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The Bronx Revolution and the Birth of Hip Hop

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Friday, June 20, 2025 - 7:30 pm | Cost: $40*
*Performance: $40 | Seniors, Students, Military: $30 | Performance + Donation: $56

YBCA Forum | 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Event Details

A multimedia performance experience where the legends of Hip Hop take the stage, raw and unfiltered. For two nights only during Juneteenth weekend—June 20–21, 2025 in The Forum at YBCA—audiences will experience the music, movement, and stories that gave rise to one of the most influential art forms of our time.

Directed by Joanna Haigood, this work features Hip Hop pioneers Grandmaster Caz, Grandwizzard Theodore, MC SHA-ROCK, Grandmaster Melle Mel*, Graffiti Artist BG183, BGirl Rokafella, BBoy Kwikstep, and photography by Joe Conzo, Jr. The Bronx Revolution and the Birth of Hip Hop transports audiences to the streets of 1970s Bronx, where a cultural revolution was born.
*Grandmaster Melle Mel contributes through a powerful pre-recorded video performance, created specifically for this work.

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Cost: $40*
*Performance: $40 | Seniors, Students, Military: $30 | Performance + Donation: $56
Categories: Art & Museums, Downtown San Francisco, In Person, Juneteenth, Live Music, Other, Rainy Day Fun, Theater & Performance
Venue: YBCA Forum
Address: 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103