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New Edition’s early, Jackson 5-motivated material produced them the forerunners of two generations of young pop (the majority of which was targeted at white audiences). Because they matured and advanced, they laid a lot of the groundwork for the fusion of hip-hop and R&B referred to as fresh jack port …

By far the largest name to emerge from the Boston hardcore picture, Gang Green was an unabashed party music group focusing on beer-soaked, warp-speed three-chord thrash. Enthusiastic about beverage, skateboarding, sex, and much more beverage, the group gradually added stronger ideas of rock as their profession used on, but usually …

A versatile singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual musician, Boston-born, Pennsylvania-based D.S. Bradford attracts from an eclectic roster of affects including sci-fi-minded neo-prog stalwarts Coheed and Cambria, emo-punk rockers Bayside, and alt-rock heroes Foo Fighters. Elevated inside a musical home, Bradford found out the visible arts 1st, but quickly added acoustic guitar …

After establishing the very best Gunnaz label in 2002, CEO, rapper, manager, and producer Cyclone began rounding up Boston’s best hip-hop talent for his The Movement Starts group of compilations. His personal debut recording, B.O.S.N.O.C., made an appearance around the label in 2007.