Eduardo Cepeda is a music and culture writer living in Boston. He writes a reggaeton column for Remezcla, has bylines at Noisey, Red Bull and others, and is writing a biography on seminal post-hardcore band At The Drive-In for UT Press. Send him tips about local hip-hop, R&B and reggaeton.
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Lil Pump Gives His Own 'Commencement Speech' At Harvard
Lil Pump stands as a marker of a changing rap landscape: one that doesn’t utilize profundity or rap virtuosity to ascribe value.
Life Imitating Meme: Rapper Lil Pump Will Speak At Harvard This Week
The rapper is known for his lighthearted trolling. Part of his mythos revolves around a self-created rumor that he dropped out of Harvard (which he never attended to begin with),...
Helado Negro Is Not Just Young, Latin And Proud. He's Also Constantly Transforming
There's a satiating duality in Helado Negro. His music is perpetually innovating, yet it feels as though it's always been the antecedent to the current Latinx wave.
The 15 Best Albums Of The Year
Music critics Amelia Mason, Arielle Gray and Eduardo Cepeda reflect on the year on the popular music landscape.
At Oberon, Billy Dean Thomas Redefines 'American Gothic'
Thomas also plans to explore the white gaze they encounter on a daily basis in Boston. “Especially being queer and masculine-presenting ... I’d like to take that, and flip it.”
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Wu-Tang Clan's Irreverent '36 Chambers' Embodies And Transcends Punk
The ferocious attitude, grainy sound and warped timbre throughout the album made it like nothing hip-hop had ever seen before.
J Balvin Stands As Iconic Pillar In New Wave Of Latin Music Domination
Some critics look at this “resurgence” as something of a sanitation of the genre, and even a white-washing. But there’s no denying that this movement, mainly edified by Balvin ––...
For Us And By Us: Boston Party Picó Picante Serves As Joyous Space For People Of Color
Seeking to bring various underrepresented cultures together, Picó Picante is not just an anchor of POC and Queer nightlife in Boston. It's a place to exhale.
Latin Trap Rapper Bad Bunny Is Redefining Masculinity In A Genre Steeped In Machismo
Bad Bunny serves as a messy case study of a rapper attempting to reinvent masculinity outside of homophobia -- however clumsily and problematically -- in a genre steeped in machismo.
The 15 Best Hip-Hop And R&B Albums Of 2017
For the first time in history, hip-hop and R&B overtook rock as the most consumed music in the United States. Music critic Eddie Cepeda highlights the best of the music...