:
April 6, 2025 at 4:30pm to November 23, 2025 at 7:30pm
Crucial Reggae Sundays brings free, family-friendly reggae music to the historic Bandshell at Music Concourse in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, every Sunday from 4:20 to 7:30 pm, through mid-November. Produced by Illuminate LIVE and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, the series is hosted by residents Irie Dole (Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fi), Guidance (Infinite Guidance Sound/Nice Up Radio), and DJ Sep (Dub Mission), and features special guest live performances and DJ sets every…See More
