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Lecco's Lemma

MAGNUS OPUS: A BOSTON COUNTER CULTURE ICON FINALLY GETS OVERDUE PROPS FOR HIS OIL ORGIES

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted March 6, 2019 Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts

“A lot of the early punk scene in Boston was started in art galleries ... That was no coincidence—these galleries could see that a lot of cool stuff was going on.”

Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts Tagged With: Art, Brian Coleman, hip hop, Lecco's Lemma, Magnus Johnstone, oil, paint

DEAR READER: A COUPLE WORDS ON HIP-HOP, HATRED, AND COMMUNITY

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted December 6, 2016 Filed Under: A+E, Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS

More important than the ink I spilled, however, was the family I became a part of.

Filed Under: A+E, Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Boston, Boston Hip Hop, Boston Public Library, Donald Trump, hip hop, Hip-Hop Evolution, hip-hop history, Lecco's Lemma, Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive

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

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