#hip-hop-history

#hip-hop-history

Since the creation of hip-hop in the '70s, the genre has developed regionally. The SF Bay Area scene refined that regionalism to an impressive degree, and no group embodies the Bay's own thing more than RBL Posse. Founded in 1991 in SF's Hunter's Point, the group reached instant success with the self-produced "Don't Give Me No Bammer Weed." Though RBL Posse followed up with further successful records, tragedy followed as well.

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's rise from Cleveland hopefuls to hip-hop legends is a story inseparable from the legacy of Eazy-E. The late N.W.A icon not only signed the group to his Ruthless Records label but also helped shape the trajectory of their career at a moment when they were still unknowns. Thirty years after his passing, Bone Thugs continue to honor the man who gave them their shot.

It's because of these connections, as well as the wide-reaching influence of Native Tongues - a bunch of MCs who made it acceptable to be heady and overly lyrical - that Sunday's event is significant, with its onstage visuals, stories and music.