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XEptional – The 17 year-old Beat Prodigy to HipHop

October 23, 2012

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Mickey Boston and XEptional met in 2011, the rest is what you hear today. By age 15, the young prodigy was well on his way to crafting a gift for musicality and hiphop. By age 16 he was to produce “Tonka Truck Beat Down” which became the boombap success that it was in May 2012. […]

“America” the Lyrics, the Context, the Struggle

December 23, 2011

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December 17th, 2011 is a date that states that it is rather “safe” to say that the war in Iraq has “officially ended.” While some say that there was anything between 103 000 and 116 000 civilian deaths, truth be told, it is very likely this figure is a bit more higher. As I write […]

Mickey Boston – Occupy Wall Street (Live Performance)

October 18, 2011

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Live occupation when the most crook-like and powerful institutions steal from the poor. In essence, there is no denying the fact that Occupy Wall Street does not “occupy” Wall Street itself. As some may already be aware, the video for the track “America” that I recorded back in 2009 was shot in October 2010 on Wall Street […]

The Rawkus Tribute – ILL Mestizo & Brosky Commute the Subway

August 9, 2011

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Metal Centipedes There is no hiding the fact that urban street art has come a very long way since “Julio 204” started tagging his name on NYC trains. Like the trains, the art has continued to move in rapid transit format by means of making stops in every major city worldwide only to suddenly gain […]

Hip-Hop and Politics…The Arab Spring and a Call for Equality

June 13, 2011

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Just Another Mickey Boston Piece… While the summer edition of the 2011 Park Jams finally debut in NYC, many hip-hop heads true to the art and elements of the culture may sometimes become weary of where hip-hop is headed in context of mainstream and commercial shifts. Indeed, one may find solace in the new efforts […]

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