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
ONES 2 WATCH: LORD FELIX
Behind the visor with the Brockton hip-hop artist behind ‘Nothing’
EPIC BEARD MEN: B. DOLAN AND SAGE FRANCIS WANT YOU TO STOP BEING ASSHOLES TO PEOPLE, EVEN VANILLA ICE
“[Dolan] got a lot of attention because he is very anti-authority. We didn’t gel. That was not the time for us to gel. But later, when Bush won his second [term], he came to me like, ‘Are we going to throw bricks through windows or what?’”
FOTOBOM: VINCE STAPLES @ HOUSE OF BLUES
Vince Staples wants to know if you’re having fun. Whether or not he is remains up for debate. The Long Beach rapper posed the question several times several times during the recent Boston stop on his “Smile, You’re On Camera Tour” – memorably before a performance of the aptly titled “Fun!” from last year’s mini-LP […]
AROUND MY WAY: JEFE REPLAY
Orchard Park taught him how to master his Proper Finessments. Now it’s time for heads in Boston and beyond to make way for a Rox star
