Lecco's Lemma

August 23, 1988
WZBC (90.3 FM)
Boston, MA, USA (Boston College)

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Tape 1, Side A

  • Intro
  • The Bridge is Over... Boogie Down Productions
  • Boogie Down Productions medley
  • I Got To Move... James Brown
  • ?... Top Choice Clique
  • Crack Attack Don't Do It... DJ Busy B & 3-D Crew
  • Get Straight... Dandoo Productions
  • All Mixed Up... DJ Spin
  • Beats to the Rhyme... Run-D.M.C.
  • Unfinished Business... Antoinette

Tape 1, Side B

  • Unfinished Business... Antoinette (cont.)
  • Mafia (?)... Sir Bob
  • Murder We Wrote... Krushin MC's
  • Boyz-n-the-Hood... Eazy-E
  • We're Notorious... The Almighty RSO Crew
  • Meet My Beat... Boy White
  • Def Child... Missy Tee
  • Sally (Accapella)... Stetsasonic
  • Time to Relax... The Almighty RSO Crew
  • Run's House... Run-D.M.C.

About Lecco's Lemma

The first Boston hip-hop show, Lecco's Lemma, was the brainchild of Magnus Johnstone. It launched in 1985 airing on WMBR 88.1 FM and broadcasting from the basement of MIT's Walker Memorial Building through May 24, 1986. Then, the show switched to Boston College's WZBC 90.3 FM where it stayed until its final show on September 3, 1988. Lecco's Lemma was an institution in Boston and was a jumping off point for Boston legends like Ed O.G., Gang Starr's Guru, and The Almighty RSO.

In 2017, the University Archives & Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at the University of Massachusetts Boston launched the Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive featuring a digitized collection of Lecco's Lemmma shows from collector Willie Alexander.

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In Context

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August 13, 1988
Lecco's Lemma
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August 23, 1988
Lecco's Lemma
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September 3, 1988
Lecco's Lemma
Boston, MA, USA (Boston College)

September 5, 1988
Rap Attack
New York, NY, USA

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August 8, 1988
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August 17, 1988
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