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Origix of The Zone Radio on DJ Butter and DJ King David?s new mixtape
2007-08-24 21:16:00 Origix from WHFR’s The Zone Radio with Origix and DC has taken over the hip hop section of Real Detroit’s weekly Four Track column. Origix updates us on DJ Butter and DJ King David ’s Dip Set & Byrdgang Invades Detroit mixtape. This summer, Detroit mixtape veterans DJ Butter and DJ King David dropped their latest project together, ... More About: Mixtape
Origix of The Zone Radio on DJ Butter and DJ King David’s new mixtape
2007-08-24 21:16:00 Origix from WHFR’s The Zone Radio with Origix and DC has taken over the hip hop section of Real Detroit’s weekly Four Track column. Origix updates us on DJ Butter and DJ King David’s Dip Set & Byrdgang Invades Detroit mixtape. This summer, Detroit mixtape veterans DJ Butter and DJ King David dropped their latest project together, ... More About: Mixtape
Origix of The Zone Radio on DJ Butter and DJ King David?s new mixtape
2007-08-24 21:16:00 Origix from WHFR’s The Zone Radio with Origix and DC has taken over the hip hop section of Real Detroit’s weekly Four Track column. Origix updates us on DJ Butter and DJ King David ’s Dip Set & Byrdgang Invades Detroit mixtape. This summer, Detroit mixtape veterans DJ Butter and DJ King David dropped their latest project together, ... More About: Mixtape
Nick Speed, Danny Brown, Big Herk and Phat Kat - “Whatupdoe?” audio
2007-08-24 21:09:00 Nick Speed , Danny Brown , Big Herk and Phat Kat with “Whatupdoe?”. Catch this track and others on Speed’s upcoming double-disc release. Nick Speed will be at the Zoo Bar August 31st, performing alongside Slum Village. More About: Audio
Nick Speed, Danny Brown, Big Herk and Phat Kat - ?Whatupdoe?? audio
2007-08-24 21:09:00 Nick Speed, Danny Brown , Big Herk and Phat Kat with “Whatupdoe?”. Catch this track and others on Speed’s upcoming double-disc release. Nick Speed will be at the Zoo Bar August 31st, performing alongside Slum Village . Share on Facebook More About: Audio
Nick Speed, Danny Brown, Big Herk and Phat Kat - ?Whatupdoe?? audio
2007-08-24 21:09:00 Nick Speed, Danny Brown , Big Herk and Phat Kat with “Whatupdoe?”. Catch this track and others on Speed’s upcoming double-disc release. Nick Speed will be at the Zoo Bar August 31st, performing alongside Slum Village . Share on Facebook More About: Audio
Slum Village and Remy Martin team up to support AIDS Partnership Michigan
2007-08-23 20:41:00 Originally printed in Between the Lines news. They hail from the Conant Gardens neighborhood on the East Side, and their hearts remain in their city as they travel the globe. And Detroit hip-hop group Slum Village came home last week, teaming up with Remy Martin to donate $7,500 to AIDS Partnership Michigan . The donation, which was presented ... More About: Support , Team
Slum Village and Remy Martin team up to support AIDS Partnership Michigan
2007-08-23 20:41:00 Originally printed in Between the Lines news. They hail from the Conant Gardens neighborhood on the East Side, and their hearts remain in their city as they travel the globe. And Detroit hip-hop group Slum Village came home last week, teaming up with Remy Martin to donate $7,500 to AIDS Partnership Michigan . The donation, which was presented ... More About: Support , Team
Slum Village and Remy Martin team up to support AIDS Partnership Michigan
2007-08-23 20:41:00 Originally printed in Between the Lines news. They hail from the Conant Gardens neighborhood on the East Side, and their hearts remain in their city as they travel the globe. And Detroit hip-hop group Slum Village came home last week, teaming up with Remy Martin to donate $7,500 to AIDS Partnership Michigan . The donation, which was presented ... More About: Support , Team
Obie Trice, Black Milk, South Asian hip hop, Eminem, DJ Butter, Nick Speed?
2007-08-22 21:21:00 Detroit Hip Hop news bits: Obie Trice is featured on the soundtrack for HBO’s Entourage. Black Milk was recently interviewed by Cream.cz. Check it out if you can understand Czech. This feature in the Metro Times talks about hip hop’s influence in Metro Detroit’s South Asian music scene and Detroit rapper Kidd Skilly. Lawyers are advising Eminem not ...
Obie Trice, Black Milk, South Asian hip hop, Eminem, DJ Butter, Nick Speed?
2007-08-22 21:21:00 Detroit Hip Hop news bits: Obie Trice is featured on the soundtrack for HBO’s Entourage. Black Milk was recently interviewed by Cream.cz. Check it out if you can understand Czech. This feature in the Metro Times talks about hip hop’s influence in Metro Detroit’s South Asian music scene and Detroit rapper Kidd Skilly. Lawyers are advising Eminem not ...
Obie Trice, Black Milk, South Asian hip hop, Eminem, DJ Butter, Nick Speed
2007-08-22 21:21:00 Detroit Hip Hop news bits: Obie Trice is featured on the soundtrack for HBO’s Entourage. Black Milk was recently interviewed by Cream.cz. Check it out if you can understand Czech. This feature in the Metro Times talks about hip hop’s influence in Metro Detroit’s South Asian music scene and Detroit rapper Kidd Skilly. Lawyers are advising Eminem not ...
Crime, Freeway and Jim Jones - “Thug Music” audio
2007-08-22 17:50:00 Another DJ Butter exclusive. Crime enlists Freeway and Jim Jones for “Thug Music” off of his upcoming Streets Is Contagious album. Streets Is Contagious will feature Big Herk, Hell Rell, Spice 1, Ray-J and others. More About: Audio
Crime, Freeway and Jim Jones - ?Thug Music? audio
2007-08-22 17:50:00 Another DJ Butter exclusive. Crime enlists Freeway and Jim Jones for “Thug Music ” off of his upcoming Streets Is Contagious album. Streets Is Contagious will feature Big Herk, Hell Rell, Spice 1, Ray-J and others. Share on Facebook More About: Audio
Crime, Freeway and Jim Jones - ?Thug Music? audio
2007-08-22 17:50:00 Another DJ Butter exclusive. Crime enlists Freeway and Jim Jones for “Thug Music ” off of his upcoming Streets Is Contagious album. Streets Is Contagious will feature Big Herk, Hell Rell, Spice 1, Ray-J and others. Share on Facebook More About: Audio
Bizarre to drop ?Blue Cheese ?n? Coney Island? album in October
2007-08-15 04:07:00 BallerStatus reports that D12’s Bizarre is planning on releasing his second solo album this October on Koch Records. D12’s Bizarre is readying a new album called Blue Cheese ‘n’ Coney Island , which is slated to drop in October on Koch Records. “I named it Blue Cheese ‘n’ Coney Island basically because in Detroit we’re known for our ... More About: Album
Marquise Porter - ?Alone? video
2007-08-14 23:17:00 Marquise Porter with his Detroit Hip Hop Award winning video - “Alone ” featuring D’Phuzion. From Porter’s 2006 album Porter House (Mobb North). Share on Facebook More About: Video
Detroit Hip Hop award winners
2007-08-14 17:13:00 J Dilla and K-Deezy were the biggest winners at last night’s Detroit Hip Hop Award s, hosted by Mark Da Spark. Winners of the Detroit Hip Hop Awards as written in the Detroit News are: Female Artist of the Year: Xplicit Lyric Group of the Year: Purple Gang Male Artist of the Year: K-Deezy Producer of the Year Local: Black Milk Producer of the Year ... More About: Eminem , Phat Kat
Tone Tone - ?Candy Roll? audio
2007-08-14 01:59:00 The first single from Tone Tone ’s upcoming album. Tone Tone - “Candy Roll ”. Tone Tone’s D-boy Fresh (New Skool Entertainment) album is releasing August 28th and will feature appearances from Young Joc, Tierra Marie, Jazzy Pha, New Skool and more. Click the thumbnail to see the album’s cover. Share on Facebook More About: Audio
Detroit Hip Hop?s best to be honored tonight
2007-08-13 18:21:00 Adam Graham of the Detroit News has written about tonight’s Detroit Hip Hop Awards show. Killa Kaunn, K-Deezy and Marv Won are among those nominated for this year’s Detroit Hip-Hop Awards, which will be handed out tonight at Plan B in Detroit. The show, now in its fifth year, aims to celebrate and reward the brightest and ... More About: Black Milk , Phat Kat , Trick Trick , Tonight
9th Wonder, Royce Da 5?9?, Naledge and Vandalyzm ?The Last Time? audio
2007-08-09 21:37:00 9th Wonder is dropping his Dream Merchant 2 compilation this October 9th. This track representing the midwest features Royce Da 5′9″, Naledge and Vandalyzm. Something tells me this ain’t the last time you see a 9th Wonder and Royce da 5′9″ record. 9th and DJ Cuzzin’ B have also released the Leaky Beat Vault for download. Share on Facebook More About: Audio , Download , Time , The Last
A DJ Houseshoes Detroit 2 L.A. podcast
2007-08-09 19:17:00 HVW8.com and Solid State Los Angeles have released the 17th edition of their weekly podcast, this time featuring DJ House Shoes. Click the cover to download Detroit 2 LA with DJ House Shoes. Playlist: House Shoes - Castles (CDR)*D Guilty Simpson - For the D (CDR)*D Jay Electronica - Victory is in My Clutches (CDR) Pete Rock/Slum Village - Gangsta Boogie ... More About: Audio , Black Milk , Download , Phat Kat , Podcast
Lazarus - Not your average emcee
2007-08-09 19:05:00 It wouldn’t be out of the ordinary to dismiss a rapper who was A) Pakistani-American and B) A medical student. Many probably had, when they first heard of Detroit emcee Lazarus . But the 24 year old has defied skeptics with his flow and gained the support of the underground with his debut album, Chapter One ... More About: Average
Big Herk, Strike, Animal Chief and Crime - ?You?re Blind? audio
2007-08-09 18:51:00 DJ Butter presents Big Herk, Strike, Animal Chief and Crime - “You’re Blind ” audio. A Detroit remake of the Run DMC classic. Share on Facebook More About: Audio
Jay-Z?s Rocawear links up with Eminem?s Shady Ltd.
2007-08-07 17:36:00 SixShot.com reports via MTV that Jay-Z’s Rocawear has linked up with Eminem ’s Shady Ltd. clothing line. Jay-Z recentlly told MTV News that Rocawear now has co-ventures with Eminem’s Shady clothing line and Young Jeezy’s 8732 apparel. “It’s a thing for us,” Jay said. “All of us, we had the same type of struggle to impart some of ... More About: Links
Disco D?s sad descent
2007-08-07 03:21:00 Adam Matthews of the Village Voice has written what is probably the most in depth feature on Dave “Disc o D” Shayman to date. Matthews outlines a series of events that led up to Shayman eventually taking his own life: As autumn approached, Disco grew profoundly depressed. He had told friends that depression ran in his family. His ... More About: Descent , Disco D
J Dilla?s last days on Frank N Dank?s ?European Vacation?
2007-08-07 03:11:00 Nolan Strong at HipHop-Elements.com has written about J Dilla and Frank N Dank’s new European Vacation dvd (which is in stores now). Frank N Dank talk about Dilla and the footage from Europe that made the cut: “We’ve known Dilla since 1984, before there were beats, rhymes or any of that,” Frank told AllHipHop.com. “That’s what this ... More About: Last Days , Days
Guilty Simpson: ?Expect me to bring it!?
2007-08-07 03:01:00 HipHopDX.com has a new interview with Guilty Simpson and it looks like they’ve been missing out on some dope Detroit Hip Hop from this past decade. The author could brush up on his Detroit Hip Hop a little, having made Guilty seem like a newcomer. The questions, however are on point and let us know ... More About: Expect
Ta?Raach vs. journalists
2007-08-06 03:10:00 No point in over-analyzing this. His words say it all. Read what’s on Ta’Raach’s mind (from his blog): FUCK JOURNALISTS!!! although i appreciate the reportings of the lastest recordings given to the readers curious about what is “hot” in the streets… I am sure plenty of you can appreciate me saying what i am about to say and i mean it from the ... More About: Journalist , Journalists
Producer Alpha-bet is a busy dude (free mixtape!)
More articles from this author:2007-08-06 02:47:00 Detroit’s Alpha -bet has amassed some impressive production credits lately. You can hear his work on NBA 2K8, the Speed Channel, MTV, the Discovery Channel, as well as Eminem and D12’s upcoming album. He’s also been nominated as a Detroit Hip Hop producer of the year and has released a free mixtape - The Warm up: ... More About: Audio , Dude , Free 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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