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FIVE ELEMENTS: JOEY BADA$$ @ MIDDLE EAST

Posted on April 8, 2013 by GEORGE SCHLESINGER

Joey Bada$$ and the Beast Coast crew rolled through a sold out Middle East, bringing the raw rhymes and energy of Brooklyn boom-bap with them. Continue reading →

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INTERVIEW: BIG DADDY KANE’S LAS SUPPER

Posted on March 26, 2013 by CRAIG TERLINO

a serious force to be reckoned with Continue reading →

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BLAK MADEEN @ MIDDLE EAST DOWN

Posted on April 27, 2012 by SEAN CLANCY

Add in collaborations with luminaries like Reks and Slaine, opening gigs for Lupe Fiasco and Immortal Technique, an almost allergic avoidance of unsavory rap tropes and a show tonight at the Middle East Downstairs, and you’ve got a crew that … you should totally see. Continue reading →

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AKROBATIK @ MIDDLE EAST UPSTAIRS

Posted on January 11, 2012 by SEAN CLANCY

Whaddup, yo? Continue reading →

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DIG THIS! GHOSTFACE KILLAH

Posted on October 6, 2010 by J. PAT

his kung-fu is the strongest

In the strictest demarcation of such things, Ghostface Killah is a huge dork. He loves comic books so much that he adopted “Tony Stark” as a stage name and titled his first solo offering “Ironman”; he achieved mainstream success rapping under an outfit named after a film by stoner staple The Shaw Brothers, and stars in no fewer than three video games as himself, at times with mystic powers. And he’s considered one of the greatest MCs of all time. Do what you love, folks.

[The Paradise, 969 Comm. Ave., Boston. 617.562.8800. 7pm/18+/$33. thedise.com]