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.

 

 

Kensho Kuma featured on the Creative Sober podcast

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Peace. The Creative Sober is a podcast and community, which places the spotlight on individuals on the path of recovery. Of course, there are artists on this journey, and my song Serenity Prayer was featured on their recent podcast. This song from my latest release Ikigai is dedicated to anyone who has experienced addiction and lived to shared their experience and also our fallen angels that we lost along the way.

Please check out the episode featuring Kensho Kuma’s Serenity Prayer!!

Freestyle Flow Fest (Online Event) 01/25/26 with complete footage!!

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Yes yes y’all.. 2026 is starting off with a whole lotta momentum and I’m gonna keep it going. On 01/25/26 at 7:00 PM, I will take part in the Freestyle Flow Fest.. my potna Infinite Chi (Check da Rhyme) facilitates this event at the Complex SF, which is a recording studio/ performance studio in San Francisco. From what I’ve seen, Freestyle Flow Fest is like an improvised Hip Hop variety show, where MC’s are challenged to freestyle about random situations, objects, and characters.

You can view the event on the Complex Twitch channel and also on the Complex YouTube channel.

Update: now we have the footage of 01/25/26 Freestyle Flow Fest!!

Although I have never considered myself to be a freestyle MC, I wholeheartedly believe that you must be willing to go off the top of your head (improvise) at a drop of a dime, if you claim the title of MC. To me, freestyling is one component of the craft that I’m always willing to practice.. and I have always felt that spitting in a cypher with MC’s I like and respect is more therapeutic than anything the clinical world has to offer..

Flow Lounge Set 01/14/2026 @Cali’s Sports Bar, Berkeley CA

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Alright, this one for the home team!! I will be doing a short set at the Flow Lounge on 01/16/26.. For those of you who don’t know about FL, it’s a weekly Hip Hop event organized by my man Khafre Jay’s NGO Hip Hop for the Future. It goes down at Cali’s Sports Bar on Telegraph Ave. We have top tier cyphers, featured performances, and a Rap writing contest, where $300 is given to the winners. Oh yeah, it’s a FREE event!! Please come through if you’re in the East Bay!!

First show of 2026!! 01/06/2026 @61st x Adeline, Oakland CA

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Alright, lemme start off the year correctly.. this one is for the community. I’m rocking with The Self Help Hunger Program, which was founded by members of the Black Panther party, and is dedicated to providing meals, clothing, housing support, legal aid, and job training to socioeconomically marginalized folks in Oakland. Shout outs to Eseibio the Automatic for reaching out.

Live Performance @Flow Lounge 09/17/25

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Yay!! My first show back in CA!! I’ll be rocking the Flow Lounge event @Cali’s Sports Bar on Telegraph Ave Berkeley. If you haven’t been to the weekly Flow Lounge event, you’re missing out.. Freestyle cyphers, a weekly Rap writing contest where the winner gets $200, and hella featured artists. It’s like an underground rebel base for cats that love Hip Hop culture and aren’t satisfied with what the major Rap outlets are disseminating..

Asia Shows Summer 2025

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Alright, I will be using this post to update the summer Asia shows as they get confirmed..

07/09/25- “Cultural Exchange” at Legacy Lounge in Azabujuban, Tokyo.

07/12/25- “Full Effect” at Tacos Bar Ado in Neyagawa City, Osaka.

07/13/2025- “Kamikaze Portabe Meeting 16” at Boom Boom Cafe in Amemura, Osaka.

07/20/25- “Day Game 8th Anniversary” @Triangle, in Amemura, Osaka.

08/08/2025- “KP Jamz” @Jam, in Bangkok, Thailand

08/21/2025- “The Last Road to DMC” @Marshall Live House, in Bangkok, Thailand.