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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…

12 min readSep 29, 2023

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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…

20 min readApr 29, 2023

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Dart_Adams

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…

15 min readApr 5, 2023

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

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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.

12 min readNov 17, 2021

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LL Cool J — Radio: A 35th Anniversary Retrospective

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GZA — Liquid Swords: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective

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

10 min readNov 7, 2021

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GZA — Liquid Swords: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective

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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…

7 min readJan 11, 2021

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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…

15 min readAug 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.

11 min readJul 28, 2020

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The 20 Best Rap Albums By Artists Over 40

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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…

12 min readMay 15, 2020

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

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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

12 min readApr 25, 2020

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

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Dart_Adams

Dart_Adams

Host of Dart Against Humanity/Boston Legends. CCO @ Producers I Know/journalist @ Okayplayer/DJBooth/Complex/NPR/Mass Appeal/IV Boston/HipHopWired/KillerBoomBox

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