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A slice of area hip-hop's diverse scene — from hardcore boom-bap to frat rap
The announcement of last year's Rap Class rang so loudly that we had to step back in the arena and cause more noise.
The robots are here — and they look nothing like we expected
When Czech playwright Karel Capek first used the word "robot" nearly a century ago, it was to describe a coldly calculating machine, evil in its perfection and scornful of human frailty. And so began our fascination with the possibility of humanoid machines designed to be our underlings but destined to be our overlords.
Thousands of Daily Show fans, Flying Spaghetti Monsters, and Hogwarts alums, and more converge on the National Mall | October 30, 2010
With nary a pair of be-skidmarked Betsy Ross boxer shorts in sight.
Curren$y | Middle East Downstairs | October 4, 2010
Curren$y takes the Smoker's Club Tour to the Middle East Downstairs, along with Big K.R.I.T., Smoke DZA, and others on October 4, 2010.
Self-released (2010)
If you have yet to hear Black EL x Durkin's first project, you've probably never read a hip-hop blog.
Easy Riders
Friday night. It's the start of Moped Massacre II, a three-day-long, all-moped, all-metal, two-stroke-engine spectacle hosted by Boston's only moped gang, the kHz.
Certified G'z, live at the Western Front, on July 29, 2010
Certified G'z perform live at the Western Front on July 29, 2010.
Nappy Roots, live at Harpers Ferry, on July 22, 2010
Rap quintet Nappy Roots perform at Harpers Ferry on July 22, 2010.
Urban Nerdz, Bay Holla, Concep, Certified G'z and more, live at the Middle East on July 14, 2010
Boston's Rap Class matriculates at the Middle East Up
These 10 homegrown hip-hop artists are ready to graduate to the big time
With Sam Adams burning up the iTunes charts and Slaine set to co-star in Ben Affleck’s upcoming Charlestown heist flick, The Town , major-label poachers may well be looking toward Boston for the next up-and-gunning rap talents.
Nova-Cain, live at the Middle East, April 27, 2010
Nova-Cain, Vee Knuckles, Millyz, Letia Larok, and more
Naked Girls Reading presents "Down the Rabbit Hole" (extremely NSFW)
Hey, our books are up here.
Banditos Misteriosos' International Pillow Fight Day 2010 | April 3, 2010
Some 1,500 combatants converged upon Cambridge Common for Banditos Misteriosos' International Pillow Fight Day on April 3, 2010
Vivian Girls, live at Great Scott, March 8, 2010
Photos of Vivian Girls at Great Scott
The Magnetic Fields, live at the Wilbur Theatre, on February 11, 2010
Photos of the Magnetic Fields, live at the Wilbur Theatre, on February 11, 2010
Anya Marina, live at Jose McIntyre's, January 21, 2010
Photos of Anya Marina performing at WFNX and Coors Light Snoriders show on Thursday, January 21, 2010
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