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Dart Against Humanity
by Dart Against Humanity
Dart Against Humanity, the podcast where journalist/historian/author Dart Adams discusses whatever he feels like discussing whenever he feels like it however he feels like it. He covers everything from music journalism to television, film, music, Hip Hop culture, the Black music continuum, comic books, gaming or sports from the perspective of a creative who overthinks and decomposes analyzes everything then walks the listener through the entire process. Enjoy. Or don’t. It’s a free country. At least for the time being it is.
Episodes
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 100: Game Oeuvreture
The word "oeuvre" refers to the collected works of an artist, author or a painter. An "overture" is either an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, suite, play, oratorio, or another extended composition or it can be an introduction to something more substantial. Smash them both together...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 99: Darty Mind/52 Weeks Later
Dart Adams discusses the 40th anniversary of Prince's classic 1980 LP "Dirty Mind", the first anniversary of the release of his book "Best Damn Hip Hop Writing: The Book Of Dart", his upcoming piece about the 25th anniversary of AZ's "Doe Or Die" & his gripes with Anchor in terms of sponsorships....
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 98: Hack & Slash & Burn
I tell the full story of how my verified Twitter account with over 20K followers got hacked and while I do want it back, why I'm simultaneously not in a rush to get it back. Report it as hacked so it can't infect other accounts and Twitter finally secures it, but I'm enjoying not arguing with...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 97: Lost Notes
Dart Adams discusses his appearance on Season 3 of KCRW's Lost Notes podcast hosted by poet/author Hanif Abdurraqib, his struggles with trying to carve out a space for himself in a new arena, how he was woefully unprepared for the 2nd straight week in a row to record an episode of Dart Against...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 96: Blockstun
On today's episode of Dart Against Humanity I had to figure out what to make the episode about since I've been so busy and I wrote a piece during this podcast since I'm on a deadline. I decided to call the episode Blockstun after an FGC term referring to when a video game character is still stuck...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 95: Live 95
On this episode of Dart Against Humanity, I discuss the year 1995 in Rap tapes and films from my perspective as a high school senior who was working with the Boston Public Schools and Office Of The Attorney General as well as an actor for MCET in Cambridge saving up money for when I attended…
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 94: Keep It Real
On today's episode I discuss the real life & career ramifications of keeping it 100 at times and never compromising as a critic/journalist versus when to recognize when there's no need to give your take or insert your opinion when it won't add to the conversation or it isn't warranted. Rest in...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 93: No Protection
On today's episode of Dart Against Humanity I discuss the work stoppages in the NBA & WNBA bubbles which extended to protests in other sports leagues and the frustrations of being a Black creative feeling that your contributions, innovations, creations and your labor might have value but your…
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 92: LVL 45 ///
This week's episode of Dart Against Humanity is LVL 45 ///. It's all about my life growing up and the lessons I learned along the way, the 30th anniversary of the North American release of SNK's Neo Geo Playmore which was Boston drug dealer status symbol, the tragic murder of Boston basketball...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 91: Real Life RPG Grinding
I explain where I presently am physically, emotionally and mentally 72 hours short of turning 45. I discuss my issues with Rob Markman going back years, why I skipped a mid life crisis and the mindfuck of being able to do things you always wanted to do as a young person but how that still might…
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 90: Tale Of The Tape
Tonight I tell the full story behind the rise and fall of my label Producers I Know, how I quit journalism to the become a full time label owner, A&R and creative consultant in August 2015. By November 2016, everything had gone to shit. By January 2017, I was back in Rap journalism writing...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 89: 45 Over 40
I revisit last week's episode about Bostonian Black & Latinx erasure before launching into my latest piece for Medium's LEVEL 40 Over 40 campaign titled "The 20 Best Rap Albums by Artists Over 40". I explain my process, approach and personal philosophy when it comes to writing pieces like these...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 88: Boston Eracism
I dedicated today's episode of Dart Against Humanity to the rampant erasure Boston's Black & Latinx populations have had to endure and its many byproducts, including how we're viewed by Blacks & Latinxs outside of New England unaware that we exist or our many contributions to the culture. This...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 87: Disclaimer Statement
Last episode was called Non Stop, in this episode I decided to discuss what the aftereffects and realities of going nonstop or hustling your ass off are like. I feel that being completely transparent in this space is the only way to avoid making people in this space or field think in order to...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 86: Non Stop
On today's episode I rehash all of the sports I've been watching at odd hours of the night since I don't sleep, the albums I listen to while I write and research, I discuss an article I was quoted in on Pigeons & Planes by Trey Alston then I spend the rest of the episode discussing the play...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 85: Civilize An '85er
On today's episode of Dart Against Humanity, Dart talks about how 1985 was the year with the best & most influential coming of age/teen films of all time and even makes some bonus picks from the same year while breaking down their individual and collective impacts.
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 84: Small Talk At Columbus & Yarmouth
On today's episode, Dart discusses two articles about sample sources and from earlier this weeks and highlights how beat digging/sample chasing culture has changed vastly over the years in terms of rules, etiquette and protocol plus how he had to reconcile that as an old head and as a journalist...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 83: Let The Dart Hit 'Em
On today's episode of Dart Against Humanity I discuss Eric B. & Rakim's 3rd LP and arguably their best album overall "Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em" and its significance not only in their back catalogue but its overall impact on Rap in 1990. Look for my 30th anniversary retrospective on it which will…
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 82: A Personal Legend
The episode stars out with me explaining why my approach to recording and distributing the podcast changed over time then launched into me talking about Jas Fly AKA Jas Waters, a fellow journalist/writer who recently passed away so I try to cope with her passing the only way I know how.
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 81: A Friendly Game Of Korean Baseball
Today on Dart Against Humanity I discuss the recent protests & rioting initiated by police attacking peaceful protestors and the looting/property damage often initiated by those who aren't down for the cause & are just opportunists. The Blackout Tuesday/Pause The Show debacle on IG, the "This…
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 80: Dart On Art
On today's episode Dart discusses his personal feelings on art, culture, standards and what moves him from an emotional, tonal and creative standpoint vs. other people might enjoy that differs from his preference & why he doesn't like when people ask for his opinion on certain things because of…
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 79: The New Not Normal
Today Dart discusses how he's passing the time 70 full days into quarantine doing home improvements, researching, doing consulting, fact checking & staying busy. Conversations jump from "The Last Dance", Top 5 discussions, UTFO's debut album, New Edition's "My Secret" controversy, video game...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 78: The Podcaster Ya Love To Hate
Today Dart Adams discusses Ice Cube's debut solo album "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" assisted by the Bomb Squad after leaving N.W.A.on the 30th anniversary of its release. The album's importance, lasting influence and role in the continuum of classic Rap albums is also expounded upon. Read Ice Cube’s...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 77: Basketball Diaries
Dart decides to talk about his early days playing basketball and the life lessons he learned from being a kid who had natural ability, height and a love for the game who never really worked on his game although he watched a lot of ball and the reality checks he faces when he went up against those...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 76: Quarantine Day 49
Dart Adams discusses everything that's happened in the almost 3 month hiatus between Season 4 and Season 5 the final season of Dart Against Humanity, including the COVID-19 virus that's resulted in me being quarantined/sheltering at home for 49 days. I discuss my present mental state, coping...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 75: Abare
In the final episode of Season 4, I discuss the past 10 years of my career and where my path crossed with FWMJ. Abare is a term dealing with the damage you can do in trades or exchanges in fighting games that allow you to survive or come out on top even when you're at a disadvantage. I talk about...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 74: Okizeme
On this edition of Dart Against Humanity, I discuss the ugly events surrounding the shoddy handling of reporting the sudden passing of Kobe Bryant & his daughter Gigi this past Sunday. I was so disgusted with the media and humanity as a whole I fell back from real time social media (especially...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 73: American Dart
The discussion today is about cult films, how that designation has changed over time and how easy or hard it is for a film to earn that title in the era of Real Time Social Media with all of the different streaming portals both legitimate and of the pirate variety. I even list quite a few cult...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 72: The Learning Pt. 2
Dart returned from MIT after seeing Harry Allen x Rob Swift's Harbanger turntable septet/orchestra with a fresh perspective on the value of Hip Hop culture. He talks about the transformative nature of Hip Hop culture and how art evolves over time due to influence while providing examples from his...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 71: The Learning
Last night, I went to MIT to witness a lecture between legendary journalist/author Harry Allen & legendary DJ/turntablist Rob Swift. I had known both for quite a while but the subject matter of the lecture really resonated with me on many levels as a creative who isn't constantly aspiring to be...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 70: 2020 Vision
On the first episode of Dart Against Humanity recorded in 2020, Dart discusses his research done for articles about 1985 & 1990, including how & why it took so long for the first Rap song to hit #1 on Billboard's Hot 100, MC Hammer's unique single roll out for his 1990 LP "Please Hammer Don't…
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 69: Top 5 Xmas Countdown
On today's episode of Dart Against Humanity, he discusses his spoiler free reaction to seeing "The Rise Of Skywalker" last Friday, his new Medium piece "Tetsuo & Adulthood: The Influence Of “Akira” 30 Years Later" and he recounts his top 5 Christmases from when he was a kid to young adulthood.
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 68: The Writer's Dilemma
Dart talks about dealing with the potentially crippling doubt & uncertainty involved with being work for hire and having to deal with trying to sell your art to people that don't value it anywhere near as much as you do within that same space. The talk veers into the many ways this manifests…
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 67: RIP PHASE2
Dart talks about his experience at the 2019 Boston Music Awards, the passing of Hip Hop legend PHASE2 & what it means to him (and all of us), "Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker", "Dune", "Robotech" and for some odd reason? "Transformers: The Movie"
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 66: Dart Imitates Life
In this episode I address the last episode being trash, the Drake normalized rappers singing take, the 90's R&B wasn't filthy take, when I learned R&B was filthy back in 1984 and lost my innocence thus spoiling it for everyone else, working on my next two books, Uptown vs. Def Jam, digging for...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 65: How To Stay Motivated
Rebounding from Thanksgiving, Dart does an episode about the adaptation of the new season of "Watchmen", Martin Scorcese's "The Irishman", the Boston Celtics' insistence on booing Kyrie Irving as their being successful without him and how to stay motivated as a writer when you're not on the…
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 64: Dare Iz A Dartside
On this episode of Dart Against Humanity I observe the 25th anniversary of Redman's classic sophomore album "Dare Iz A Darkside". I recall Def Jam's Month Of The Man promotional campaign. I even read from the album credits/liner notes of the CD J card & excerpts from Adario Strange's The Source...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 63: Winter Is Coming
Dart discusses Winter albums again, which leads him to discussing the 25th anniversary of Method Man's classic debut "Tical" in detail. He also rehashes his Twitter debate about how iconic the Wu Tang Clan logo is then he sets up next week's discussion about Def Jam's Month Of The Man campaign…
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 62: Dart Stranding
Dart discusses his thoughts about the game "Death Stranding" then talks us through the process of researching for several pieces he's presently writing including his Method Man "Tical" 25th anniversary retrospective, Independent As F* 3 & liner notes he's doing for an upcoming album which made…
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 61: The Book Of Dart
Dart breaks down everything that happened with his book "Best Damn Hip Hop Writing: The Book Of Dart" being released on October 8th, 2019. The stress & eustress that came after its release, the unexpected sales success, what happened with the BBC's The Greatest Hip Hop Song Of All Time list he…
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 60: LVL 44 ///
On the final episode of Dart Against Humanity Season 3 I discuss the problems with trying to have genuine exchanges with people via Twitter and real time social media and the havoc that can ensue in part one. In part 2, I discuss leveling up using the 1989 classic NES game "Dragon Warrior" as a...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 59: The Power Of The Written Word
On today's episode of Dart Against Humanity I discuss the sheer power of the written word, the neverending chase of trying to get the reader feel or understanding what you were attempting to convey plus try to make people who may or may not have cared about something before they began reading to...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 58: The Sequence Of Events
On today's episode of Dart Against Humanity I discuss my fixation/fascination with album sequencing, specifically the difference between classic albums that are sequenced almost perfect vs. classic albums that could be sequenced in a way that make the album flow as well if not better than the...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 57: Nintendo vs. The 4th Generation
In today's episode of Dart Against Humanity, I discuss Nintendo fighting video stores on the subject on game rentals and the lengths they went through trying to maintain their dominant market share of the videogame industry with the 4th generation of gaming consoles looming over the horizon (Sega...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 56: The Recognized Thresholds Of Nerdery
Today's episode of Dart Against Humanity subject stems from a tweet I made saying that Hip Hop had nerds involved it in from the outset & the resistance it received from some Twitter users who fail to see the connection. I decided to be the wholebrained INTJ-A that I am and break down exactly why...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 55: Know Your Role
On today's episode of Dart Against Humanity I discuss the cross section of playing role playing games, watching cartoons/anime, reading comic books/graphic novels and how it's an entry point for comic book/video game creators as well as writers and directors who are tasked with entertaining...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 54: Music Supervision In Film x TV
On today's episode of Dart Against Humanity, I decide to discuss my fascination with music departments in film and television and my dream of becoming one in the near future by recapping some films and television (network, cable, Hulu/Amazon/Netflix) shows that I feel have incredible music...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 53: Context, Depth & Nuance
On today's episode of Dart Against Humanity I discussed the lack of perspective, context, depth & nuance in much of today's art criticism and music journalism then I discuss many of the differences between the upbringings of Generation X, Millennials & Generation Z which often leads to...
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Dart Against Humanity Ep. 52: Street Level Post Draft Show
The first half of today's episode of Dart Against Humanity I break down the false narrative that Danny Ainge had all the leverage and the assets imaginable and was at fault because no one wanted to make deals with him or the Boston Celtics. The second half of the episode is spent on the 25th...
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Dart Against Humanity, the podcast where journalist/historian/author Dart Adams discusses whatever he feels like discussing whenever he feels like it however he feels like it. He covers everything from music journalism to television, film, music, Hip Hop culture, the Black music continuum, comic books, gaming or sports from the perspective of a creative who overthinks and decomposes analyzes everything then walks the listener through the entire process. Enjoy. Or don’t. It’s a free country. At least for the time being it is.
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