KRS-One with Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise + Dell-P + DJ set by J the Audiophile at Ardmore Music Hall
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Seated Doors: 6:45 PM | GA Doors: 7:15 PM | Show: 8:00 PM
21+ Unless with a Parent or Legal Guardian
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About KRS-One
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Appearing on the rap scene in 1986 as Boogie Down Productions releasing his first hit single “South Bronx” with his late DJ Scott La Rock, KRS “the one” made it clear that Hip Hop was going to have to take itself a lot more seriously than simply being a music genre.
KRS, an acronym for ““Knowledge Reigning Supreme”, has been called the “conscience of Hip Hop” (Rolling Stone), “the greatest live emcee ever” (The Source), the “spokesperson for Hip Hop” (Wall Street Journal), “master teacher” (Zulu Nation) and the “son of Hip Hop” (Kool DJ Herc). With 20 published albums to his credit and his numerous appearances with other artists, KRS-One is believed to have written the most rhymes in Hip Hop’s history. In the 1990s as “hip-hop” grew more and more commercialized and corporate, it was KRS-One that openly rejected such cultural exploitation and materialism grounding Hip Hop in its original principles of peace, love, unity and safely having fun. Teaching everything from self-creation to stopping violence; from vegetarianism to transcendental meditation, from the establishment of Hip Hop Appreciation Week (every third week in May), to establishing Hip Hop as an international culture at the United Nations (2001), KRS-One has single-handedly held the history and original arts of Hip Hop together now for over two decades.
In addition to lecturing at over 500 universities in the United States and publishing three ground-breaking books; “The Science of Rap” (1995), “Ruminations” (2003), and the Gospel of Hip Hop” (2009), KRS-One has also established the Stop The Violence Movement (1989), influenced the creation of the “West-Coast All-Stars’ anti-gang anthem “We’re All In The Same Gang” (1990), warned the Hip Hop community against giving up their humanity for technological advancement (H. E. A. L.—Human Education Against Lies-1991), and has established the Temple of Hip Hop for the spiritual exploration of Hip Hop’s culture (1996). It was KRS-One who first argued that “rap is something we do; Hip Hop is something we live” and introduced the “I am Hip Hop” philosophy in 1994 which Black Entertainment Television uses as the title of their Hip Hop Lifetime Achievement Award today. Without question, KRS-One has been the loudest voice for the actual preservation and expansion of original Hip Hop worldwide.
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About Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise
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Named Asbury Park Music Awards Best Rapper of 2025 & Philadelphia Magazine Best Rapper of 2022, Kuf Knotz Blends hiphop with deep grooves of soul and beats sun kissed with the spirit of Lo-Fi & 90's era vibes , Kuf’s inimitable style focuses on unsubtle spirituality, that, like his music, focus on unity, positivity and creativity. In 2008, the same year he opened for Bruce Springsteen, Kuf sang lead vocals on “Unstoppable,” The Philadelphia Phillies World Series song. In 2010, Kuf recorded “Boombox Logic,” which was named the year’s best hip hop song by the Independent Music Awards.
Christine Gallagher, MA, MT-BC, LMT, LPC “Christine Elise” is classically trained harpist, pianist, and vocalist who has been consecutively touring across North America for the past four years. Studying music therapy at a masters level led her to find a passion for community music therapy. Christine has facilitated group sessions and workshops for professionals and clients in the USA, South Africa, Peru and Jamaica. She has presented at national, regional, and world music therapy conferences and written scholarly articles published by Music Therapy Perspectives. She has provided clinical supervision for undergraduate and graduate students at MusicWorks, Jamaica Field Service Project, Women's & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, NY, Warren Wilson College, and Immaculata University.
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About Dell-P
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Dell-P is a well respected Hip Hop Artist from West Philadelphia. He's known for his lyricism and is considered a mainstay of the Philadelphia Hip-Hop scene. He has an amazing catalog and has been consistently making moves in music for over 20 years. Dell-P has worked with Hip Hop Legends such as Grand Puba, Freeway, Peedi Crakk, Wise Intelligent, Arrested Development, Tracey Lee, Parish Smith, Royal Flush, David Banner, Maylay Sparks, etc...
Dell-P – I Can’t Make This Up Album Review
For years now, Dell-P has been on a crazy run, dropping project after project of quality hip-hop music. With his ever-growing catalog of bangers, I Can’t Make This Up might be Dell-P’s best album. The album opens with “World News,” a powerful tone-setter that sports a Louis Farrakhan sample reminiscent to a classic Public Enemy track. This is immediately followed by “The Balance (feat. Freeway),” a hard-as-nails track with some slick synth brass samples. The title track features Maylay Sparks and it might be my favorite beat on the album. I Can’t Make This Up is brimming with passion and fiery, top-notch production. Regardless of region, scene or demographic, this is one of the best hip-hop albums of 2024. (Written By John Morrison of WXPN FM)
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About J the Audiophile
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