Subject:

Conscious Rap

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Hard Truth Soldiers Tour Takes Over SF, Major American Cities

    dead prezGenerally, when ASD receives a press release boasting about a show with "arguably the strongest lineup of socially-aware, hardcore hip-hop talent in recent memory," we just shrug it off as pure hyperbole (and yes, to paraphrase Harry Allen, we normally don't believe the hyperbole). But holy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    Rock the Bells Announces Lineup

    EKAphotography Not to be outdone by the massive, monumental Outside Lands lineup, hip-hop's annual extravaganza Rock the Bells has announced its lineup as well: Nas & Damian "Jr Gong" Marley,The Roots, Common, Big Boi, KRS-One, House of Pain featuring La Coka Nostra, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    PST Anniversary Party Tonight @ 330 Ritch

    EKAphotographyDJ, DeeJay: Sake One and Willie Maize Has it been four years of DJ Sake One's "Pacific Standard Time" already? Apparently, time flies when you're spinning dope tunes--both classic and soon-to-be classic--and hosting legendary guest DJs, up-and-coming live acts, and otherwise putting t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2008

    Last Night: A Special Birthday Appearance by Talib Kweli at Levende Lounge's "Colors"

    EKAphotographyDJ, DeeJay: Sake One and Willie Maize Has it been four years of DJ Sake One's "Pacific Standard Time" already? Apparently, time flies when you're spinning dope tunes--both classic and soon-to-be classic--and hosting legendary guest DJs, up-and-coming live acts, and otherwise putting t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2008

    Last Night: The Rock the Bells Official After Party at The Mezzanine

    EKAphotographyDJ, DeeJay: Sake One and Willie Maize Has it been four years of DJ Sake One's "Pacific Standard Time" already? Apparently, time flies when you're spinning dope tunes--both classic and soon-to-be classic--and hosting legendary guest DJs, up-and-coming live acts, and otherwise putting t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2008

    Last Night: Rock the Bells at Shoreline Amphitheatre

    EKAphotographyDJ, DeeJay: Sake One and Willie Maize Has it been four years of DJ Sake One's "Pacific Standard Time" already? Apparently, time flies when you're spinning dope tunes--both classic and soon-to-be classic--and hosting legendary guest DJs, up-and-coming live acts, and otherwise putting t ... More >>

  • Music

    June 4, 2008

    The Roots’ state of the union address

    EKAphotographyDJ, DeeJay: Sake One and Willie Maize Has it been four years of DJ Sake One's "Pacific Standard Time" already? Apparently, time flies when you're spinning dope tunes--both classic and soon-to-be classic--and hosting legendary guest DJs, up-and-coming live acts, and otherwise putting t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2008

    The Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas Headline Annual Rock the Bells Festival

    EKAphotographyDJ, DeeJay: Sake One and Willie Maize Has it been four years of DJ Sake One's "Pacific Standard Time" already? Apparently, time flies when you're spinning dope tunes--both classic and soon-to-be classic--and hosting legendary guest DJs, up-and-coming live acts, and otherwise putting t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    Common and Just Blaze Remix "The Light" in the Name of Delicious Vodka

    EKAphotographyDJ, DeeJay: Sake One and Willie Maize Has it been four years of DJ Sake One's "Pacific Standard Time" already? Apparently, time flies when you're spinning dope tunes--both classic and soon-to-be classic--and hosting legendary guest DJs, up-and-coming live acts, and otherwise putting t ... More >>

  • Music

    January 9, 2008

    Easy Bay's inventive hip-hop heads Zion I and Trackademicks

    EKAphotographyDJ, DeeJay: Sake One and Willie Maize Has it been four years of DJ Sake One's "Pacific Standard Time" already? Apparently, time flies when you're spinning dope tunes--both classic and soon-to-be classic--and hosting legendary guest DJs, up-and-coming live acts, and otherwise putting t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    The Yah Mos Def Channels Minor Threat Through Hip-Hop

    EKAphotographyDJ, DeeJay: Sake One and Willie Maize Has it been four years of DJ Sake One's "Pacific Standard Time" already? Apparently, time flies when you're spinning dope tunes--both classic and soon-to-be classic--and hosting legendary guest DJs, up-and-coming live acts, and otherwise putting t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2007

    Talib Kweli To Justify ICER AIR Douche Fest

    EKAphotographyDJ, DeeJay: Sake One and Willie Maize Has it been four years of DJ Sake One's "Pacific Standard Time" already? Apparently, time flies when you're spinning dope tunes--both classic and soon-to-be classic--and hosting legendary guest DJs, up-and-coming live acts, and otherwise putting t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2007

    CD Review: Pharoahe Monch -- Desire

    EKAphotographyDJ, DeeJay: Sake One and Willie Maize Has it been four years of DJ Sake One's "Pacific Standard Time" already? Apparently, time flies when you're spinning dope tunes--both classic and soon-to-be classic--and hosting legendary guest DJs, up-and-coming live acts, and otherwise putting t ... More >>

  • Music

    August 15, 2007

    Brains, Brawn, and Balls

    A few choice selections from Rock the Bells' lineup

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2007

    Talib Kweli Eardum CD Review: Grade -- C

    A few choice selections from Rock the Bells' lineup

  • Music

    November 22, 2006

    Unagi emerges from the local hip hop underground

    A few choice selections from Rock the Bells' lineup

  • Summer Guide

    June 28, 2006

    Summer Listings

    A few choice selections from Rock the Bells' lineup

  • Music

    June 21, 2006

    Various Artists

    Hard Truth Soldiers Vol. 1

  • Music

    June 7, 2006

    Slap Shot

    Spank Rock scores one for the B’More club scene

  • Music

    March 29, 2006

    Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos

    The misunderstood adventures of the Bishop of Hip Hop

  • Film

    March 1, 2006

    Get Down With Dave

    Chappelle returns with a raucous Block Party

  • Music

    October 26, 2005

    Diplo brings along DJ Marlboro for a wild night at the Rickshaw; Bingo is your name-o at the Knockout's "BingoTopia"

    Chappelle returns with a raucous Block Party

  • News

    October 19, 2005

    Zion I

    Hip hop's hope for uniting the underground and the streets

  • Music

    August 17, 2005

    Hear This

    John Legend and De La Soul party on till the brink of dawn. Prog-psych rockers Datetenryu bring the noise from Japan

  • Music

    April 20, 2005

    Zion I

    True & Livin'

  • Music

    April 6, 2005

    75 Degrees

    The Last Great Hip Hop Album

  • Music

    February 9, 2005

    BeatBox

    Mr. Lexicon reminds us that rap can be smart and funny; the crew that produces News Breakz brings the jams; the Last Poets deliver classic agitprop -- and a writing workshop

  • Music

    October 20, 2004

    A Hero Comes Along

    The lowest-profile member of the lauded Quannum crew, MC Lateef, finds the spotlight on Ambush

  • Music

    August 4, 2004

    Approach

    Ultra Proteus

  • Music

    June 23, 2004

    Consequence

    Take 'Em to the Cleaners

  • Music

    May 5, 2004

    Hear This

    The "D.A.I.S.Y. Age" may be long behind us, but De La Soul's hip hop still smells like roses

  • Music

    February 25, 2004

    BeatBox

    Nookie's drum 'n' bass, the rap of KRS-One, and Portia Surreal, the topless DJ from New York

  • Music

    January 7, 2004

    House of Tudor

    The godfather of hip hop graces S.F. with his presence, as do some Filthy Thieving Bastards

  • Music

    June 11, 2003

    Booty-Trapped

    The legendary Jungle Brothers have returned. Why doesn't the hip hop world give a damn?

  • Calendar

    May 7, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    The legendary Jungle Brothers have returned. Why doesn't the hip hop world give a damn?

  • Music

    February 12, 2003

    Expensive Tastes

    Rap duo Zion I can't stop being innovative, no matter what the costs

  • Music

    December 4, 2002

    Talib Kweli

    Quality

  • Music

    October 30, 2002

    Jurassic 5 Skhool Yard

    Jurassic 5
    Power in Numbers (Interscope)
    Skool Yard
    A New Way of Thinking (Threshold)

  • Calendar

    December 26, 2001

    Brooklyn Prophet

    Mos Def adds positive new dimensions to hip hop

  • News

    October 17, 2001

    SF Music Awards 2001

    An exotic adventure into the mysterious world of sound!

  • Music

    October 18, 2000

    Beat Scientist

    Experimental rapper Doseone is too weird for the hip hop faithful -- but indie rockers love him

  • Calendar

    September 6, 2000

    Playing to the Crowd

    The word is not dead

  • Music

    June 14, 2000

    Changing the True School

    Berkeley's Zion I is out to prove that hip hop and drum 'n' bass aren't strange bedfellows

  • Music

    March 17, 1999

    Hear This

    Berkeley's Zion I is out to prove that hip hop and drum 'n' bass aren't strange bedfellows

  • Calendar

    January 27, 1999

    Guiding Light

    Berkeley's Zion I is out to prove that hip hop and drum 'n' bass aren't strange bedfellows

  • Music

    September 23, 1998

    Live

    Q: What do Tori Amos, Nick Cave, and Lyricist Lounge have in common? A: Nothing.

  • Music

    June 3, 1998

    Reviews

    Q: What do Tori Amos, Nick Cave, and Lyricist Lounge have in common? A: Nothing.

  • Music

    August 6, 1997

    Reviews

    Q: What do Tori Amos, Nick Cave, and Lyricist Lounge have in common? A: Nothing.

  • Music

    July 23, 1997

    Recordings

    Q: What do Tori Amos, Nick Cave, and Lyricist Lounge have in common? A: Nothing.

  • Music

    July 17, 1996

    Recordings

    Q: What do Tori Amos, Nick Cave, and Lyricist Lounge have in common? A: Nothing.

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