ROTC- Every Sunday Night @ the Boom Boom Room

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ROTC (Return of the Cypher) is a freestyle jam session which occurs every Sunday night @ the Boom Boom Room in San Francisco. The Gem Stone band provides live instrumentation and veteran DJ Kevvy Kev holds down the ones and twos. Special featured guests rock almost every week. Myself, Orukusaki, Slice 9, and MC Mars usually alternate as hosts. All MC’s and vocalists are encouraged to attend and participate in the cyphers, which probably takes up more than 2 and a half hours of each Sunday night. Oh, and it’s absolutely free!

If you are an emcee, you have to be willing to freestyle… period… it’s just part of the craft. And this is the perfect boot camp/ church/ gym/ whatever you want it to be!

ROTC New

Interview on Vietnamese Television

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Kensho Kuma and Cloud NI9E were featured on “Sharing Vietnam” on VTC 10; it’s a nationally broadcasted program in Vietnam. We were invited to the television studio before our Hanoi CAMA ATK show during our Asia tour last summer, and the original interview aired 09/11/2013. Thank you to Ms. Phuong Lien and the VTC10 crew for doing such a phenomenal job. I’ll probably upload the unedited version to my youtube account as well.

“the Program EP” SE Asia+Japan Tour 2013 Pics/ Clip

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Kensho Kuma & Cloud NI9E SE Asia/ Japan Summer Tour Clip

The complete SE Asia/ Japan Tour 2013 pics are available here. Thanks to everyone that made this successful tour possible… I had the time of my life!!

At Club Grease in Bangkok, Thailand. Big up’s to DJ Tob from the BKK Invaders.

At CAMA ATK in Hanoi, Vietnam.

At Club Lush in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Peace to CJ C-Zero… You’re an awesome photographer and certified party animal.

At Lush in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.

At Mix Bar in Shimane, Japan. Shout out’s to MC Hiro and Sannta from the 裏美亭crew.

 

 

“A Stroll Through Berkeley” Official Video

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Here is the “A Stoll Through Berkeley” video from the upcoming “Ikigai” album.

Director: XienHow (TeamDoneSon)

Cameos by: Orukusaki, Rahman Jamaal, Señor Gigio, D-Wiz, DoDat, Monolyth and his son.

Special Thanks: The City of Berkeley

Song produced by: Cloud NI9E

Song mixed by: D-Wiz

Scratches by: Far Beats

Song mastered by: NOAH

Official Website: kenshokuma.com

Facebook: facebook.com/therealkenshokuma/

IG: @kenshokuma

“Stubborn Bastard feat. Gebo” Official Video

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Alright, here is another official video from the upcoming “Ikigai” album. “Stubborn Bastard” features my homie MC Gebo, representing Neyagawa City, Osaka.


Director: Asuka 310

Cameos by: DJ Sarasa, DJ Shark, Ogi & Dope Niku

Special Thanks: Yakoo & Takatsuki Posse

Intro by: D-Wiz

Song produced by: Mister Cleen

Song mixed by: D-Wiz

Song by mastered by: NOAH

“The Craftsman” Official Video

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Here is the official video for “The Craftsman” from the upcoming “Ikigai” album. Streaming will commence 07/04/25 and physical copies (digipaks) will be available in Japan on that date.. physical copies will be available in the US in late August..

This video was shot in Bangkok Thailand last summer.. and I cannot recommend this production crew more.. they are super professional and I had a wonderful experience working with them..

Director: Sanya Kornsurat

Producer: Apichaya Aroonkaew

Camera Man: Adisorn Klamtawee

Location Scouting: Kitjen Rattanasoon, Wittaya Prasertpornchai

Assistant Camera: Gakarin Sungpaya, Sarawut Trosawat, Apiphat Penjapark

Editor: Sanya Kornsurat

Shamisen: Kitjen Rattanasoon

Drums: Save Patchaya

Song produced and mixed by: Meatbawls

Song mastered by: NOAH

Short Set @Flow Lounge 05/14/25

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Yours truly will rock a short set on 05/14/25 at the Flow Lounge event at Club Cali on Telegraph Ave, Berkeley.

Every Wednesday, NGO Hip Hop for the Future throws the Flow Lounge party. The event features a Rap writing contest, where MC’s write two 16’s on a specific topic, and the winner is selected by the people. (The topic and instrumentals are chosen beforehand.) If you’re interested in participating, please write HHFTF’s page above).

This is when I won several weeks ago!! The topic for that week was educational reform.. so I had more than enough material to go in..

Shout outs to Khafre Jay, DJ Lex, Do Dat, and Frank Stickems, for providing a space where MC’s can MC!!

Junonkoala- “No Emergency Exits”

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Yours truly is featured on No Emergency Exits recently dropped by my mans from Japan Junonkoala.

Kensho Kuma verse on No Emergency Exits

１０１０から今始まる/ 努力が足りてねー奴らが恥かく/ ハングレのケツを蹴っ飛ばすアディダス/ どん底に落ちてから best verse 書き出す/ Imma mix of Das Efx, Tokona-X, and Sean P/ spittin’ game to gaijin models over in Roppongi/ NO all of this superficial luxury’s not me/ I’m writing Raps in solitude then publishing thoughts deep/ 迷い込んだ California underground 迷路/ 今更泣くな非常口はねーよ/ 日本人の大半は無様な英語/ものまねしないで増やせよ名曲/ kick it with Koala what this my Eucalyptus flow/ and all we wants the damn truth, but these dudes’ are fictional/ yeah you won’t catch me waving guns in no music video/ but I’ll be in the global gutters bringin’ you the sickest flow/