Freestyle Fellowship: Underground Hip-Hop Stars in Reunion at Yoshi's
Yoshi's Jazz Club and Restaurant, Between Eddy and Ellis (1330 Fillmore Street San Francisco, CA 94115)
- Full Price:
- $20.00
- Our Price:
- $5.00*
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The last date listed for Freestyle Fellowship was Saturday August 7, 2010 / 10:30pm.
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The Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards at Yoshi's
- Full Price:
- $40.00
- Our Price:
- $20.00
See a R&B legend live in concert when Dennis Edwards brings his group, The Temptations Review, to Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco. The lead singer of the Temptations from 1968 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1983, Edwards was heard on such classic recordings as "Cloud Nine," "I Can't Get Next to You," "Ball of Confusion" and "Psychedelic Shack," as well as the singles "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" and "Masterpiece." He's won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. These days, he's touring the country with his own group, singing the Temptations' classic songs. Learn More
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"You always hear the word 'legendary' as if it's like, 'Wow, they did something a long time ago and haven't been prevalent all through the years.'"
Myka 9 is in Cali, reflecting on the word "legend" while working on tracks that will eventually become The Promise, the heavily anticipated new album from hip-hop pioneers Freestyle Fellowship and their first group effort in nearly a decade.
"Legendary" is far from a hyperbolic claim. Emcees Myka 9, Self Jupiter, Aceyalone, and P.E.A.C.E., along with DJ Kiilu Grand, have made an indelible mark on hip-hop since the independent release of 1991's To Whom It May Concern, traveling in stream-of-consciousness rhymes, intricate wordplay, powerful battle raps and thoughtful spoken word poetry that incorporated jazz, funk, soul and reggae all under the umbrella of hip-hop. With subsequent releases Innercity Griots, Shockadoom and Temptations (the former instantly earning "classic" status upon its release), the Los Angeles-based group rose from their initial ciphers at the storied Good Life Café and solidified their stronghold as influential leaders in the underground hip-hop movement.
Never one to rest on their laurels, the group returns harder than ever on The Promise, an instant classic that finds the group picking up immediately where they left off. "When I got out, it almost felt like I never left," says Self Jupiter, referring to his recent release from prison. "Nothing had really changed so it was automatic that once I got out, we were going to do another album."
While the group has collectively appeared on countless solo albums, splinter groups and guest spots over their 20-year career, it was an impromptu reunion show in Los Angeles in 2009 that sparked the realization that the whole was greater then the sum of its parts and it was time to get back to the groundbreaking project that started it all.