KRS-ONE (Fri, 11/13/26) — live event on Nov 13, 2026
KRS-One live at Yoshi's, Oakland on Fri, Nov 13, 7:30 PM. Tickets from $66.10. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.
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 …
Starts: Fri, Nov 13, 7:30 PM
Ends: Fri, Nov 13, 9:30 PM
Where: 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, California 94607, United States
Price: $66.1
Lineup
Venue: Yoshi's
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