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
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. ??????????????
Special shout outs to the folks @ Zooooo.jp for doing this beautiful piece of the album cover.
Ghost Town
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/”
Noize in the Hood 03/28/13
My comrade Sean E. Depp of the Understudies crew will be curating a DJ/ Cypher event @ Ear Peace Records (3268 Adeline St. Berkeley, CA) on 03/28/13. Yours truly will be moderating the cypher with Pure… so come spit some darts!
Celebrating the Understudies 5 Year Anniversary Norcal Mini-Tour
My comrades, the Understudies (Citizen & Sean E. Depp,) will be celebrating their 5 year anniversary with a Norcal mini-tour and the “One Night Only” album release. The following dates have been confirmed:
the Understudies Norcal Mini-Tour
2/27 San Jose @ Johnny V’s
2/28 Fairfax @ 19 Broadway
3/1 Berkeley @ Ear Peace (All Ages)
3/2 Oakland @ Awaken Cafe (All Ages)
I will be performing at the Fairfax, Berkeley, and Oakland dates… the other guests include Domino of the Hieroglyphics, Bukue One, Pure, and Task1ne from Sacramento… Please check here for more details… 
The Program EP Coming Soon
The Program EP
By Kensho Kuma & Cloud NI9E
- Intro / Scratches by Dj Audace
- Concrete Tears feat.Siaira Shawn
- ?? feat. MACSSY
- ??? feat. Dregs One Scratches by Dj Audace
- Paid Dues feat. Gedeon,Orukusaki Scratches by Dj Audace
- Skit
- Enough is Enough feat. Jijiart Scratches by Dj Icewater
- Solace
- The Declaration
- Exit From The Catacombs Remix (Cloud NI9E Remix)
- 2010 Suicides / feat. Monolyth
Mixed by Mezmetic at Sevyn Layerz Deep SF, CA and XLII at Fubar Cave Tokyo, JP.
Mastered by DJ Icewater
Artwork by Marcus Murray
03/15/13 Conscious Hip Hop Night @ the Gilman
Yours truly will be doing a show with Sean E. Depp of the Understudies at the historical punk rock venue, the Gilman, on 03/15/2013… This is the third monthly event of independent Hip Hop at the venue; I’ve done a guest appearance and last minute set the last two months, and they’ve been really fun. The venue is all-ages, doesn’t sell alcohol (but does sell candy and sodas,) and even has a basketball hoop inside, so it’s perfect to bring your awkward teenage nephew just entering puberty.
Here is the cypher which broke out last month at the end of my comrade Ras Ceylon’s set… the audio is pretty horrible, but the energy is undeniable…
Longevity w/ DJ Shin
I recorded “Longevity” w/ DJ Shin this past August in Osaka, Japan. DJ Shin, DMC World Team Finalist, is a long time comrade of mine, and I was featured on his 2003 “World Famous” compilation album. Although I was in Osaka for less than a week, it was a memorable recording session since we haven’t collaborated in close to a decade.
Feast! on Hip Hop @ Ear Peace Records 11/23
The good folks @ Ear Peace Records (3268 Adeline Street, Berkeley CA 94703) and I will be throwing “Feast! on Hip Hop” on 11/23. I cannot offer you a better opportunity for you to dance that turkey and stuffing off… I can personally co-sign each and every artist on the roster; I asked each one of them personally and they are all thorough artists I have rocked with throughout my life…
Feast! on Hip Hop line-up:
Candlespit Collective
the Understudies
Kensho Kuma
Orukusaki (Zulu Nation)
BQardi Ellington (PJ Mobb)
Cio Casteneda
Wisecrack the Skribe
Vago (Switzerland)
They did a phenomenal job renovating… If you haven’t checked out their art/ layout, please wake up and come through…
Rocking with Kirby Dominant and Mikah 9
I will be rocking an opening set for Kirby Dominant and Mika 9 on 11/19/12 @ the Elbo Room in SF (647 Valencia St., SF, CA)
For those of us coming up in the late nineties Berkeley independent Hip Hop scene, Kirby Dominant is like our crazy uncle that always had our back. I remember running into Kirby at numerous local 510 venues that no longer are in business; he was always surrounded by many fine felines and sporting his usual illuminating smile. It’s an honor and a pleasure to rock with him in 2o12. We’re still here. The lineage of MC’s that came out of Berkeley is not a joke.
For those of you newcomers unfamiliar with the dominant pimping…
Here is a Kirby track from the “Strictly Indee” compilation I was also featured on from circa 2000. I remembered that he freestyled the entire last verse in one take… The compilation also features legends like Equipto and Shing02… damn, getting hella nostalgic.