Leedz Edutainment: Meet Ned Wellbery, Boston’s Hip-Hop CEO Jon Simmons February 18, 2015When Ned Wellbery started Leedz Edutainment—his hip-hop promotions company—in 2004, he sold cellphones and handed out flyers on the side...
Interview: Aesop Rock Jon Simmons February 10, 2015apper Aesop Rock (Ian Bavitz) knows words. Since the mid-90’s he has shaped his signature style, cramming verses full of words like...
The Hip Hop Transformation Jon Simmons January 29, 2015Be a father, if not, why bother, son? / A boy can make ’em, but a man can raise one....
Interview: Big K.R.I.T. Jon Simmons January 15, 2015hen he’s not collaborating with other rap stars like Rick Ross, A$AP Ferg, and Ludacris, Mississippi’s Big K.R.I.T. is playing...
Boston’s Best Hip-Hop Songs: An Introduction Jon Simmons November 26, 2014hich is it, that Boston has no hip-hop scene, or that it hasn’t been discovered yet? The answer depends on who...
Local Spotlight: Bakari J.B. Jon Simmons October 29, 2014here came a point when they became too much to handle, and he had to reel them in. That is,...
Preview: Boston Urban Music Festival 2014 Jon Simmons August 20, 2014It’s time for BUMF again. Boston Urban Music Festival, that is, but feel free to just say BUMF. Sharing the...
Beantown Beats: Jeff Replay Jonah Ollman March 23, 2014 fter one listen to Roxbury’s Jeff Replay, it is easy to think that he is from the South. His laid-back,...
Beantown Beats: Charmingly Ghetto Jonah Ollman November 19, 2013 With a name like Charmingly Ghetto, it’s hard not to pay attention. The old-school MC from Dorchester, MA lives...
