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Ernesto Arroyo, a.k.a. “Eroc,” a Boston native and MC in the hip hop group “The Foundation,” introduced himself with a rap: “I am the Foundation, I’m an entire nation/I’m persistence, resistance, the reason for existence...I’m evolution, I’m revolution/They can’t stop us, ’cuz we are free...
...even the behind-the-scenes MC himself can’t answer every question. He recalls handling Sarah Jessica Parker at the Pudding’s 2002 Woman of the Year celebration. “She came in and handed me her coat. I put her coat up. The minute I turn around, all these women rush me and want to know what the label on her coat is. I’m a guy, I don’t know these things...
...year’s concert features Mixfest alumni Duran Duran, Barenaked Ladies and Train, as well as radio favorites Dido, Tori Amos, Michelle Branch, and Vertical Horizon. Jason Mraz, the breakout star of the summer, will also take the stage, and Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray is the guest MC. 6 p.m. $39.50-87.50. FleetCenter, 1 FleetCenter Pl., Boston...
Features Del tha Funkee Homosapien, one of hip-hop’s most interesting musical innovators, who has pulled his posse, the Hieroglyphics, out of relative obscurity with a strong electronica-influenced MC style. With a strong sense of flow and solid rhymes indisputable to anyone who wants to see why underground hip-hop has a strong fan base, they bring the beats back into service for black culture and blatantly demonstrate the ridiculousness of the bling-bling culture. 8 p.m. $20 advance, $23 door; 18+. The Middle East Downstairs, 472 Massachusetts...
...independently-released album, the lyrical gimmicks are nothing if not inventive—especially when rapping about early-bird buffet beatdowns on “The Old Folk Smashers.” Though neither Grape-a-Don nor Lord Grunge can turn a phrase as deftly as fellow bizarro MC Paul Barman, they can still coax a smile and a nod of the head—Batman, Thai food and Applebee’s are all namechecked in just the first two tracks. Grand Buffet’s most distinctive beats are also their most effective ones, from...