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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

Pleading for a visual hip-hop album | Sing About Me

Aidan Mega February 5, 2023
Why don't visual albums exist within the scope of hip-hop — especially considering its stature as the pinnacle of musical storytelling?
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

XXXTentacion bridged a gap between mental health and hip-hop, but he is not a hero | Sing About Me

Aidan Mega October 3, 2022
The problem that still afflicts so many after X’s passing is justling with his publicly-known mental struggles in relation to his horrifying history of violence and assault.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

PnB Rock’s Death Should Incentivize Labels to Protect Their Artists | Sing About Me

Aidan Mega September 15, 2022
Widely acclaimed rappers continue to die as their labels fail to effectively protect them, according to Aiden Mega.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

The Weeknd Did What Any Performer Should Do | Sing About Me

Aidan Mega September 8, 2022
Aidan Mega unpacks The Weeknd's Decision to stop his L.A. performance early, and explains why the performer made the right decision.
Jacklyn Tsung / DFP Staff

Sing About Me: Watching The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a valid grounding technique

Aidan Mega April 19, 2022
Every time I see “Directed and Produced by [the late and great] Stephen Hillenburg,” with washed strings accompanying Gene Ween’s psychedelic vocals as a slideshow of my favorite childhood characters takes its course, the dam just breaks — and the tears flow more and more as the ensuing existential crisis grows more potent
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Sing About Me: YNW Melly might be guilty, but his lyrics shouldn’t be evidence of that

Aidan Mega April 5, 2022
While the case against YNW Melly is seemingly bolstered by an arsenal of forensic evidence, the statements from his lawyers nonetheless serve as a reminder that bias against the craft of a predominantly Black genre is still present.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto / DFP Staff

Sing About Me: Russian rhymers are spearheading a crucial path toward freedom of speech

Aidan Mega March 22, 2022
Columnist Aidan Mega discusses Russian anti-war protests by popular Russian rappers Oxxxymorin and Morgenshtern
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Sing About Me: The appeal of sad playlists to Generation Z

Aidan Mega March 1, 2022
No one in Gen. Z is impervious to the rain, but a “sad playlist” — as bleak as it sounds — might prove to be a decent umbrella.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Sing About Me: If you want Roddy Ricch to return to form, stop living in the past

Aidan Mega February 15, 2022

If you ask the layman trap connoisseur to recall what set the decade in motion, most wouldn’t look back on a ball dropping or the rumbling noise of Times Square as Ryan Seacrest smiled for the cameras.  As...

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