AltWeeklies Wire
Rob Swift on Biters, Haters and Nerd Circlesnew
Swift has spent the last two years developing Ill Insanity, an X-Ecutioners spin-off gang alongside the comparably nimble-wristed Total Eclipse and Precision.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
03-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ill Insanity
Fending Off Piratesnew
Can independent labels fight file sharing more effectively than the majors?
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
02-28-2008 |
Music
MC Frontalot: Rep Your Inner Nerdcorenew
If there's one thing that blacktop hip-hop purists hate more than condoms, gun control and Bill O'Reilly, it's nerdcore rap-dweebs like MC Frontalot.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
11-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: MC Frontalot
Wise Intelligent: Just About Ready to Brain Younew
Since representing Trenton, N.J., as the Poor Righteous Teachers frontman during the early '90s pro-black rap renaissance, Wise has remained guided by his moniker.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
08-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Wise Intelligent
Wallflower Star Powernew
While the worldwide rap underground feverishly jousts over the meaning of real, K-OS simply keeps it that way.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
02-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: K-OS
Bus a Rhymenew
Until the listening party for Sean Price's new album, the best times I'd ever had on a bus were an eighth grade backseat blowjob and convincing an Orthodox Jew to sniff Special K.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
01-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sean Price
Hardcore Gore and Whores Galorenew
"My intention is to offend, sneer, degrade and mock and make you feel uncomfortable."
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
11-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Necro
Famous for Being Unknownnew
The Stones Throw head gets bigger and badder.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
10-25-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peanut Butter Wolf
Dirty on Purposenew
Louis Logic packs more swing and swagger than a horse on Viagra.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
10-18-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Louis Logic
Legend-Come-Lately Finally Fellatednew
It only took Percee P 20 years and a googolplex hand-to-hand negotiations to land a deal.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
07-05-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Percee P
The Sweet Snarl of Successnew
Even the most imaginative hip-hop geek out there couldn't theoretically morph enough artists to paint Mike Skinner.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
06-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Streets
King of the Nerdsnew
The underground duo of RJD2 and Blueprint exhibit Skee-Lo levels of dissatisfaction.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
05-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Soul Position
Ultra-Pragmatic MCnew
Ghost has towered over hip-hop and emerged as an enigmatic presence on par with no other MC.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
04-12-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ghostface
Jay Dee, 1974 - 2006new
The good news is that the hip-hop community never forgets -- so twist one and spill some for J Dilla.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
02-15-2006 |
Music
They Grow Up So Fastnew
Little Brother did the unthinkable with last year's The Minstrel Show, maintaining their initial crop of fans while providing young hooligans with an alternative to fantasy thuggery and oversized Fruit of the Looms.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
02-01-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Little Brother
