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MUSIC SPECIAL: ROCK AGAINST RACISM TURNS 40

Written by C. SHARDAE JOBSON Posted November 20, 2019 Filed Under: FEATURES, Interviews, MUSIC, Non-fiction

Here, five individuals associated with RAR share their memories of Boston back then, what they gained from having RAR in their lives, and how, in 2019, we can continue to honor the groundwork RAR laid for a better Boston.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Interviews, MUSIC, Non-fiction Tagged With: 1980s, 1984, bboys, bgirls, Boston, Boston Hip Hop, Boston History, Boston rap, BPS, breakdancing, breaking, Dorchester, hip hop, HONK!, Madison Park, oral histories, oral history, race, racism, Rapperteers, Reebee Garofalo, Rock Against Racism, Roxbury, Spiun City Rockers, UMass, UMASS-Boston

RAPPERS + SUBSTANCE = W.O.K.E.

Written by MIKE CRAWFORD Posted January 11, 2019 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

Collectively W.O.K.E. touches on topics ranging from creeping fascism and artificial intelligence to prison and debt.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Boston rap, hip hop, Lateb, Mike Crawford, Oblivious, W.O.K.E., Young Jurks

REST IN BEATS DJ ON&ON

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted November 21, 2018 Filed Under: COLUMNS, MUSIC

On a fractured scene for which the go-to metaphor has always been a crab bucket, On&On was a uniter with friends on all sides.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, MUSIC Tagged With: Boston Hip Hop, Boston rap, DJ On&On, Golden Brown, JAM'N 84.5, local music, radio, UGHH.com

THROWBACK: REVISITING ROCK AGAINST RACISM

Written by PACEY FOSTER Posted November 15, 2017 Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Film, Non-fiction, Performing Arts

Mass Hip-Hop Archive breaks critical positive gem out the vault

Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Film, Non-fiction, Performing Arts Tagged With: bboys, bgirls, Boston, Boston Hip Hop, Boston rap, breakdancing, breaking, hip hop, Madison Park, Reebee Garofalo, Rock Against Racism, Roxbury, UMass, UMASS-Boston

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

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

EXCLUSIVE BOSTON EXCERPT FROM BRIAN COLEMAN’S ‘CHECK THE TECHNIQUE 2’: ‘LIFE OF A KID IN THE GHETTO’ BY ED O.G

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

When I went about compiling my list of hopefuls for this next volume, Ed’s classic from 23 years ago was at the top of my list. And the more I analyzed it, as well as interviewed the people who helped make it happen, the more its classic status was confirmed to me.

Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Specials Tagged With: Awesome 2, Be a Father to Your Child, Boston Goes Def, Boston hip-hop history, Boston rap, Brian Coleman, Bugaboo, Check the Technique, Check the Technique Volume 2, Da Bulldogs, Ed O.G., Edo G, Lecco's Lemma, Life of a Kid in the Ghetto, Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies

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

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