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Welcome to True-Skool San Francisco |
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| Age: | 36 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA |
| Country: |  United States |
| Height: | 5' 9" |
| BodyType: | Athletic |
| Zodiac: |  Capricorn (Dec 22- Jan 19) |
| Last Login: | Jun 20, 2008 (563 days back) |
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About Me |
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| As a bay area resident (by way of New York), Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist made his mark by curating top notch events featuring hip hop legends and supporting independent artists from the Bay and beyond. In 2000, his True Skool events won the "Best of the Bay" in the SF Bay Guardian. Ren has appeared on numerous publications, such as the XLR8R, 7x7, Mugshot and SF Magazine, to name a few. Since True Skool's inception in 1999, his online magazine and newsletter has served as an information resource that covers emerging artists, hip hop history, politics, and events. As a DJ, he has shared bills with world- renowned artists such as Grandmaster Flash, Jazzy Jeff, Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Red Alert, Q-Bert, Roc Raida, Z-Trip, DJ Premier, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Masta Ace, KRS-One, The Coup, Lupe Fiasco, Lyrics Born, Pharcyde, DJ Bobbito, DJ Cash Money, Dan the Automator and Cut Chemist, to name a few. His diverse selections are influenced by his east coast background, from b-boying in the early 80s to the club scene in NYC. He experienced the New York City underground rave scene in it's heyday at legendary rave clubs such as Nasa in the early 90s. Then, the acid-jazz scene at Giant Step parties and the soul/funk revival at Soul Kitchen. Ren is a professional party rocker who can put it down among the best of them with a vast arsenal of vinyl weapons to drop on any dancefloor, ranging from hip hop & soul to electro, house and breaks to trip hop and acid jazz. He has graced many venues with his non-stop seemless sets with regular appearances at DNA Lounge, Mighty, Club 6, Poleng Lounge and the Shattuck Downlow. He has also made appearances at Ruby Skye, 1015, Independent, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Sony Metreon, among a slew of venues in San Francisco. In addition, he has appeared at Michael Franti & Spearhead's annual "9-11 Power to the Peaceful Festival", TV-20's "Distortion2Static" hip hop show and KPFA's Hardknock Radio."Ren has blown up big-time with his roving club, True Skool, to become one of the Bay's foremost curators of hip-hop culture, scoring umpteen legendary artists to appear at his events... He mines his crates for crafty gems, rocking solid gold and soulful academics into mixes aimed to spark your thoughts and move your feet." - SF Guardian (2/9/05) "...we owe the underground's success to organizations like True Skool, which represents the voices that are neglected, or muzzled by commercial radio." - SF Guardian (11/26/03) "DJ Ren the Vinyl Archaeologistâ€,,s hip-hop night, True Skool, has transformed the SF club landscape from mundane to magic as it presents the cream of international rhyme sayers and beat-slangers." - XLR8R Magazine (Oct. 2002) "Best of the Bay 2001" - SF Guardian You can find out more about me and True Skool at http://www.true-skool.org |
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My Interests |
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I'd like to meet:Party People!Subscribe to True Skool Newsletter subscribe True Skool Email List Management by Ezine Director Join our Street Team WANTED!! Are you a college student? Do you love to go out? Do you Know alot of people? Do you like concerts? Do people ask you what's popping this weekend? Do you know everyone at your school? Do you spend time on line? Do you like to have fun? Do you like hanging out with your friends? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then we would like to offer you the opportunity to intern and JOIN OUR TEAM today, contact Beth Davis Post your Events & Submit Music http://www.trueskoolsf.ning.com
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Music:Hip hop, dancehall, funk, breaks, electro, house, trip hop and everything in between... |
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Movies:Wildstyle, Beat Street, Breakin', Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, The Show, The MC, Rhyme & Reason, Freestyle, The Freshest Kids, Scratch... |
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Television:LESSONSTURNTABLISM EMCEE BATTLES BREAKIN' POLITICS |
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Books:Hip Hop America, The Vibe History of Hip Hop, Funk, Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists, Rap Attack, Yes Yes Yall, Who Shot Ya... |
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Heroes:James Brown, Afrika Bambaataa, Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Theodore, Jazzy Jeff, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Bob Marley, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Lee... |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| Ethnicity: | Asian |
| SexualOrientation: | Straight |
| Hometown: | Rockland County, NY |
| Children: | Proud parent |
| Education: | College graduate |
| Occupation: | DJ / Promoter |
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My Blog |
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>>> THE BIG PAYBACK <<< DNA LOUNGE << SAT, JUN 16 |
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| SATURDAY, JUNE 16
CLICK FLYER TO RSVP FOR ALL NIGHT GUEST LIST
All Star DJs unite at the DNA Lounge on Saturday, June 16th for a non-stoppin', sure-shockin', body rockin' jam as True Skool presents ... Posted by True Skool on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:08:00 PST |
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MATRIX SURVIVAL KIT << MIXED CD |
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Matrix Survival Kit
Mixed by Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist
Featuring: dead prez, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Immortal Technique, Gangstarr, D-Angelo, Blackalicious, The Coup, Michael Franti... Posted by True Skool on Fri, 25 May 2007 03:51:00 PST |
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TRUE SKOOL T-SHIRTS (NOW AVAILABLE) |
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| True Skool T-Shirt (now available)
Rep True Skool in true b-boy fashion with throwback Beat Street style logo.
ADD TO CART / $15
Available sizes (mens): XL (Cream, Green), L (Green), M (... Posted by True Skool on Fri, 25 May 2007 02:46:00 PST |
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BAY AREA HIP HOP GUIDE |
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| BAY AREA HIP HOP GUIDE
TUE, JUN 5 - Pato Banton & Mystic Roots
FRI, JUN 8 - THE BLAST: DJ Icey Ice (Beatjunkies/KDay), Solace, NeoGeo...
FRI, JUN 8 - ONE LOVE: Jah Yzer, Mr. E, Butter B
SAT,... Posted by True Skool on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:10:00 PST |
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SAVE CLUB SIX! |
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MATRIX SURVIVAL KIT CD |
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| ... Posted by True Skool on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:12:00 PST |
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LESSONS |
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| ... Posted by True Skool on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 07:11:00 PST |
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MATRIX SURVIVAL KIT |
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| ... Posted by True Skool on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:03:00 PST |
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DOPE EMCEE BATTLES |
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| ... Posted by True Skool on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:25:00 PST |
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GEORGE BUSH DON'T LIKE BLACK PEOPLE |
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| * KO from the Houston-based group K-Otix remixed Kanye's "Golddigger". You can find it here:http://www.archive.org/download/George_Bush_Doesnt_Like
_Black_People/GeorgeBushDoesntCareAboutBlackPeople.mp... Posted by True Skool on Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:57:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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