Word: hip-hop
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Dancers at a recent Monday dance displayed the anticipated twists and dips, but many threw in hip-hop moves that wouldn’t be out of place at a Saturday night Quad party. One dancer showed off a moonwalk that would put Michael Jackson to shame...
While his politically conscious lyrics offer new viewpoints on everything from fast food to the war in Afghanistan, the rapper has been instrumental in putting Boston on the hip-hop...
...grown and matured, so has the Boston hip-hop scene—from informal tape-swaps at shows often marred by fights to a flourishing environment that has produced several buzz-worthy artists...
When he was growing up, Lif says, the few hip-hop shows in Boston were “pretty rowdy, so my folks kept me at bay.” There were plenty of other means for a hardcore fan to get his hands on cutting-edge jams, so Lif avidly collected tapes by groups like Run DMC and De La Soul...
...credits David M. Mays ’90, who spun records on WHRB as an undergrad, for introducing him to underground emcees and tracks that never enjoyed commercial circulation. Mays later went on to found “The Source,” the first and most prominent mainstream hip-hop magazine...