Where to find "true" hip hop music in the Bay on your radio dial or online
Sunday (6pm-8pm) Raw B, J-Boogie & Wisdom on
Beatsauce on 90.3FM KUSF Sunday (6pm-9pm) Kevvy Kev's The Drum on 90.1FM KZSU Sunday (10pm) Adisa Banjoko's One Mic on 910AM KNEW
Tuesday (11pm-3am EST) Afrika Bambaataa's True School Radio on 90.3FM WHCR Monday-Friday (4pm-5pm) Davey D's Hard Knock Radio on 94.1FM KPFA Friday (10pm-12am) Rickey Vincent's History of Funk on 94.1FM KPFA Friday (12am-2am) Davey D's Friday Night Vibe on 94.1FM KPFA Saturday (10pm-12am) Wake Up Show on 106.1FM KMEL
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Below are a list of Bay Area events that True Skool supports.
Sunday, 06/29/2008 -
KOK
King of Kings reggae sundays
Resident DJ:
Smoky
SMOKY Born and raised in E. Oakland, DJ
SMOKY is a product of the mid '80's breakdance era, when records where the natural medium of music maneuvering. Growing up with influences from RUN DMC & TOO $HORT to STEEL PULSE & SIZZLA, the musical recipe was born. Specializing in reggae and hip-hop DJ SMOKY
focuses on the Bay Area as the place to play. DJ SMOKY has played all over n. america on the summer and winter VANS tour for over 10 years, MOUNTAIN DEW TOUR, X GAMES, MAMMOTH WCI contest, GRAVITY GAMES, BURTON US OPEN, as well as playing for the 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC HALF-PIPE contest in Park City, Utah. SMOKY has backed
the likes of: KRS-1/DEAD PREZ/TALIB KWELI/WU-TANG/TOO SHORT/CUTTY RANKS/JR. REID/SHINEHEAD/ROCKER-T/HIEROGLYPHICS/GANGSTARR, and works with all the boss DJ's in the Bay.Today, you can find him at his KING OF KINGS REGGAE SUNDAYS night club in Berkeley at the Shattuck Down Low Lounge, the premier weekly reggae/dancehall party in the Bay since
April 20, 2002. So come down to Berkeley on a sunday night & skank to the sounds of the best reggae / dancehall DJ's in the Bay Area.
Every sunday at Shattuck Downlow, 2284 Shattuck Ave & Bancroft, Berkeley
510-548-1159
"we nah work on a sunday!"
Tuesday, 07/01/2008 -
2'sday
ArtNowSF presents
What the hell are you doing out on a 2'sday MASHUPS - HipHop - Electro - PartyClassics - Reggae
Hosted by Joseph Gross
Rotating djs from the ArtNowSF F.A.M.
KAP10 Harris - ROOTZ
Rebecca Watkins - Rebzzz
Morale - 4am
and special guest dj's
Up and coming Dj's and Artist: submit disc of your skills with contact info to be special guest dj or live painter for the following month. By submitting disc it will also give you a chance to be in other ArtNowSF events (Suite Jesus, Veni Vedi Veci etc...)
Have you ever bought an original piece of artwork for $5 well heres your chance. We will be raffeling off the live painting of the night for $5 per ticket. RSVP at http://www.going.com/2ddd for 2 for 1 chance to win the live painting.
at Double Dutch, 3192 16th Street , San Francisco, CA
also confirm at events@artnowsf.com
10-2 every Tuesday NO COVER EVER!!!!!
Thursday, 07/03/2008 -
Beats, Rhymes and Life: Beet Battle and Canned Food Drive
phillipdrummond, Souled Out Underground and Element Lounge present
Beats, Rhymes and Life: Beet Battle and Canned Food Drive 16 Producers go head to head for Cash prize and gear from Lower Haters, Filthy Dripped and Gold Coin Clothing
Hosted by FLO, phillipdrummond on the 1's and 2's, Judged by the Friendly Traveler (KZSU) and Skylar G (3xBRL Champ)
Element Lounge, 1028 Geary (bet. Van Ness and Polk), SF
doors 9pm, battle 10:30pm
21+, drink specials all night and giveaways
$7 w/can of food $10 w/out
SHRED ONE (beat fix / solid gold / la)
myspace.com/shorteesheels
DJ PHATRICK (trick n treat / devil's pie)
myspace.com/djphatrick
hosted by
ANTHEM SALGADO
myspace.com/anthemsalgado
Location
poleng lounge
1751 fulton street, sf
Hours
10pm - 2am
Cover
21+ | FREE before 11pm, $4 after with RSVP at going.com/futureclassic4th, $10 cover
Music
funky soul, hip-hop classics, dancefloor heat, future beat, global rhythms + beyond
Friday, 07/04/2008 -
D-STRUCTURE ART RECEPTION
D-Stucture presents
"What Remains" A photo and installation show by sharon Goldberg www.iliketotakepictures.com
Opening Reception Friday July 4 2008 8pm-1am
Show runs from 7/4/08-8/1/08
@ D-Structure, 520 Haight st. at Fillmore San Francisco , CA
Open Bar , Djays to be announced
Friday, 07/04/2008 -
JABBAWOCKEEZ
GOLDENCHYLD AND NGOBILITY OF THE FINGERBANGERZ PRESENT:
[[[ JABBAWOCKEEZ ]]] LIVE AND DIRECT IN SAN JOSE ON THE 4th OF JULY!!
WITH THE FINGERBANGERZ
GOLDENCHYLD // CUTSO // NGOBILITY // G-WREX // REPLAY // SQUAREWEEZY
@ VIVID NIGHTCLUB, 8 SOUTH FIRST ST
DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE, CA 95113
BOTTLE SERVICE: 408-279-4444
[[[PRESALE $25 // DOOR $30]]]
THERE IS LIMITED CAPACITY SO GET YOUR TICKETS NOW @ www.brownpapertickets.com
Friday, 07/04/2008 -
INDEPENDENCE
Friday, 07/04/2008 -
IN MEMORY OF CHIZ
IN MEMORY OF CHIZ Chiz put together a 4th of July jump at Club Six which, sadly and ironically, is gonna wind up being a benefit for his funeral costs and a place for all of us who loved him to be together to drink away tha pain. Real talk, Chuck woulda wanted it that way....DJs J-Pro, Mr. E, Sake One and HP Legend Herm, alongside West Coast Champion Sound Jah Warrior Shelter. Live performances by EPA pioneers Totally Insane, tha Paperboyz and many more. Please come thru to show your respects -- proceeds go toward Chuck's kids and his funeral costs.
Club Six | 60 6th Street | SF | 9p-3a | 21+ with ID | No Dress Code
Saturday, 07/05/2008 -
TRUST YOUR STRUGGLE
Saturday, 07/05/2008 -
A SONG FOR DONNY - DONNY HATHAWAY TRIBUTE
Saturday, 07/05/2008 -
FOR THE LOVE OF HOUSE
mvp entertainment & mighty present
FOR THE LOVE OF HOUSE
featuring
MR. V (Sole Channel, Undefeated, NYC)
JON CUTLER (Distant Music, Undefeated, NYC)
along with
MICHAEL TELLO (Love It!, Bombay, Om Records)
NIKOLA BAYTALA (Love It!, Robsol, Tweekin Records)
soulful lounge
PROOF (massive selector)
RASCUE (various blends)
STILL ROB G (om records)
Location
MIGHTY
119 utah st
san francisco
Hours
10pm - 4am
Cover
21+ | limited $10 pre-sales at wantickets.com
email proof [@] massiveselector.com for glist love
Music
deep, soulful, funky, tech, afro, electro house
Saturday, 07/05/2008 -
MEDLEY
Saturday, 07/05/2008 -
NOSTALGIA
NOSTALGIA We whyle out on tha dock of tha Bay on Saturday nite, as one of Cali's biggest parties (like 1500-2000 people, real convo) get it in at Kelly's Mission Rock. Two massive rooms of music, with Sake One and DJ Rigo rockin' nostalgia-inducing sets of soul, hip-hop, and reggae upstairs; and DJs Happy and DL-1 rockin' merengue, salsa, and reggaeton downstairs. Four massive, heated decks, tons of free parking -- and a spectacular night view of tha SF Bay (and a convenient place to barf! -Ed). A Summertime classic, full of all-stars.
Kelly's Mission Rock | 817 Terry Francois Way | SF | 9pm til 4am | 21+ with ID | Dress cute
Saturday, 07/05/2008 -
DeeCee's Soul Shakedown Party
DCSS Presents
DeeCee's Soul Shakedown Party Every first saturday, a monthly bashment of dancehall, hip-hop, reggae, remixes, and club hits.
hosted this month by hip-hop & dancehall heavy hitters
Chip Fu (from the Fuschnickens)
Light (reggae artist from Da Bush Babees)
& Bukue One
and very special guests
Shortkut (Triple Threat/Beat Junkies)
Strategy (Segue)
Green B (Coo-yah/One Love)
DJ Aebl Dee
Club 6
60 6th Street
San Francisco
21+ w/ID
clubsix1.com
myspace.com/deecee
$5 before 10:30
Saturday, 07/05/2008 -
DJ SPIN-OFF! DJ'S WANTED! $500 IN CASH PRIZES! ALAMEDA COUNTY FAIR
DJ SPIN-OFF! DJ'S WANTED! $500 IN CASH PRIZES! ALAMEDA COUNTY FAIR!
It's "California Dreaming" in the Festival Square at the 2008 Alameda County Fair in Pleasington, CA! During the California-themed weekend, there will be Cake-walks, a BBQ Rib cook-off, a Rice-Crispy contest, Break-dancing lessons and more...
On Saturday, July 5, from 5-6pm, there will be a Battle of the DJ's-Disco Style! We have 3 Bay Area DJ's taking part in this rare opportunity and are looking for 3 more who can spin Disco music to participate.
There will be cash prizes of $250-$150, for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.
For more information contact: DJ Santero at erick@santero.net
Wednesday, 07/09/2008 -
Israel Vibration
Israel Vibration
Outlaw Nation
Independent, SF
Doors 8:30 PM | Show 9 PM
Tickets $23 adv | $25 door
One of the Bay Area's most in-demand rhythm sections supplies the beats for some of the Bay's finest emcees and vocalists including:
-Secluded Journalists (Wonway & Ayentee)
-Nino Moschella (Ubiquity Records)
-Melina Jones (Female Fun Records)
-Do Dat (the Attik)
-Mia Zuniga
-Gavin aka T-Root
and suprise special guests, all in continous live mix!!!
with deejays:
-Haylow (Distortion2Static) &
-Phatrick (Devil's Pie/Apex Express)
with...
Mo' Leisure & Kung Fu Chris spinning rare groove, soul, hip-hop, funk & international flavors
Madrone Lounge, 500 Divisadero Street, SF CA 94117
9pm showtime, $5 cover after 10pm
21 & up
Raw Deluxe
Quickie Mart
Haps
Kung Fu Chris
Friday, 07/11/2008 -
vsl fridays
vsl fridays, segue and ali present
vsl fridays FRIDAY NIGHT at VESSEL in downtown San Francisco!!!
Dress up in your finest duds and get down to SF's finest DJs
DJ MEL (segue)
DJ PROOF (massive selector)
DJ STRATEGY (segue)
Location
vessel
85 campton pl.
Hours
9pm - 2am
Cover
21+ | Our party is worth a billion bucks, but we'll get you in FREE before 11pm!!!
Saturday, 07/12/2008 -
Angel Magik: The World's Premeir Caribbean Party!
Monday, 07/14/2008 -
Lyfe Jennings
Lyfe Jennings
The Fillmore, SF
Saturday, 07/19/2008 -
The Art of A&R: How To Promote & Make Money From Songs
"The Art of A&R: How To Promote & Make Money From Songs"
Many great songs don't get the attention they deserve, especially these days with hundreds of A&R reps (and others) laid off and artists dropped from labels. The time has come for those who rep, write or market songs to seek new options for commercial exploitation.
It's time for them to learn how to A&R great songs – without the mechanism of a major label or publisher, if necessary!
NARIP's July 19 program on this topic will take a look at the A&R process and provide insight into how to commercially exploit songs, perform many functions of a publisher, and secure and capitalize on licensing opportunities.
Most importantly, you will see HOW to create opportunity and income with music.
Get educated about the art of A&R!
YOU WILL LEARN:
- How to approach songwriting as a business
- How to increase the marketability of songs
- How to get songs played on satellite radio and cable outlets
- How to get songs placed in film and television
- How to make the most of membership in performance rights organizations
- How to work with licensing agents
- How to get an established artist to cover songs
- How to shop songs to music publishers
- How to capitalize on songwriting contests
And more.
Plus a special breakout section on:
- The legal aspects of song collaborations
- Key considerations in licensing agreements
- The benefits and challenges of being your own publisher
Plus Live A&R: A Special Song Critique
Our expert panelists will critique, evaluate and give constructive feedback to submissions. Music will be taken (and critiqued) on a first-come first-served basis on event day with current NARIP members given the first opportunity to have their material critiqued. If time permits, non-member material is welcome, so please arrive promptly if you wish to submit music. To submit a song, you must be a registered (paid) participant and bring one CD with one track clearly marked. One track per registrant. Thank you.
Not a NARIP member yet?
What are you waiting for?! Become a NARIP member today, click here to sign up now and begin benefiting immediately. And for a look at the long list of top-notch experts who are staples of NARIP programs, click here.
Speakers at NARIP's program include:
Larry Batiste, Producer, Musical Director Grammy Awards Pre-Telecast, music publisher Ritch Esra, Publisher, Music Business Registries and former A&R Executive with Arista Records Gian Fiero, NARIP San Francisco Associate Director (panel moderator) Heather Nelson-Beverly, Esq., Entertainment Attorney Jeff Straw, Director of Music Licensing, INgrooves
WHEN:
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Schedule:
9:30 a.m. - Registration opens
10:00 a.m. - Panel begins
11:30 a.m. - Panel
11:40 a.m. - Legally Speaking with Heather Nelson-Beverly
12:00 noon - Song evaluations begin
1:00 p.m. - Program ends
WHERE:
Ex'pression College for Digital Arts
6601 Shellmound Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
Tuesday, 07/22/2008 -
Re Writing Your History With Beats, Rhymes And Spoken Word
Re Writing Your History With Beats, Rhymes And Spoken Word Tuesdays & Wednesdays July 22, 23, 29 & 30
6-9pm
$180 ($170 for Intersection members)
Click here to register>>
Learn new basic beat and musical techniques and put them in the mix of your theatre, poetry and spoken word. In this workshop you will also explore new performance and writing techniques to go with your own music and beats. Work directly with the theatre/music/new performance making duo Dan Wolf and Tommy Shepherd on the same themes and aesthetics they are using in creating their next project. Using critically acclaimed book Angry Black White Boy by Adam Mansbach, this class will push and peruse the provocations and polemics of race and identity and how it plays out in hip hop theatre aesthetics.
Dan Wolf is an actor, playwright, MC, and rapper. He is a founding member of the live hip hop band Felonious, and a Resident Artist with both the Z Space Studio and the Hybrid Project at Intersection for the Arts. His play Beatbox: A Raparetta (co-authored with Tommy Shepherd) has been produced in San Francisco, Oakland, Petaluma, Germany, and at the New York Hip Hop Theater Festival. Beatbox will be published by TCG Books in the upcoming hip hop theater anthology Plays from the Boom Box Galaxy. His play Stateless, a hip-hop and beatbox infused theatrical collaboration with Tommy Shepherd balancing German and Jewish history with the problems of racism and the Jewish African American Experience, has been seen in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Hamburg Germany, and New York. He is currently creating the play Angry Black White Boy based on the novel by Adam Mansbach. As an actor he has worked with Word for Word, Crowded Fire, Intersection for the Arts, Traveling Jewish Theater, Porchlight Theater Company, and the Shotgun Players. As an educator he has worked with Berkeley Rep School of Theater, Hybrid Institute at Intersection and Youth Speaks. Dan is the Program Manager of The Hub at the JCCSF which promotes the revolution of Jewish identity through arts, culture and new ritual.
Tommy Shepherd is a father, an actor, playwright, b-boy, rapper, drummer, and beatboxer. His wife Anna Maria just had their baby boy in Novmeber, 2007! His most recent conquest was re-writing a script formerly written by Duke Ellington called Queenie Pie for the Oakland Opera in May. This past December Tommy created and performed his first one act solo performance piece The MF in ME, premiering at Intersection Grounded festival of new works. Shepherd has spent much of the last couple of years performing and touring internationally with Marc Bamuthi Joseph in Scourge and as a Musician/Beatboxer for the break/s, which will premiere at Yerba Buena in June. He also created the score for Donald Lacy’s touring show Color Struck. The next collaboration with Dan Wolf is called Angry Black White Boy He’ll be performing and creating the live musical soundscape. Tommy is also co-founder of the live hip hop band, Felonious: onelovehiphop, which plays throughout the world and also develops and creates theatrical productions. Tommy was a long time Hybrid Resident Artist at Intersection along with Erika Chong Shuch and Dan Wolf. He is also a member of resident theatre company Campo Santo and with Erika Chong Shuch’s The ESP Project.
Wednesday, 07/23/2008 -
WYCLEF JEAN / KARDINAL OFFICIAL
Battleground THE PREMIER MIXED MARTIAL ARTS EVENT IN SAN FRANCISCO!!!
PLUS SPECIAL PERFORMANCE TBA
POWERED BY FLAVOR GROUP, ANKH MARKETING, & MANLY MEDIA
Big Von on the 1's and 2's all night
@ FORT MASON FESTIVAL PAVILLION
Limited Discounted Pre-sale tickets are available now at
http://sanfrancisco.going.com/scionbattleground
21 and over Doors at 6PM
Thursday, 08/07/2008 -
16 BARS
Phillipdrummond, Element Lounge and Souled Out Underground present
16 BARS Part IV MC Competition Music For Dope Runs LP Release Party (phillipdrummond and Lush One), and Canned Food Drive
MC's go head to head spittin their best 16 Bars of freestyle, acapella, and written raps to beats provided by DJ Kevvy Kev (KZSU The Drum), hosted by FLO, judged by Lush One, special surprise guest judge, and the audience as the third judge! $200 cash prize plus fits from Lower Hater, Filthy Dripped, Tonal Clothing, and Gold Coin Clothing.
Plus the release of the long-anticipated "Music For Dope Runs LP" from MC Lush One and producer Phillipdrummond http://www.mfdr.biz to preview.
Hosted by battle champ FLO
@ Element Lounge 1028 Geary (bet. Van Ness and Polk)
21+, drink specials and free giveaways all night long!
for info, battle registration:
myspace.com/phillipdrummond
phillipdrummond@gmail.com
Saturday, 08/16/2008 -
ROCK THE BELLS
ROCK THE BELLS FESTIVAL IS BACK IN THE BAY!!!
FEATURING A WORLD CLASS HIP HOP LINE UP!!
TRIBE CALLED QUEST
NAS
MOS DEF
PHARCYDE (REUNION! all original members of the group)
RAKIM
METHOD MAN & REDMAN
RAEKWON & GHOSTFACE
IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE
DEAD PREZ
MURS
JAY ELECTRONICA
plus a second stage featuring:
SPANK ROCK
COOL KIDS
WALE
B.O.B
AMANDA BLANK
PLUS MORE TBA!!!
Hosted By:
B-REAL
SUPERNATURAL
SCRATCH & DJ GREEN LANTERN
AUGUST 16TH @ SHORELINE AMPITHEATER
ALL AGES
TO GET TICKETS TODAY USE PRE-SALE password: RIPDILLA
@ WWW.TICKETMASTER.COM
TICKETS OFFICIALLY GO ON SALE FRIDAY MAY 14TH!
FOR MORE INFO GO TO: WWW.GUERILLAUNION.COM, WWW.LIVENATION.COM, WWW.MYSPACE.COM/ROCKTHEBELLS
this week on TRUE SKOOL
Friday, 07/04/2008
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D-STRUCTURE ART RECEPTION
D-Stucture presents
"What Remains" A photo and installation show by sharon Goldberg www.iliketotakepictures.com
Opening Reception Friday July 4 2008 8pm-1am
Show runs from 7/4/08-8/1/08
@ D-Structure, 520 Haight st. at Fillmore San Francisco , CA
Open Bar , Djays to be announced
True Skool is an event promotion as well as a music and lifestyle marketing company whose mission is to “preserve the legacy of hip hop”. TrueSkool.com serves as an alternative urban event guide and magazine that covers progressive music, styles, and ideas. In addition, TrueSkool.com is a resource for hip hop history and underground urban culture. True Skool provides as a platform for independent emerging artists as well as the musical pioneers who have paved the way.
Our grassroots marketing campaigns aim to influence diverse target trendsetters and tastemakers, such as DJs, music enthusiasts, artists, and style aficionados. For over 8-years, True Skool has cultivated a strong fanbase and established a respected brand in the music industry. Among the list of pioneers and legends True Skool has featured include: Afrika Bambaataa, Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, The Last Poets and Jazzy Jeff, to name a few.
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Push Raashan Ahmad
List Price: $12.98 Price: $11.99
Product Description "...this album is a return to basics, that good ol' boom bap, the beats and rhymes. I needed to get in touch with the other side of me, the side of me who loved Run DMC, BDP, and the 808 Machine. It was where I started as an MC and I needed to touch that again...This is a non-collaborative effort born out of my own fears, insecurities, observations, triumphs, and tragedies. It is therapy over beats" - Ahmad. "Mixing positive messages and live instrumentation, Raashan Ahmad brings forward thinking hip-hop to the masses" - Billboard.
Beatsauce Radio
Award-winning radio show, Beatsauce, is now archived on True Skool. Check out the show every Sunday, 6pm-8pm, KUSF 90.3FM.
WANTED!! Are you a college student? Do you love to go out? Do you Know alot of people? Do you like concerts? Do people ask you what's popping this weekend? Do you know everyone at your school? Do you spend time on line? Do you like to have fun? Do you like hanging out with your friends?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then we would like to offer you the opportunity to intern and JOIN OUR TEAM today, contact Beth Davis
Bay Area Hip Hop on TV
Distortion2Static Sundays at 12 midnight on WB-20. The first show of its kind, Distortion 2 Static brings true Hip Hop culture to mainstream TV. Whether you're a Hip Hop historian, artist, or fan, D2S keeps you updated on the world of REAL Hip Hop music. The show appeals to a wide audience through creative use of artist profiles, interviews, videos, street ciphers and concert footage. The D2S crew makes a point to interview both the best in Bay Area Hip Hop, as well as out-of-town artists visiting the Bay. D2S also provides viewers with exclusive footage of a variety of Bay Area events and even airs classic and local underground music videos.
Lion and Rooster A collaboration of two very unique individuals, from different backgrounds, meeting by chance (possibly fate) to create an artistic rebirth in the clothing world. The lion and rooster being respective kings of their own environments, they represent the Yin and Yang of the domesticated and the untamed. The ability, regardless of your surroundings, to adapt and excel beyond the average.
www.lionandrooster.com
Fresh Beats
What you've all been waiting for... hip hop is alive at True Skool's Pandora station where you can hear fresh new music... >> Peep it
Fox Attacks
FoxAttacks.com offers a rebuttal to Faux News reporting and exposes the lies.
Vessel
Club Six
True Skool is an event promotion as well as a music and lifestyle marketing company whose mission is to “preserve the legacy of hip hop”. TrueSkool.com serves as an alternative urban event guide and magazine that covers progressive music, styles, and ideas. In addition, TrueSkool.com is a resource for hip hop history and underground urban culture. True Skool provides as a platform for independent emerging artists as well as the musical pioneers who have paved the way.
Push
Award-winning radio show, Beatsauce, is now archived on True Skool. Check out the show every Sunday, 6pm-8pm, KUSF 90.3FM.
WANTED!!
Lion and Rooster
