De Puerto Rico pa’l Super Bowl By Anytza Delgado When the NFL announced that Bad Bunny would headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show some corners of the internet predictably lost their minds. Below are a few social media posts. Threads. (2025, October 8). “Who is this?” “Why not a real American artist?” The irony…
Actor Kamal Bolden portrays ‘Slim’ in Hang Time Mo Wilks welcomed actor Kamal Bolden to Studio 8-8-9 to discuss his role as Slim in the theatrical production “Hang Time,” which explores intergenerational relationships between Black men. It is set to run at the Emerson Paramount Theater in Boston. Kamal shared his journey from Peoria, Illinois…
From the gritty streets of Brooklyn, New York – East Flatbush to be exact – Pro Era’s founder Joey Bada$$ is continuing to plant his flag and make his mark in the vast world of hip hop. Since grade school, Joey – whose real name is Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott – has aspired to be one…
On September 13th, everybody’s Uncle Charlie Wilson served a buffet of soul with some well known friends at the Leader Bank Pavilion. Dubbed “Uncle Charlie Wilson’s Cookout”, it felt like a cross-generational family affair. On September 13th, everybody’s Uncle Charlie Wilson served a buffet of soul with some well known friends at the Leader Bank…
In 1978, the then young boys formed the singing group New Edition. Never in their wildest dreams could they have envisioned four decades later they would be one of the most successful recording groups, but they would return literally to the streets they once walked and played on with a day in their honor and…
The names of WILD and Skippy White have been intertwined for decades. Both are a part of the Boston media and music landscape for over 60 years. Skippy’s earliest radio days date back to 1961 during the early years of newborn station WILD. WILD was created September 5, 1957, and the price tag for it…
Let me just say this to begin with – I had never seen The Wiz in it’s totality until now. I don’t remember seeing the 1978 film starring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, and I don’t recall going to any stage performances. I may have heard the mentioning of “The Yellow Brick Road” but I…
There are too many words to describe what I experienced during Cliff Notez’s “Live Under The Dome” show last night at the Museum of Science, but a few of them I would choose are raw, immersive, and a prime example of Boston’s Black Excellence. As we (the audience) were filing in, the band was settling…
Local Boston area multi media artist and Berklee professor Cliff Notez stopped by Studio 8-8-9 to discuss his recent work and inform the WERS audience about his upcoming production Live Under The Dome at Museum of Science Boston. Cliff shares his journey as an artist, by the way he is an award-winning, multi–digital media artist,…
writing, photos and video by JBThe 5th annual Summer of X Block Party was nothing short of amazing this time around. Hosted by Black Market’s very own Kia & Chris Grant, the party collectively brought hundreds of Bostonians, and some out of town folks as well, to Nubian Square on Washington St, in Roxbury, MA….