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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

Check the Technique

RUTHLESS PEOPLE: ON THIS 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF TUPAC’S DEATH, AN IMPORTANT NEW BOOK TAKES A GRITTY LOOK AT LOS ANGELES HIP-HOP

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted September 13, 2016 Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Non-fiction

'Original Gangstas' is sure to age like a Dre track.

Filed Under: A+E, FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Ben Westhoff, biopics, Check the Technique, Compton, Dirty South, Dr. Dre, Eazy-Z, George H.W. Bush, Jerry Heller, MC Ren, movie, N.W.A., NWA, Original Gangstas, Ruthless Records, Straight Outta Compton, The Big Payback

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

THREE RAP HISTORIANS AND A MICROPHONE: TURNING THE TAPE RECORDER ON HIP-HOP AUTHOR BRIAN COLEMAN

Written by PACEY FOSTER Posted October 13, 2014 Filed Under: FEATURES, Interviews, MUSIC, Specials

With the publication of Check the Technique Volume 2 on October 14, Coleman puts forth an impressive 544 pages and 25 chapters of new material, complete with more than 350 images for 80 interviews with rap legends ranging from Ice Cube and 3rd Bass, to Stetasonic and Mantronix, to MF Doom and Mos Def.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Interviews, MUSIC, Specials Tagged With: Boston Goes Def, Brian Coleman, Check the Technique, De La Soul, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Interview, Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies, LL Cool J, Mantronix, Old School Rap Interviews, Pacey Foster, Queen Latifah, Stetsasonic, The Roots, Wayne Marshall, Wu-Tang Clan

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

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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