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PROBLAK’s “Breathe Life Together”(2022–24): Art Imitates Life

Multiple generations of South End/Lower Roxbury, Roxbury & Dorchester visual artists were part of a continuum began by the Boston Negro…

Jan 2

PROBLAK’s “Breathe Life Together”(2022–24): Art Imitates Life

Jan 2

Tetsuo & Adulthood: The Influence Of “Akira” 35 Years Later

35 years ago this holiday season, the animated film feature “Akira” became the catalyst that sparked the modern American anime subculture

Dec 26, 2024

Tetsuo & Adulthood: The Influence Of “Akira” 35 Years Later

Dec 26, 2024

MF DOOM “Operation: Doomsday”: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective

Zev Love X of KMD ceased to exist after his younger brother and partner Subroc died in a tragic accident shortly after their group was…

Oct 19, 2024

“Rap City”: A 35th Anniversary Retrospective

BET’s “Rap City” might’ve debuted after MTV’s “Yo! MTV Raps” became its highest rated program and helped to popularize Rap with White…

Aug 11, 2024

A Season Of Faith’s Perfection 2: The 2024 NBA Champion Boston Celtics

A look back at the accomplishments of not only one the best teams in the 78 season history of the Boston Celtics, but arguably one of the…

Jul 5, 2024

A Season Of Faith’s Perfection 2: The 2024 NBA Champion Boston Celtics

Jul 5, 2024

Stay On That Side: Why I No Longer Care If You’re A Boston Celtics Fan Anymore

Back in 2022, I wrote a piece for ESPN/Andscape about why Black people can root for the Boston Celtics without any trepidation. Now? I no…

Jun 10, 2024

Stay On That Side: Why I No Longer Care If You’re A Boston Celtics Fan Anymore

Jun 10, 2024

September 29th, 1998: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective

September 29th, 1998 was Rap’s last great album release date. As a former Tower Records employee who worked the midnight sale that night, I…

Sep 29, 2023

Reggie’s Last Game (4.29.1993)

Larry Bird retired after playing with the Dream Team in the 1992 Olympics, leaving the Celtics captaincy to Reggie Lewis. What was supposed…

Apr 29, 2023

The Night James Brown Saved Boston: A 55th Anniversary Retrospective

55 years ago today, the city of Boston was likely about to go up in flames following the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther…

Apr 5, 2023

The Night James Brown Saved Boston: A 55th Anniversary Retrospective

Apr 5, 2023

LL Cool J — Radio: A 35th Anniversary Retrospective

35 years ago, a teenager from Farmers Blvd. in Queens pulled Excalibur from The Rock and earned the title of The Prince Of Rap.

Nov 17, 2021

LL Cool J — Radio: A 35th Anniversary Retrospective

Nov 17, 2021

GZA — Liquid Swords: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective

Decomposing an undisputed classic Rap LP that also happens to be the perfect Winter album…

Nov 7, 2021

GZA — Liquid Swords: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective

Nov 7, 2021

EPMD’s “Business As Usual”: A 30th Anniversary Retrospective

Erick Sermon, Parrish Smith and DJ Scratch get called up to the majors and release their first LP on Def Jam with their new protegé Redman…

Jan 11, 2021

Boogie Down Productions “Edutainment”: A 30th Anniversary Retrospective

Rap’s self proclaimed “Teacher” was at a career crossroads after the release of “Self Destruction” and his successful album “Ghetto Music…

Aug 7, 2020

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The 20 Best Rap Albums By Artists Over 40

Hot lines < hot songs < hot albums. Here are the best of the best.

Jul 28, 2020

The 20 Best Rap Albums By Artists Over 40

Jul 28, 2020

Ice Cube’s “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted”: A 30th Anniversary Retrospective

N.W.A.’s former front man left one of Rap’s most controversial groups at their peak so go solo without production from Dr. Dre. He then…

May 15, 2020

Ice Cube’s “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted”: A 30th Anniversary Retrospective

May 15, 2020

Mobb Deep’s “The Infamous”: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective

Mobb Deep’s sophomore LP serves as the breakthrough album for one of Rap’s all time great duos in the midst of a Golden Era

Apr 25, 2020

Mobb Deep’s “The Infamous”: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective

Apr 25, 2020

Independent As Fuck 3: 32 Essential Underground Hip Hop Releases From 1999

After the Jiggy Era took over the mainstream Rap world and commercial radio, the kind of Rap that once thrived on major labels was…

Dec 19, 2019

An Alternate Take On The Perception Of Nas’ “Illmatic” 25 Years Later

In the 25 years since Nas released the universally recognized classic Rap album “Illmatic” it’s become praised while modern Rap albums…

Apr 19, 2019

Madvillain (Madlib x DOOM) “Madvillainy”: A 15 Year Retrospective

Two of America’s most blunted bunkered down in Stones Throw’s storied Bomb Shelter and the end result was a modern classic Rap album.

Mar 23, 2019

A Season Of Faith’s Perfection: The 2018 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox

A look back at the accomplishments of not only the best team in the 118 year history of the Boston Red Sox, but arguably one of the all…

Nov 3, 2018