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MASS IMPACT: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE 1999 BOSTON SUPERBOWL MC BATTLE

Written by DANA SCOTT Posted March 11, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, Interviews, MUSIC, Non-fiction

"These guys really understood what it took to battle. They weren’t just giving out stupid silly punchlines. It went beyond that. They really understood how to work a crowd and how to weave runs and themes through the short battle."

Filed Under: FEATURES, Interviews, MUSIC, Non-fiction Tagged With: 7L, Akrobatik, Alias, Brick Records, DJ Fakts One, Esoteric, hip hop, Metro Concepts, Papa D, Sage Francis, Superbowl Battle, WERS, western front

THE PERCEPTIONISTS SURVIVE DEATH TO MAKE ‘RESOLUTION’

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted August 14, 2017 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

One person who isn’t called out by name—the current president of the United States.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Akrobatik, battle, Black Dialogue, Boston Hip Hop, Boston rap, Fakts One, MC, Middle East, Mr. Lif, Resolution, The Perceptionists, UMASS-Boston

SPECIAL GUEST POST BY AKROBATIK: THE BEST MUSIC I HEARD ALL SUMMER WAS MADE BY A BUNCH OF 16-YEAR-OLDS IN CAMBRIDGE

Written by AKROBATIK Posted August 18, 2015 Filed Under: A+E, MUSIC

It’s a widely accepted notion that mainstream hip-hop artists, as well as their fans, have lowered the bar for what’s considered talent, or entertainment.

Filed Under: A+E, MUSIC Tagged With: Akrobatik, arcitype, Boston, Cambridge, Cambridge Community Center, hip hop, the bridge sound and stage, The Hip-Hop Transformation

WATCH THIS: NEW VIDEOS FROM AKROBATIK, WILL DAILEY, DUTCH REBELLE + HALSTON

Written by MARTIN CABALLERO Posted October 14, 2014 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

The four videos from local artists you need to watch this week...

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: Akrobatik, Blood on the Chair, Boston, Built To Last, Dutch Rebelle, Halston, higher education, National Throat, ReBelle Diaries, Videos, Will Dailey Edit

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