The Filipino-American turntablists, still led by original member and three-time DMC World Champion Qbert, were right in the thick of it back in the early days of hip-hop turntablism, facing off ...

QBert has lost track of the number of awards he has won for his technical mastery of the turntables. But as a founding member of the pioneering Bay Area DJ crew Invisibl Skratch Piklz, known around ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, KQED’s story series on Bay Area hip-hop history. On an overcast November day in Oakland, DJ Shortkut – a member of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz DJ ...

In 1989, three incredible DJs in the San Francisco Bay Area – DJ Qbert, DJ Apollo and Mix Master Mike – formed a crew called the Invisibl Skratch Piklz. As a crew, the guys took the idea of DJing to ...

Cutting it a little close, organizers of Hiero Day have finally announced this year’s performers for the huge Labor Day block party that takes over multiple stages in Oakland on Monday, Sept. 5 — and ...

A few weeks ago, the Low End Theory, the influential club that champions beats, bass and vibe, celebrated its 500th night in action. Featuring resident beat makers Daddy Kev, Nobody, D-Styles and ...

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