Word: cublunk
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Cublunk says that the Boston underground may be pushing the musical envelope, but is alienating Boston from widespread recognition...
...respected and understood the underground and the street, and he did more for hip-hop than anybody,” Cublunk says of Mays...
...problem is, right now, Boston hip-hop is unbalanced,” Cublunk says. “You get all these college kids coming to town, wanting to see what our city is about, and they cram 7L & Esoteric [an underground MC/producer duo] down their throats...
...Cublunk gives an example: a concert at the Middle East featuring Brooklyn hardcore rap legends M.O.P. Instead of presenting their beat-heavy street tales, the hip-hop duo, at the request and advice of the promoters, brought a rock band to the concert in order to appeal to the college crowd. The mixture didn’t work...
...Cublunk says that these kinds of compromises happen all the time, and they prevent the college audience from being exposed to other Boston styles. “They need to see the real scene. And the promoters and the underground rappers need to stop being scared about it,” said Cublunk...