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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

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JEFF TALK: THE FABULIST MIRACLE OF REV. BROWN’S TED SERMON

Written by JAMARHL CRAWFORD Posted July 6, 2015 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm

Image via TED Talks

 

Any preacher worth his salt can deliver a sermon that evokes a rollercoaster of emotions. It’s an old practice, the “preacher embellishment,” which is often achieved through anecdotal stories, with the preacher as the hero and central figure who overcomes ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Media Farm Tagged With: 1990s, Antonio Ennis, Benzino, Bill Clinton, Boston, Boston Miracle, BPD, Cambridge, Jeffrey Brown, National Season of Peace, Police, Rev. Brown, speaking gigs, TED Talks, TenPoint Coalition, Twice Thou, Union Baptist, White House

TWICE THOU THEN & NOW: THE BOSTON RAP ICON RETURNS YET AGAIN

Written by DAVE WEDGE Posted October 13, 2014 Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials

While a lot of MCs from the '90s and early 2000s try in vain to chase trends set by rappers half their age, Twice Thou avoids this pitfall. He's mature, and instead reflects on hard lessons learned while sticking to the formula he's had for two decades ...

Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials Tagged With: Activism, adidas, Almighty RSO, Antonio Ansaldi, Antonio Ennis, Benzino, Boston Hip Hop, Boston rap, CD Baby, Cool Gsus, Dave Wedge, Genius of Love, Love Lies and Betrayal, Made Men, om Tom Club, One in da Chamba, Twice Thou

WHEN THE MOB RAN RAP MUSIC IN BOSTON: TDS MOB WAS THE HUB’S FIRST HUGE HIP-HOP HOPE …

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted October 13, 2014 Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials

I interviewed Kool Gee the day after he rocked Wally’s. At his request, we met at the place where the TDS Mob story begins—the stoop of the old Tower Records on the corner of Newbury Street and Mass Ave. From there, he took me back to 1989, when TDS ran the calendar with a year of rap perfection.

Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials Tagged With: 1980s, Almighty RSO, Antonio Ansaldi, Antonio Ennis, Benzino, Boston rap, Brian Coleman, Check the Technique, Chris Faraone, Dave Wedge, DigBoston, Dramatik, Dudley Square, E-Devious, Ed O.G., Edo G, George Hassett, Golden Era, Hub hip-hop, Kool Gee, Lawrence, Life of a Kid in the Ghetto, Pacey Foster, Roxbury, Scientifik, south end, TDS Mob, Termanology, Twice Thou, Wayne Marshall

LAWTOWN’S FINEST: THE LYRICAL RISE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF MASS RAP LEGEND SCIENTIFIK

Written by TAK TOYOSHIMA Posted October 13, 2014 Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials

"He was gone before his time ... People didn’t really get to experience his full potential like we did … He was right on the cusp of doing some even bigger stuff musically [that] could have been commercially successful.”

Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials Tagged With: 1980s, Alex Ramirez, Almighty RSO, Antonio Ansaldi, Antonio Ennis, Benzino, Boston rap, Brian Coleman, Check the Technique, Chris Faraone, Dave Wedge, DigBoston, Dramatik, Dudley Square, E-Devious, Ed O.G., Edo G, George Hassett, Golden Era, Hub hip-hop, Kool Gee, Lawrence, Life of a Kid in the Ghetto, Pacey Foster, Roxbury, Scientifik, south end, TDS Mob, Termanology, Twice Thou, Wayne Marshall

THE UNTOLD STORIES OF HUB HIP-HOP

Written by DIG STAFF Posted October 13, 2014 Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials

Like so much history about communities of color, the narrative of Boston hip-hop has been largely buried, ignored, forgotten. Thankfully, there remain innumerable artists, writers, fans, and even academics who, in the storytelling tradition rap music is rooted in, have kept dope alive via marvelous multimedia tributes. This whole package is dedicated to them.

Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials Tagged With: 1980s, Alex Ramirez, Almighty RSO, Antonio Ansaldi, Antonio Ennis, Benzino, Boston rap, Brian Coleman, Check the Technique, Chris Faraone, Dave Wedge, DigBoston, Dramatik, Dudley Square, E-Devious, Ed O.G., Edo G, George Hassett, Golden Era, Hub hip-hop, Kool Gee, Lawrence, Life of a Kid in the Ghetto, Pacey Foster, Roxbury, Scientifik, south end, TDS Mob, Termanology, Twice Thou, Wayne Marshall

LAWTOWN’S FINEST: THE LYRICAL RISE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF MASS RAP LEGEND SCIENTIFIK

Written by DIG INTERN Posted September 30, 2014 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

"He was gone before his time ... People didn’t really get to experience his full potential like we did … He was right on the cusp of doing some even bigger stuff musically [that] could have been commercially successful.”

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: 1980s, Alex Ramirez, Almighty RSO, Antonio Ansaldi, Antonio Ennis, Benzino, Boston rap, Brian Coleman, Check the Technique, Chris Faraone, Dave Wedge, DigBoston, Dramatik, Dudley Square, E-Devious, Ed O.G., Edo G, George Hassett, Kool Gee, Lawrence, Life of a Kid in the Ghetto, Pace Foster, Roxbury, Scientifik, south end, TDS Mob, Termanology, Twice Thou, Wayne Marshall

WHEN THE MOB RAN RAP MUSIC IN BOSTON: TDS MOB WAS THE HUB’S FIRST HUGE HIP-HOP HOPE …

Written by GEORGE HASSETT Posted September 30, 2013 Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts

I interviewed Kool Gee the day after he rocked Wally’s. At his request, we met at the place where the TDS Mob story begins—the stoop of the old Tower Records on the corner of Newbury Street and Mass Ave. From there, he took me back to 1989, when TDS ran the calendar with a year of rap perfection.

Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts Tagged With: 1980s, Almighty RSO, Antonio Ansaldi, Antonio Ennis, Benzino, Boston rap, Brian Coleman, Check the Technique, Chris Faraone, Dave Wedge, DigBoston, dramatic, Dudley Square, E-Devious, Ed O.G., Edo G, George Hassett, Golden Era, Hub hip-hop, Kool Gee, Lawrence, Life of a Kid in the Ghetto, Pacey Foster, Roxbury, scientific, south end, TDS Mob, terminology, Twice Thou, Wayne Marshall

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