.Lyrics Born in San Jose

Is there a single logical reason not to go to a free concert on a Sunday afternoon at the start of summer? The Levitt Foundation, which promotes free music nationwide, thinks not, as they’re presenting a show by the Bay Area hip-hop luminary Lyrics Born, with support by local band Dox & the Aquanauts. The Tokyo-born artist has smashed records and subverted expectations throughout his multi-decade career, including being the first Asian American to release a greatest hits compilation. He calls himself “the funkiest rapper alive” and has the heroes to prove it; his style is a rare combination of James Brown groove and Snoop Dogg flow.

Lyrics Born

Sun, 3:30pm, Free

St. James Park, San Jose

Goin’ Down South
Addie Mahmassanihttps://www.addiemahmassani.com/
Addie Mahmassani is a poet based in Santa Cruz. She holds a PhD in American Studies from Rutgers University-Newark and is currently an MFA student in creative writing at San Jose State University. There, she is a Teaching Associate as well as the lead poetry editor of Reed Magazine, California's oldest literary journal. She also surfs, sings and loves a part-sheepdog named Lou.

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