Hybrid Theory with Joey B & Fee
Guests: Big Shug, M-Dot, Desco
Big Shug: Born in Boston Shug spent much of his early life in Boston’s Mattapan area (known locally as “Murdapan”). Growing up, he forged a friendship with rapper Guru, leading to them eventually founding the group Gang Starr in Morehouse College with Shug’s younger brother DJ Suave D.
He appeared on “The Militia” from 1998’s Moment of Truth, and contributed to Guru’s Jazzmatazz albums. During the 1990s, Shug recorded a few 12-inch singles produced by DJ Premier for Payday and Chrysalis, but his first proper solo album, Who’s Hard was not released until 2005 and half of the songs were handled by DJ Premier. He is featured on the single “Tap Out”, which appears on M-Dot & DJ Jean Maron’s 2010 album Run MPC.
In late 2024 Big Shug announced that his eighth album would be titled “Undefeated” and fully produced by DJ Premier. The album is currently slated for an early 2025 release.
M-Dot: Born in Revere, Massachusetts, M-Dot is a well respected, hard working emcee/producer with a long track record of making dope music. Before becoming an emcee, M-Dot played college basketball at BHCC, MCLA and Fitchburg State.
M-Dot initially gained expanded exposure when touring Switzerland as the opener for Lawrence rapper Krumb Snatcha in the mid 2000s. M-Dot is known for a high level of productivity and his multi-syllable rhyme schemes. His list of collaborations is extensive, working with Hip Hop legends such as DJ Premier, Marley Marl, Big Shug, Hi Tek, Buckwild DJ 7L among others.
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