Underground Hip Hop

09/16 Rocking at the Aviation Museum

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Kensho Kuma

Kensho Kuma & Cloud NI9E will be rocking at the “Backup Plan” event at the Aviation Museum in Saitama, Japan, on 09/16/2013. ９月１６日、埼玉の航空公園でライブします。　アジアツアー最後のライブなので遊びに来てね。 This will be my last show for my Asia tour for now. N.B.S. (Natural Born Spitters) will also be performing; I heard these cats on the German super producer team Snowgoon`s Kraftwork album and was impressed.　I look forward to rocking with them. I am not associated with the image below, but it is from an event the promoter organizing this event.

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Kensho Kuma & Cloud NI9E in Shimane, Japan

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I wish that I could have written this blog much much earlier, instead of 4 hours before starting a 15 hour journey to Shimane, Japan. Yours truly and Cloud NI9E will be holding down a 90 minute set with some unexpectedly new material @ DJ Bar Mix. ?????????????????. BTW, this is my DJ`s hometown, so I`ll be in Supersayan ultra grizzly more… as usual…

 

Shimane Flier

Kensho Kuma & Cloud NI9E in Vietnam

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Kensho Kuma & Cloud NI9E will be making their debut Vietnam appearance on 08/29/2013 @ Cama ATK in Hanoi and 08/30/2013 @ Lush in Ho Chi Minh City. A third show on the 31st will be potentially added,so please stay tuned… I’ve been saying this for years, but if you really develop a creative craft (doesn’t necessarily have to be MCing, but some expressive form of art that takes time and effort) it becomes a passport and you can rock anywhere in the world. I was being so sincere when I told you in Oakland that I rep the East Bay around the globe. Vietnam, I cannot wait to meet you!

Lush

Kensho Kuma in Osaka

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I will be performing in Osaka, Japan, on 08/03/2013 @ Full Bloom. Veteran MC`s Gebo and OKI from Ward Swingaz will be in the house; also this event will feature a special set by B.I.G Joe, who has been one of the most respected names in Japanese Hip Hop for the last several years.

07/06/13 Royal Reunion w/ La Gente @ the Inner Space/ Cell Space

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Yours truly will be rocking with La Gente @ the Inner Space/ Cell Space on 07/06/13. La Gente is an extremely popular multi-genre band, and this event serves as a reunion for the Royal cyphers. The Royal cyphers was one of my regular open mics in the 2000’s and it has been a while since the resident MC’s have gotten together to rock.

June 8th Gilman Conscious Hip Hop Night

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Yours truly is building up his momentum to hit Asia this summer @ Godzilla Grizzly Supersaiyan 100 mode… Well, all that means is that I’ll rock my ass off like I usually do… On June 8th, I’ll be rocking the Gilman Conscious Hip Hop Night at the historic 924 Gilman in Berkeley.

The organizers of this growing monthly are Skeptic and N.I.C that were featured in this cypher with me; this night also features the debut set of a young MC named Swai-Gu! who I consider to be doper and more dedicated than most youngins out today.

 

SF Beat Shop Fundraiser

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On 05/31 I will take part in a fundraiser with all proceeds going to building a community beat production lab in East Oakland. My comrades Rymo and Dregs One will be performing as well. Please stop by to support a meaningful cause.

”二刀流　（Katana)”  featuring Dregs One was included in the “the Program EP” now available nationwide in Japan!

The Program EP Promotional Trailer

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Here is the promotional trailer for “the Program EP” dropping 05/08 in Japan nationwide. It is a collage of recent performances and accurately captures Kensho Kuma in action. Be sure to place your order in the pre-order section!                                                                                                                                                                                                              五月8日に日本全国で発売される　”the Program EP” のプロモトレーラーです。　最近のライブの映像をマイメンのクラウドが編集してくれました。 まだ予約してない人はここでできるよ！

the Program EP Pre-order/ 予約

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Kensho Kuma X Cloud NI9E “the Program EP” ??????????????????????If you reside in Japan, you can pre-order “the Program EP” now at these nationwide retailers and many more. ??????????????

the Program EP Final_black_font

 

We Nod Records

Tower Japan

HMV Japan

Disk Union

Zooooo.jp

Special shout outs to the folks @ Zooooo.jp for doing this beautiful piece of the album cover.

Zooo

Ghost Town

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Ghost Town- Citizen & Off-Balance feat. Cee, Kensho Kuma, & Cyberclops.

My comrade Citizen from the Understudies crew put me on a track produced by Off-Balance from the Digital Martyrs; Cee repping Canada and Cyberclops from Marin is also featured on the track. Please support the track on iTunes.

“What do you say to a kid in Oakland?/ when the cops and the criminals got clips reloading/ when teachers and dealers say the system’s broken/ when it’s obvious, nothing will be fixed by voting/ so we walk around high as phuck, mixed emotions/ cannot even comprehend that death is approaching/ once on the other side, we continue roaming/ ’til we come back as a ghost to ride a whip that’s stolen/”