“I basically put myself in the shoes of those who I’ve known that have spent time out there and told a few of the stories that just aren’t getting told.”
CONCEPT ALBUM EXPLORES MASS AVE & MELNEA CASS WITH COMPASSION, JOURNALISTIC RHYMES, DOPE BEATS
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OUR FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IN GREATER BOSTON THIS WEEK
From live music to fundraisers, it looks like things are happening again
GOLDEN STATE WARRIOR
Legendary Boston hip-hop heavyweight Dre Robinson has some unfinished business.
VIDEO: MASS CLASSICAL MUSICIAN JOHAN LENOX WORKS WITH HIP-HOP’S TOP STARS
Now, the singer and composer is aiming to take center stage himself
A STUDENT IN HIS OWN CLASS, THE KID SHINES ALONGSIDE MC SMORGASBORD
“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.”
QUICK HITS: NEW CAKESWAGG + “50 RAPPERS WHO CHANGED THE WORLD”
"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.
