Every 2nd and 4th thursday of the month we come together in Kreuzkölln to celebrate art. It does not matter what your skills, come over and show it to us!
Before the jam session established artists of the Berlin scene will present their works. After that we open the stage for you! Special feature: Each can present! No matter whether rap, singing, beatboxing, poetry or any other type of artistic representation you are welcome. Anyone can be a part of the planet!
Open Mic, Open Turntables, Open Stage, Open Mind! So come and show us: who’s the monkey and who’s the gorilla?! This time: Celina Bostic, Trap Clicc, Sofia & Xenia, Azrael, Yza Ya live. Als DJs sind iGADGET (End of the Weak, Beatevolutioniers) und DJ Marcaba & DJ Jim Panse vor Ort. Host of the night: Abba Lang (Hip Soul).

Lil B began rapping at age 16 with hip hop group the Pack. After two locally successful mixtapes, and at the peak of the Bay Area’s hyphy movement, the group’s song “Vans” became a surprise hit. The song was ranked as the fifth best of 2006 by Rolling Stone magazine. The strength of Vans led the group to release Skateboards 2 Scrapers, featuring a “Vans” remix with Bay Area rappers Too $hort and Mistah F.A.B.. In 2007, Lil B and the Pack released its first album, Based Boys. Aside from his involvement with the Pack, Lil B garnered popularity through the use of social media Web sites. He created over 155 MySpace pages in order to upload all of his music. He recorded over 1,500 tracks as of July 2010, including hits Wonton Soup, Pretty Bitch and I’m God. Lil B signed with Amalgam Digital in 2010 for a multiple album deal. Slate columnist Jonah Weiner labeled him as one of a growing number of weird-o emcees, calling him a brilliantly warped, post-Lil-Wayne deconstructionist from the Bay Area. Lil B released his first studio album, Angels Exodus, on January 18, 2011, through Amalgam Digital. The album serves as a prelude to his forthcoming album titled Glass Face. The album features based tracks such as All My Life (Remix) and Exhibit 6. When Lil B titled his newest album I’m Gay he received several death threats. Although he is heterosexual, he says the title is a message of support to the LGBT community. Referring to the alternative definition of gay, he says he is gay because he is happy.

Although Robot Koch has an international reputation as being «One of Europe`s finest producers of the beat generation» (Low End Theory), he is much more than just a beatmaker… †œ(Post)-dubstep infused Electronic Hip Hop†œ is far too constrained a label to understand what this producer is all about. Instead of following the sound of his previous albums Death Star Droid (« Essential listening» – Bobby Friction BBC) and Songs For Trees and Cyborgs (« Music for a modern age that has rarely sounded so good» – Boomkat), Koch takes the genre defying ingredients from these previous records to another level. There still are some of those « Galactic ten ton beats and space age melodies» (Dazed and Confused) that made the previous albums staple drops in the playlists of Mary Anne Hobbs, Starkey, Daedelus and Gas Lamp Killer to name a few, but there is a new dimension to Koch`s production and songwriting that didn’t show on his previous records. The cinematic vibe of tracks like Nitesky, the quirky and moody feel of Bugs and the electricity of Tapedeck show how Koch more than ever manages to create intimate and timeless pieces of music that are soulful, deep, mysterious and that will appeal to fans of cutting edge Electronica and modern pop music alike. This is the most personal record of Robot Koch to date. Instead of going for big name features Koch teamed up with lesser know artists like Kansas based vocal talent John LaMonica, long time friend and theatre composer Nielson and mexican singer/songwriter Graciela Maria to find the right voices for his compositions. John LaMonica infuses his whimsical and heartfelt melodies that breathe an air of darkness and nostalgia with Koch`s fresh and forward thinking instrumentals to create something that fans of Radiohead, The XX and Jamie Lidell should not sleep on. Support for the night is Jinna Morocha, a young russian label-mate of Project: Mooncircle, now residing in Berlin.

The Ruff Pack consists of 3 musicians who share the same passion for good music. The Band blends and mixes the improvisational and compositional complexity of Jazz and the rustic groove and frenetic energy of HipHop. This clash of cultures appears more prevalent in New York City, the home base of The Ruff Pack. Based on the classic jazz guitar trio, The Ruff Pack takes instrumental HipHop to another level. Stephan Kondert and Matthias Löscher, both born and raised in Austria, collaborated in many different projects for more than 15 years. In Daru Jones ( Slum Village, Black Milk, Hi-Tek & Talib Kweli, Idle Warship, Kissey Asplund, Reggie B, etc.) and Justin Brown ( Bilal, Kenny Garrett, Josh Roseman, Gerald Clayton Trio, Esperanza Spalding, Vijay Iyer, Josh Roseman, ) they found the perfect match for their open-minded visions. The Ruff Pack takes listeners on a journey that stimulates the mind and the heart. The weaving together of high musical sophistication and deep, soulful groove makes The Ruff Pack outstanding. Good time guaranteed!

Rhymesayers Entertainment is proud to announce its first ever European label tour, in association with Carhartt. The tour features heavyweight figureheads Atmosphere alongside label-mates Brother Ali, Evidence, Blueprint, and Grieves & Budo. Atmosphere are the blueprint for how to make independent hip hop successful, matching excellent albums & live shows with an unparalleled touring schedule. Their hard work has not only put Minneapolis on the map but also helped to build the ever-expanding Rhymesayers label. Atmosphere released their latest opus †˜The Family Sign’ this year. Brother Ali is assured a warm welcome in Europe, having served as main support and hype man for Atmosphere as well as selling out headline shows at the Barfly and Cargo in London. His laid back but always engaging flow and lyrical content has helped him gain an army of fans always ready to listen to the wise MC. Evidence made his name as a member of Dilated Peoples, the West Coast underground titans and will be showcasing his solo album †˜Cats and Dogs’, due September 26th. Blueprint is an MC and producer from Ohio, and one half of Soul Position with renowned producer RJD2. A firm Rhymesayers favourite, this will be the first time he has performed tracks from his 2011 album †˜Adventures in Counter-Culture’. Grieves & Budo are the latest signings to Rhymesayers; The Seattle natives are sure to have the crowd hollering back from the very start. No other independent hip hop label could pull off a tour with this depth of talent – it’s a rare treat for rap fans, and it would be a crime to miss out.

We are proud to announce our next joint co-operation. Together with renowned art and party-collective Skribble Gebibble we are presenting Skribble Meets Finest Ego. Happening on the 8th of October in Oberhausen, we are organising a new beatmaker challenge with participants from all over Europe (Italy, Belgium, France, Hungary, Austria and Germany), followed by a massive line-up with artists like Graciela Maria (Mexico) & Sneaky (UK), Herrmutt Lobby (Belgium) and, last but not least, Long Arm (Russia). The whole event will be accompanied by a large Graffiti area, free to use paint and creative tools, a «living room» area with Djs to calm down and relax and a lot more.