Author: 2Blunt

The third annual Blaire B*tch Project took over City Hall Plaza this Halloween, continuing its mission “to spotlight high-profile independent female artists who embody unapologetic Black feminine energy.”

Founded by local organizer and artist manager Sadiq Ervin, the event marked a major step up from previous years, moving from the historic roller-skating rink Chez-Vous to the heart of downtown Boston. Ervin, who manages Boston artist KEI, said his vision has always been to create an outlet for women in hip-hop to showcase their talent and command the stage.

This year’s lineup reflected that mission, featuring a mix of Boston and New York talent. The show opened with Oompa, who not only performed but also hosted the evening, hyping up the crowd between sets. Following Oompa was Boston rapper Chelley Marie, who performed three songs to strong audience reactions. “Shout out to Blair Project! We are at City Hall wit it, Anycia is about to pop out and rock out,” Marie told the crowd before her set.

The event wasn’t without challenges. The scheduled headliner, rising Atlanta rapper Anycia, failed to appear, reportedly missing her flight. This marked the second time the artist canceled a Boston-area performance, leaving many fans disappointed.

Still, the show went on. New York-based rock group Mareko and the Slores brought high energy to the stage with a mix of electric guitars, drums, and powerful vocals. “We’re half from New York and half New Jersey — somewhere in the middle — and we’re on all streaming platforms,” Mareko told the audience.

The night’s momentum carried into the final performance by KEI, the Boston Music Awards 2025 nominee known for her unique hip-hop and rock fusion. Having performed alongside names like Rico Nasty and IDK, KEI’s high-energy set capped off the evening perfectly as fans danced in their Halloween costumes under the city lights.

Despite the setbacks, organizers and attendees agreed the night was a success. Local production team Enjoy the Thrill, who assisted in producing the show, worked behind the scenes to overcome logistical hurdles and keep the event running smoothly.

In its third year, The Blaire B*tch Project continues to grow in reach and reputation. With its focus on empowerment, authenticity, and community, the event has cemented itself as one of Boston’s most important platforms for independent women artists in hip-hop.

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Summer ‘25 may be winding down, but the city hasn’t stopped buzzing. From powerful panels to live shows and vibrant festivals, Boston’s cultural calendar has been packed with diversity, energy, and community spirit. Here’s a recap of some of the most notable events from the past few weeks:

Disrupt the Narrative

On August 21st, the Museum of Science hosted a unique installment of the Disrupt the Narrative series—an ongoing conversation on art and culture. Curated by Catherine Nakato and the mYouSeeEm team, the evening featured an intimate dialogue between Nakato and acclaimed actor/singer Rotimi. Together, they unpacked art, culture, and the importance of carving space for authentic, unapologetic storytelling.

Prison Reform Panel

That same week, Roxbury Community College became the stage for a powerful conversation on criminal justice reform. Organized by mayoral candidate Josh Kraft, the panel included Robert Kraft (New England Patriots owner) and rap star Meek Mill, who highlighted the work of the REFORM Alliance—a coalition co-founded by Robert Kraft, Meek Mill, JAY-Z, and others pushing for systemic change in America’s prison system.

Boston’s own Smoke Bulga (MMG) was also in attendance, standing alongside Meek Mill and showing love for both community and politics. Just weeks earlier, Bulga was spotted at a Roxbury brunch campaigning with Josh Kraft—proof of how hip-hop and civic engagement are increasingly intersecting.

Hunxho at Big Night Live

On August 24th, Big Night Live was packed wall-to-wall for a highly anticipated concert headlined by Hunxho with Jay Critch. Fans lined up around the block to see Hunxho, a Billboard-charting North Carolina rapper who, despite his low-key persona, commands a loyal following. Jay Critch brought his Brooklyn energy to the stage, hyping up the Boston crowd.

The show, produced by Platinum Ent, Cedar Tree Ent, and Vasjan, also spotlighted rising talent with openers like C4, Dee G A Money, Lyrriic, Grimey Gurt, Kam’ Geez, and more. Definitely one of the standout concerts of the summer.

Carnival

Of course, no Boston summer is complete without Carnival—the annual celebration of Caribbean culture, music, and unity. This year, the vibes were unmatched: vibrant colors, pulsating rhythms, and a spirit of togetherness that carried from J’Ouvert at 5 a.m. into the main festivities outside Grove Hall to Franklin Park.

The Haitian floats stood out this year, adding flavor and pride to an already electric atmosphere. Minimal violence, maximum joy—it was everything Carnival is meant to be.

Everybody Gotta Eat

Over in Cambridge, Everybody Gotta Eat returned with its 6th annual cookout. What began as a friendly competition among friends over who could cook the best has grown into a beloved community tradition. This year’s cookout delivered not only incredible food but also local vendors showcasing small businesses, making the event as much about community support as it is about good vibes and great bites.

Breezy Bowl XX

Closing out the month was one of the biggest events of the summer: Breezy Bowl XX at Fenway Park. Thousands of fans poured into the iconic stadium to see R&B superstar Chris Brown headline alongside Bryson Tiller and Summer Walker. The tour is a celebration of 20 years of Chris Brown. With Fenway as the backdrop, the night was nothing short of legendary—proving Boston can throw down with the best when it comes to star-studded live music.

Final Word

From panel discussions that challenge perspectives to concerts and festivals that unite the city, Boston has been alive with culture all summer long. If this season is any sign of what’s to come, the fall lineup is going to be just as unforgettable.

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Black people in Boston have been a trending topic on social media lately — and Summer ’25 is out to prove just how ethnic and cultural the city really is. Festivities have been popping up all over, and they’re giving nothing but CULTURE.
Sure, Boston is known for its championship sports teams and prestigious universities, but this summer has been a loud reminder: the city has serious cultural flavor.

Mayor Wu’s Summer Dance Party Series

We kicked off our mid-summer wrap-up with Mayor Michelle Wu’s Summer Dance Party Series on July 25th at Government Center, presented by the DJs of SILK. The night was filled with smooth R&B tracks, good vibes, and a crowd ready to groove.

 

The best part? It was free to the public, with food provided by the new Jamaican restaurant Blue Mountain. Love to see Mayor Wu showing support for live events and cultural happenings in the city. The second of the Summer Dance Party Series took place this past weekend on Aug 9th with an Island vibes theme. Local Afrobeats artist Odio and official Islndz Sounds artist Maura Delgado both performed.

Boston While Black Family Reunion

The very next day (July 26th), a few different events were going on in the city. The 5th Annual Boston While Black Family Reunion took over Lawn on D — and for the first time, expanded deeper into the Seaport District. Founder & CEO Sheena Collier continues to provide a safe, celebratory space for people of color to gather, connect, and enjoy Boston.

Food trucks and vendors held it down — including @everybodygotta_eat, @bostoncookiekitchen, @suyajoint, and @bibimboxtruck, just to name a few. The event was headlined by Roxbury native & Spelman grad Nay Speaks, delivering a standout performance. Major props to Sheena and her team for creating such a powerful community moment.

Black Market’s Summer of X Block Party

That same day, Nubian Square came alive with Black Market’s 5th Annual Summer of X Block Party. The lineup? Local acts Most High Kingdom (Najee Janey, Milkshaw Benedict, Sean Wire), DJ sets by Dee J Dex and Kool DJ Red Alert, and a headlining performance from Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, and the Get Fresh Crew.

It was amazing to see two unapologetically Black events happening at the same time in Boston — both pulling huge, energized crowds.

Kerm’s Day

Just a few miles away, also on July 26th, the guys from the Kerm’s Shop put together their 5th annual Kerm’s Day in Randolph, MA. The event took place at Randolph Middle School after a quick venue switch. Nonetheless, supporters, vendors and spectators from all over came to commune and be festive. The aim of the event is to celebrate life and to bring a safe place for families and friends to enjoy community.

Bentopia: The Day Party of the Summer

Fast forward to Sunday, August 3rd — the highly anticipated Bentopia went down at The Yard in Charlestown’s Hood Park. With a massive 2,000-person capacity, this was dubbed the biggest day party of the summer. Music was on lock with DJ Storm, DJ PapaDon, DJ TGIF, and of course DJ Real P. Boston’s movers and shakers came out dressed to impress — the vibes? Very vibey. Very cool. Very Black Boston.

 

Major Concerts Lighting Up the City

Boston has also been getting spoiled with big-name shows this summer:

• Tyler, The Creator – July 8 @ TD Garden
• Russ – July 18 @ Xfinity Center

 

• Davido – August 1 @ Agganis Arena
• Clipse (Let God Sort Them Out Tour) – August 3 @ Roadrunner

 

• Lil Wayne (Carter VI Tour w/ Belly Gang Kushington, French Montana, Tyga & more) – August 3 @ Xfinity Center, Mansfield

 

Crew Love Boston’s Annual Basketball Tournament

On August 9th, Crew Love Boston hosted their annual basketball tournament at Harambee Park. The matchups were Mattapan vs Hyde Park and Roxbury vs Dorchester — battling it out for bragging rights and the official Crew Love Trophy.

Each team was sponsored by Jaylen Brown’s 741 Performance, which was a huge look for the players and the community.

Hyde Park Day & Spark the Block

The very next day (August 10th), the city kept the momentum going:

• Hyde Park Day at Cleary Square brought together local vendors, residents, and community leaders for a neighborhood celebration.

 

• Meanwhile, Spark FM hosted their Spark the Block party — complete with food, drinks, vendors, live music, DJs, and performances. Big love to Ms. Hotsauce and her team for putting on another community gem.

 

Boston’s Cultural Meter Is Rising

From day parties to block parties, family reunions to live concerts, Boston’s mid-summer scene is proving that this city’s cultural pulse is stronger than ever.

It’s a blessing to witness. Who knows — maybe Boston is finally building that cultural rep. 😎

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Summer 25 starts off with a bang and it definitely brought the heat with it. With temperatures nearly hitting 100 degrees and the star power that came in the area, summer in MA started off hot.

The line up started on June 20th in Providence, RI where Vasjan and DJ Jukkes consistently throws great vibes with a celebrity walk throughs. This time around it was NARDO WICK at LoveraVIP and the place was on tilt! After popping a couple of bottles and vibing, NARDO WICK graced the stage by performing a couple of tracks and turnt the place up even more.
Shout out to everyone who came out and turned up. Salute to the opening acts too, some of them were really dope! Some of the openers included MIA SNOW, LIL EASTON, S-KO and more. Definitely a good night.

That same weekend NATALIE NUNN and the BADDIES came out to play at the Grand Boston! That event was also associated with Vajan but this time in partnership with Platinum Entertainment Group and Afrique Events.
NATALIE NUNN had the Boston baddies going up with her Zeus Network ladies. Lemuel Plummer, the owner of Zeus Network was in the spot too and performed a couple of tracks with NATALIE. We were able to catch up with NATALIE at the let out and she introduced us to baddies LO LONDAN and RELLA G. Check out the video on our ‘SHOWS’ tab.

On June 25th, SHAWNY BINLADIN was suppose to pull up to Sonia in Cambridge for an all ages event put together by SO TALENTED but the show was unfortunately cancelled. Big bummer because we’re pretty excited to see a whole lotta wickery. All good though because SO TALENTED made up for it a few days ago later with a show Friday night at the Middle East Nightclub. He had Chiraq’s young star CHUCKYY come out for what seemed to be a sold out show! We weren’t able to make it but it looked like a great time.

Another notable event that took place last week into the weekend was BAMSfest. BAMSfest is becoming a staple in the Boston community where people come to commune, network and be festive. It was a six day event with many performers including LALAH HATHAWAY, EDO G and LITTLE BROTHER. It’s nice to see the crew at BAMSfest going strong, this is their 3rd year at it and have been bringing the feel good communal vibe to city.

Honorable mention goes out to the big day party in Providence known as DAY TRILL which took place the weekend of June 28th and Vas’ second annual Waikiki Boat Cruise which took place on the same day.

It’s only the first week of July and the city is hot. It’ll only get more heated with these upcoming shows; G HERBRO at Centro Nightclub on 7.12, RUSS Into the W!ld Tour at Xfinity Center on 7.18, CASH COBAIN, BAY SWAG & LOUGOTCASH at the Palladium on 7.19, CLIPSE Let God Sort em Out Tour at Roadrunner Boston on 8.3 and many more! Stay posted on all our social to catch the latest and hottest updates in the city.

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Saturday May 10th was a good day on many different levels. The C’s smacked the Nicks by 20 in New York, keeping us in the series but the main event was a highly anticipated show that the whole city came out to support. That event was the MILLYZ AND FRIENDS concert at MGM Music Hall.

MIILYZ has been carrying the torch for Massachusetts rap for some time now. With his proclaimed High Level rap, MIILYZ has been seeing national success attaining a spot on Apple Music Hip-hop/ Rap Albums chart. Outside of the numbers though, MILLYZ has been going crazy on platforms like Funk Flex and more recently Justin Credbile with freestyles that don’t cease to impress. Its dope to see an artist from Cambridge doing what he’s doing to the game and it seems like he really wants to give back to the town. 

MILLYZ AND FRIENDS was a LiveNation show at a pretty large venue. He and his team managed to sell it out, which is a great look, he definitely has  the support of the city. MILLYZ got the show going performing a few of his hits, then he showed support from some industry friends. Opening acts included local rapper MAI WAVE and not so local any more MMG’s SMOKE BULGA. The first guest act to hit the stage was SKRILLA. SKRILLA has a huge underground fan base and the audience was amped to see him perform.

Next up was DIANY DIOR and BAY SWAG. DIANY and MILLYZ performed their new track on Blanco 7 ‘My Lil Shh’. Then BAY SWAG, the Slizzy gang representative hit the stage performing some of his hottest hits. MILLYZ has been living in New York for some time now, so it does make sense for him to bring out some of NYC’s hottest underground artists.

 BENNY THE BUTCHER popped out to do a set. The founding member of the Griselda collective came ready to kill the stage. Both BENNY and MILLYZ have a few tracks together so it was not too surprising to see the Buffalo native pop out.

New Jersey reprehensive, ALBEE AL was on the sense. ALBEE has a fire track with MILLYZ and LEAF WARD that has been steadily racking up millions of views on YouTube. ALLBEE also performed a set satisfying all those who are a fan of gritty street lyrics.

One of the biggest surprises of the night was seeing fellow Massachusetts rapper, BIA come out and perform. The lady super star has been making ways in the industry for some time now and its dope to see her come back home and support MILLYZ. Them two have been the front runners and the blueprint for success in the industry coming out of MASS.

Of course JADAKISS popped out to perform and to support his prodigy. MILLYZ has talent for sure and had been putting in work for some time now, but some may argue that his success comes from working with JADA. JADAKISS has been in the game since days of rapping with NOTORIOUS B.I.G and known to be in the top 5 rappers dead or alive. He is a pioneer in the rap game and proven to be a great mentor with MILLYZ’ success.

It has been dope to see MILLYZ career grow from performing at small venues like the Middle East to selling out the formidable MGM Music Hall. And it feels like its still just the beginning for the kid. Many people are just getting wind of MILLYZ’ music and with him exploring with applying melodies and vocals in his songs, there’s no telling where his success may take him. All in all we wish the best for MILLYZ and his camp and hope to see his career continue to grow.
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What’s up, everyone! It feels great to be back blogging again. We had to take a brief hiatus due to some technical difficulties, but we’re back and ready to bring you the latest scoop on what’s happening around the state.

A lot went down while we were away, but we’re here to cover some of the recent events and activations, in no particular order, as well as a few shows we’re excited about.

Let’s start with this past weekend, which featured some unique events that really shined a spotlight on the city. On Friday night, Celtics superstar Jaylen Brown premiered his 741 Performance shoe at the Museum of Science. The event was a release party for the “Black Moon” sneaker and an unveiling of the new “White Noise” colorway.

The event brought out the city’s tastemakers and featured several celebrity appearances. Gillie and Wallo were in the building to get the inside scoop, as well as Karen Civil and IDIM podcaster Wayno. The Museum of Science was packed with Boston’s streetwear and sports culture elite. GotSole founder and CEO Jonathan DiModica was there, along with Super Gl0rious owner and curator Jonathan D. Epstein. DJ phenoms the Super Smash Brothers kept the vibes flowing as the official DJs of the event.

Guests mingled and vibed before attending a panel featuring young journalist Jazzy from @jazzysworldtv, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and Jaylen Brown. The discussion centered around the future of performance, among other topics, before transitioning to a dazzling presentation at the breathtaking Omni Theater.

The release carried on into the next day with the first in-store release of the “Black Moon” at CNCPTs on Newbury St. Fans camped out since the night before to get their hands on the sneakers. JB showed love to his fans, making the experience extra special for everyone who purchased a pair.

Later that same Saturday, something truly unprecedented was happening just down the street.
@redbullsnow hosted an epic snowboarding competition in the middle of Government Center. The spectacle, dubbed #REDBULLHEAVYMETAL, drew over 10,000 spectators eager to see the daredevil stunts of the competitors. The event definitely brought the rock ‘n’ roll energy to the city, and the vibe was electric, thanks to the smooth DJ sets by none other than the Smash Brothers! It was dope seeing them rocking it in such a major way.

As Black History Month comes to a close, there’s still time to celebrate. This Friday, February 28, the Black Brilliance Gala will be held at Hibernian Hall from 8 PM to 11 PM. You can grab your tickets here: Black Brilliance Gala Tickets.

If a less formal vibe is more your style, check out Fete: Fridays for a great place to hang out, enjoy some drinks, and grab amazing food.

Looking ahead to March, there are four shows we’re especially excited about. First, @sotalented is back in the area, bringing SKRILLA live to the Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge on March 7th.

The very next day, on March 8th, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie will be performing at the Strand in Providence, RI.

On March 12th, The Sneaky Linq, presented by Junq, will take over the Moxy Rooftop Bar, with local Boston talent Maye Star set to perform.

Lastly, we have J.I. The Prince performing at Kulture in Providence, RI, brought to you by Vasjan and DJ Juukes. This show is definitely going to be a vibe!

That’s all for now, ladies and gents! Be sure to stay tuned to all our social media accounts for updates on what we’re up to. Massachusetts has so much going on, and we’re doing our best to cover it all. If there’s anything you want us to feature, slide into our DMs and let us know!

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