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M. Constant blurs borders of hip-hop and dance

Defying classification, producer M. Constant is a pioneer in blending genres for an eclectic sound

By Luke O’Neil

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  May 18, 2012

M. Constant, is a young Boston hip-hop producer who released the intriguing “Bugged EP” this week. The catch is, his music doesn’t sound much like hip-hop at all – at least not in the traditional sense. Hip-hop has long had a tendentious relationship with electronic dance music, as recent controversies over the electro-fying of the genre have made clear, but the periodic blurring of genre boundaries has found occasion for the two to meet in harmony when there’s a common goal in mind.

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