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In what might be a much-needed boost for the troubled Yoshi's franchise, hip hop artist and sometime actor Mos Def, the well-heeled man's rapper of choice, has lined up a three-night stint at Yoshi's Oakland spot, April 14-16. Accustomed to larger venues, Def's intimate club nights will sellout fast, so get your ($55 apiece!) tickets now.

BeyondChron has a civil point/counter-point debate going on about Yoshi's SF, which opens its doors today. But let's go back a bit, shall we? If you didn't know, San Francisco has the most cheery pockmark on its record: the "Negro removal" period. During this time historic buildings were torn down and black Western Addition residents were shooed out of the city. A movement that "never succeeded in driving all blacks from the Fillmore," but...