Appearing on the rap scene in 1986 as Boogie Down Productions releasing his first hit single “South Bronx” with his late DJ Scott La Rock, KRS “the one” made it clear that Hip Hop was going to have to take itself a lot more seriously than simply being a music genre. KRS, an acronym for ““Knowledge Reigning Supreme”, has been called the “conscience of Hip Hop” (Rolling Stone), “the greatest live emcee ever” (The Source), the “spokesperson for Hip Hop” (Wall Street Journal), “master teacher” (Zulu Nation) and the “son of Hip Hop” (Kool DJ Herc). With 20 published albums to his credit and his numerous appearances with other artists, KRS-One is believed to have written the most rhymes in Hip Hop’s history. In the 1990s as “hip-hop” grew more and more commercialized and corporate, it was KRS-One that openly rejected such cultural exploitation and materialism grounding Hip Hop in its original principles of peace, love, unity and safely having fun. Teaching everything from self-creation to stopping violence; from vegetarianism to transcendental meditation, from the establishment of Hip Hop Appreciation Week (every third week in May), to establishing Hip Hop as an international culture at the United Nations (2001), KRS-One has single-handedly held the history and original arts of Hip Hop together now for over two decades. >> READ MORE
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October 17, 2024 from 7pm to 11pm – Yoshi's, Oakland
ENTER TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS. WINNER WILL BE DRAWN RANDOMLY AND ANNOUNCED 2 DAYS PRIOR TO EVENT. THURSDAY, OCT 17 Legendary Hip Hop lyricist KRS-ONE @ Yoshi's, 510 Embarcadero, Oakland D…
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Friday
October 18, 2024 from 7pm to 11:30pm – Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Vallet, Ca
Wintickets for Mykal Rose w/ DJ Sep All Ages Friday, October 18, 2024 Show: 7pm $42+ Sweetwater Music Hall Mykal Rose, the Grammy Award-winning voice formerly of Black Uh…
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October 18, 2024 at 7:30pm to October 25, 2024 at 11pm – Yoshi's, Oakland
ENTER TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS. WINNER WILL BE DRAWN RANDOMLY AND ANNOUNCED 2 DAYS PRIOR TO EVENT. FRIDAY-FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18-25One of the most influential R&B singers of his generationMUSIQ…
Saturday
October 19, 2024 from 2pm to 11pm – THE MIDWAY, SF
History of the Bay Immerse yourself in the vibrant tapestry of Bay Area hip-hop culture at the second annual History of the Bay Day, created by rapper and graffiti artist Dregs One. Join us in comme…
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Wednesday
October 23, 2024 from 7pm to 11pm – Fox Theater, Oakland
ENTER TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS. WINNER WILL BE DRAWN RANDOMLY AND ANNOUNCED 2 DAYS PRIOR TO EVENT. Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Cape Town to Cairo Tour PJ MORTON with special guest Kenyon…
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October 23, 2024 at 9pm to October 24, 2024 at 1:45am – Hello Stranger Bar, Oakland
WEDNESDAY OCT 23 THROWBACK (2nd & 4th Wednesdays) All Throwbacks: Hip Hop, Soul/Funk, Reggae +more! Featuring Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist (True Skool) at Hello Stranger Bar, 1724 Bro…
Thursday
October 24, 2024 from 7pm to 11pm – Greek Theatre
G-Eazy Thursday, October 24, 2024 Doors: 5:30pm | Show: 7:00pm Greek Theatre 2001 Gayley Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Friday
October 25, 2024 at 9pm to October 26, 2024 at 1:45am – The Miranda, Oakland
FRIDAY, OCT 25 Groove Lounge Soul / R&B / Hip Hop / Afrobeat Featuring: Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist (True Skool) @ The Miranda, 1739 Broadway, Oakland No cover | 9pm-1:30am | 21+ A…
Saturday
October 26, 2024 at 7:30pm to October 27, 2024 at 11:45pm – Yoshi's, Oakland
ENTER TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS. WINNER WILL BE DRAWN RANDOMLY AND ANNOUNCED 2 DAYS PRIOR TO EVENT. SATURDAY-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26-27CHANTE MOORE Yoshi's 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA…
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Wednesday
October 30, 2024 at 8pm to November 1, 2024 at 11:30pm – THE REGENCY BALLROOM, SF
MARC REBILLET - WE OUTSIDE WEDNESDAY, OCT 30, 2024 | DOORS AT 7PM, SHOW AT 8PM THURSDAY, OCT 31, 2024 | DOORS AT 7PM, SHOW AT 8PM FRIDAY, NOV 1, 2024 | DOORS AT 8PM, SHOW AT 9PM THE REGENCY BALLR…
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