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Hip Hop Concerts in San Diego

15 shows coming up. Other sounds below.

Upcoming Shows

Fri Nov 137:00 PM
OhGeesywith Mike Sherm, 03 Greedo, Bravo the Bagchaser, Peysoh and 2 moreViejas Arena SDSU
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Sat Nov 147:00 PM
2Dead Boyzwith The UnderachieversVoodoo Room at House of Blues Downtown
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Sun Nov 158:00 PM
Nick Cannonwith Nick Cannon Presents Wild N Out Live!Viejas Arena SDSU
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Tue Nov 178:00 PM
Isaiah RashadSOMA Midway District
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Sat Dec 57:00 PM
KSON Country Christmaswith Max McNown, Ian Munsick, Blake Whiten, Graham Barham and 1 moreFrontwave Arena Oceanside
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Fri Dec 117:00 PM
Yung Gravywith Terror ReidHouse of Blues San Diego Downtown
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Sun Dec 138:00 PM
Trippie ReddSOMA Midway District
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Sat Jan 27:00 PM
Bone Thugs-N-HarmonyThe Observatory North Park North Park
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7 shows from January 16 onShow fewer

Sat Jan 167:00 PM
Kottonmouth KingsHouse of Blues San Diego Downtown
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Thu Jan 287:00 PM
MerkulesVoodoo Room at House of Blues Downtown
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Wed Feb 108:00 PM
Don OmarPechanga Arena Midway District
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Sat Feb 207:00 PM
Mouse PowellVoodoo Room at House of Blues Downtown
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Tue Mar 27:00 PM
Jack & JackVoodoo Room at House of Blues Downtown
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Sat May 16:30 PM
Queens Of The Stone Agewith Pixies and Wheelchair Sports CampViejas Arena SDSU
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Thu May 136:00 PM
Metallicawith Limp Bizkit and AvatarSnapdragon Stadium Mission Valley
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Local rap in San Diego is about forty years deep, and KPBS told that story in Rap Diego, a 2024 audio documentary hosted by Parker Edison. It moves from the 1980s through artists such as Mitchy Slick, whose roots are in Southeast San Diego, and Rob Stone from Lemon Grove. One of the rooms that mattered most was the Underground Improv in Southeast San Diego, a 1990s spot that KPBS called crucial to the city's rap history.

Where the Tours Play

Touring rap mostly splits between downtown and the San Diego State campus. House of Blues on Fifth Avenue takes theater size tours, and the Voodoo Room inside the same building gives smaller acts a close, packed room. SOMA in the Midway District has an all ages history that goes back to 1986, which matters for shows with a younger crowd.

On campus, Viejas Arena and the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre are a short walk from the SDSU Trolley station. After big events there, MTS often adds Green Line trains about 25 minutes after the show lets out, which beats sitting in a campus parking structure. The largest tours move up to Pechanga Arena or Snapdragon Stadium.

Slow jams and soul singers have their own list on the R&B and soul page, and the two often share fans and a stage.