“I’ve questioned whether I do this for attention or fame and money. I ask myself this every so often to try to keep myself in check.”
A STUDENT IN HIS OWN CLASS, THE KID SHINES ALONGSIDE MC SMORGASBORD
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"It’s a big record with a gigantic beat to match; although it still has my signature flare in terms of delivery and style, I experiment with my voice, tone, and flow.”
ESH & THE ISOLATIONS: PUSHING HIP-HOP SIDEWAYS WHILE PREDICTING THE PANDEMIC
“I may step out here and do some wild shit, but that backbone is very important to me.”
LEWIS MORRIS: MULTITALENTED MUSICIAN RAPS ON BEATMAKING, LIFE IN BOSTON
“The process of collaboration and having other voices on there so that it’s not just my voice and not regurgitating things that I want them to say was very important.”
MUSIC SPECIAL: ROCK AGAINST RACISM TURNS 40
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.
THE BRIDGESIDE CYPHER, WHICH TAKES OVER CENTRAL SQUARE ONCE A MONTH, IS MORE THAN A RAP BATTLE
From a white suburban father in an olive bucket hat and open-toed sandals to a young hispanic girl in a white T and Jordans, Bridgeside encompasses the unpredictable demographic that rap has inspired from the start.
HAVE MERCI: IT’S TIME FOR EVERYONE TO LISTEN TO AND APPRECIATE A DORCHESTER ORIGINAL
"I don’t think folks expect to get out of me what comes out of me, which is that unapologetic, raunchy, fuck-you-pay-me attitude.”
MILLYZ DUZ IT: CHECKING IN WITH THE CAMBRIDGE MC ON THE EVE OF HIS BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL HOMECOMING
"It’s a weird job, but there’s no sleeping in. You have to rise and grind every day."
K IS FOR NASTY
"At first I was scrambling, but in the time since, I’ve done some of my most notable shit. I just kind of go where it takes me."
WATCH FOR THE HOOK
Sober and with Arcitype producing by his side, a Boston hip-hop stalwart modifies his craft and hustle
