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Interview: Slum Village

Jon Simmons March 9, 2015

Dilla’s beats are like ancient pottery—handspun, imperfect, each a vessel of history that demands preservation. It’s true—when most people hear the name Slum Village, an underground hip-hop group formed in Detroit in the mid-90’s, they think of the late, great...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/22/2015

Billy February 23, 2015

Welcome back to our Weekly Wrap-Up! In this week’s edition, I get really hyped on funk and spend too much time trying to think of quirky titles. Dude Shreds the Flute on Zoya’s “Letters to Toska” It’s a bold...

Rap Spaghetti: Aesop Rock, Rob Sonic, and DJ Abilities

Jon Simmons February 19, 2015

Hungry for rap spaghetti? Aesop Rock and Rob Sonic are ready to feed you a tangle of terms. On Tuesday night, a sold-out college-aged crowd at The Sinclair came hungry to consume Aesop Rock’s intricate rhymes along with fellow MC Rob...

Leedz Edutainment: Meet Ned Wellbery, Boston’s Hip-Hop CEO

Jon Simmons February 18, 2015

When Ned Wellbery started Leedz Edutainment—his hip-hop promotions company—in 2004, he sold cellphones and handed out flyers on the side to fund his start-up. Today, Wellbery, aka Leedz, has booked and promoted hundreds of shows in Boston, from rap superstars...

Weekly Wrap-Up: 2/15/2015

Billy February 17, 2015

Valentine’s Day has come and gone again, and there’s nothing quite like filling the gaping hole in your chest with some half-priced chocolate hearts and our Weekly Wrap-Up. Old-Timers Put on their Dancing Shoes for Amy & The Engine’s...

Interview: Aesop Rock

Jon Simmons February 10, 2015

apper Aesop Rock (Ian Bavitz) knows words. Since the mid-90’s he has shaped his signature style, cramming verses full of words like luggage into overhead compartments, each sentence he spits stuffed with head-scratching vocab. Now on tour to support his second album as Hail...