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“THE CHINATOWN TOUR” RAP SHOW

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted March 30, 2022 Filed Under: MUSIC

A free performance at Chinatown's Pao Arts Center

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: Art, Chinatown, culture, performance, rap

SOME SERIOUSLY GREAT BOSTON TRACKS FROM THIS PAST YEAR

Written by ROB DUGUAY Posted December 30, 2021 Filed Under: MUSIC

From Oompa, Bent Knee, and Big D, to Billy Dean Thomas and Future Teens, these artists helped us through the haze

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: 2021, Boston, Music, Punk, rap, rock, Singles

TERM PAPER: MASS RAPPER AND GOOD DAD GANG FOUNDER DOES BIGGEST SCHOOL GIVEAWAY TO DATE

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted August 24, 2021 Filed Under: LIFESTYLE

“We didn’t anticipate how many people were going to actually show up, so we only made 100 bags. Then a bus came.”

Filed Under: LIFESTYLE Tagged With: charity, Interview, Music, rap

OUR INTERVIEW WITH OG SWAGGERDICK

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted May 12, 2021 Filed Under: MUSIC

“Whether you like my raps or not, you’re smiling.”

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: Interview, Music, rap

REBELLE + SCIENCE ALLIANCE

Written by CANDACE MCDUFFIE Posted March 10, 2021 Filed Under: MUSIC

Dutch returns to MOS for a full-on virtual production (with collaborators this time).

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: livestreaming, Music, rap, social media

QUICK HITS: NEW CAKESWAGG + “50 RAPPERS WHO CHANGED THE WORLD”

Written by DIG STAFF Posted October 22, 2020 Filed Under: MUSIC

"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.”

Filed Under: MUSIC Tagged With: 50 Rappers Who Changed the World, CakeSwagg, Candace McDuffie, hip hop, rap

FOTOBOM: VINCE STAPLES @ HOUSE OF BLUES

Written by BEN STAS Posted March 24, 2019 Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC

Filed Under: Fotobom, MUSIC Tagged With: armani white, Buddy, FM!, hip hop, house of blues, rap, Vince Staples

BILLY DEAN THOMAS: THE QUEER B.I.G. REDEFINING AMERICAN GOTHIC

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted November 1, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

Taking inspiration from live performances, underground artists, and silent film, The Queer B.I.G. creates a night of American Gothic hip-hop this Friday at Oberon.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: American Gothic, Anais Azul, Anson Rap, Billy Dean Thomas, Boston, Cambridge, Dig, DigBoston, hip hop, Interview, Liz James, local music, Music, Notes From the Scene, Oberon, rap, Rilla Force, Rocky Barboa, Tashawn Taylor, The Queer B.I.G.

WHEEL OF TUNES: JPEGMAFIA

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted September 23, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

The rising glitch rapper talks shocking news, his love for Mass Effect, and the biggest misunderstandings about what it's like to be in the Air Force.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: 2018, Allston, alternative, Baltimore, Boston, Dig, DigBoston, great scott, hip hop, Interview, Joy Again, JPEGMAFIA, Music, rap, veteran, Wheel of Tunes

BRANDED AUTHENTIC: THE TIDAL WAVE OF BOSTON HIP-HOP

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted August 30, 2018 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

Why Mark Merren is rounding up the coolest rising rappers for one of the biggest nights in Boston hip-hop.

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: Allston, Anson Rap, Bakari JB, Boston, Branded Authentic, brighton music hall, Dig, DigBoston, hip hop, Interview, local music, Mark Merren, Music, Notes From the Scene, Oompa, rap, Rex Mac

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