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...Source” magazine. The two “sides” to which Cublunk refers are the underground hip-hop scene—the world of MCs with wordy lyrics and cult followings—and the street-hop scene—the grit-obsessed world that dominates mainstream...
Mays is the exception. Harvard has yet to produce anyone else of comparable weight in the mainstream rap world, much less any famous MCs or DJs. But the music world is changing, and people in the know say the future looks good for Harvard artists armed with little more than mics, laptops, and strong work ethics...
...culture of hip-hop is a few levels flakier than other types of music,” says Larry Legend, a New York-based hip-hop producer and engineer who has mixed and made beats for mainstream stars like Nas and Jadakiss, as well as underground heroes C-Rayz Walz and DJ Logic...
...matter what kind of music it is, it’s gonna be good, and it’s gonna be successful,” says Jesse Ferguson, label manager for Definitive Jux Records, one of the most successful labels for artists who shoot for music outside of the mainstream...
...love underground hip-hop,” he says. “But in Boston, the more mainstream, basic, beat-driven hip-hop is being pushed underground by the underground...