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?Best Rapper Alive? audio - Royce Da 5?9?
2007-07-06 04:36:00 Jay-Z’s “retirement” brought along with it the questions of who the best rapper was. Lil’ Wayne initially gave Jay respect but declared himself the best rapper and ever since the discussions and arguments have been heated. Jay-Z’s return only poured more fuel on the fire (as seen here and here and damn near every other hip ... More About: Audio , Analysis , Alive , Rapper , Royce
Mae Day ?Somethin?s Gotta Give? reviewed
2007-07-02 22:36:00 Tamara Warren of the Detroit Free Press reviews Mae Day’s Some thin’s Gott a Give - the Sick Notes artist’s debut album. Her flow is infectious on bouncy cuts like “Like Hey,” which features the usual lyrical boasts: “It’s like ‘Cheers,’/ Everybody knows her name,” she taunts on the track that also features Tone Tone. Her vocals are ... More About: Gotta
Detroit Hip Hop Awards nominations under way
2007-07-02 18:50:00 The Detroit Hip Hop Awards are taking nominations for the awards. Nominations will be taken from July 1st to July 11th. From the nominations the final nominees will be selected and voting will take place for the final 5 nominees in each category from July 11th to 22nd. Voting is for the calendar year of 2006 ... More About: Ward , Under , Mina
LoDown ?Nite and Day? audio
2007-07-02 06:48:00 LoDown of The Raw Collection with “Nite and Day”. Produced by Geno X.O. This will be on LoDown’s upcoming debut album, Blac Rose. More About: Audio
Asylum 7 “Politicks” audio
2007-06-30 22:34:00 Self-described advocate of “quality hip hop”, Asylum 7, with “Poli -ticks” off of his Brown Study EP. Produced by Sleepy Biggs. Hear the message. Asylum 7 in the Metro Times: Primordial ooze: Asylum 7 got his start making music on the infamous Runyon Avenue on Detroit’s east side. His blue-collar style of hip-hop is rooted in fact, not fiction, and this dude is one of the most socially aware MC’s in the area right now. Why you should really care: “Because the music is honest, yo! It’s not your typical radio and club shit. My music isn’t vain, and it’s not fabricated either. It’s the epitome of honest music created from the soul. Good lyricism without the profanity and misogynistic nonsense.” The single: His recently released EP, Brown Study, doesn’t have a lead single, and that’s exactly the way he wants it. According to A7, he wants the whole product to stand out as one musical offering to the worl... More About: Audio , Ticks , Politic
Slum Village featuring Phat Kat “Rock the Bells” tour dates
2007-06-30 19:20:00 Slum Village is on the lineup for the Rock the Bells festival series. Their set will also feature Phat Kat with the trio doing a tribute to Jay Dee. They are currently scheduled for the Midwest leg of the tour. Saturday - August 25th - Minneapolis, MN - Metrodome (Parking Lot) - On-Sale July 7th Featuring: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Talib Kweli, MF Doom, Pharoahe Monch, Immortal Technique, Slum Village feat. Phat Kat- A Tribute To Jay Dee, David Banner, Jedi Mind Tricks, Hosted by: Supernatural + Rahzel Sunday - August 26th - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion - On-Sale July 7th Featuring: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Talib Kweli, MF Doom, Pharoahe Monch, Immortal Technique, Slum Village feat. Phat Kat- A Tribute To Jay Dee, David Banner, Jedi Mind Tricks, Hosted by: Supernatural + Rahzel Wednesday - August 29th - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Center - On-Sale Now Featuring: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Talib Kweli, MF Doom, Pharoahe Monch, Immortal Technique, Slum Village feat. Phat Kat- A Tribute To Jay De... More About: Dates , Tour Dates , Tour , Slum Village
Ta’Raach - “Hey” audio
2007-06-30 00:05:00 Ta’Raach with “Hey” off his “The Fevers” Ta’Raach & The Lovelution album (2007). I challenge you to not to bop your head. Gotta love the beat on this one. No Playstation beats here. Recorded in Germany, this one has quotables from Tupac and your favorite Detroit news reporter Bill Proctor from Channel 7 (classic). More About: Audio
DJ Toomp may co-executive produce Royce’s “Street Hop”
2007-06-29 23:36:00 According to HipHopGame.com: Rumors are swirling around Royce ’s camp that DJ Toom p (who’s produced for T.I., Kanye West, Young Jeezy and more) may be jumping aboard the “Street Hop” album as a co-executive producer. If this is true, he would be working alongside DJ Premier on the album. There is currently no release date for “Street Hop”. Why bring in another general when you have a 5-star general in place (Primo)? That would be like having Paul Pierce and trading for Ray Allen. Oh, wait… We’ll wait and see. More About: Executive , Prod , Produce
If Detroit Rappers were the Wu-Tang Clan
2007-06-29 18:37:00 Despite some obvious similarities to the Wu-tang Clan, D12 really didn’t warrant comparison to the 9 man strong team as individuals. If Detroit emcees were to band together and do a Wu tribute album (purely hypothetical) or form a parallel version of the group, this is how they would form together (like Voltron!). RZA - ... More About: Commentary , Eminem , Phat Kat , Obie Trice , Slum Village
Buff1 on where he fits in Michigan Hip Hop
2007-06-28 20:38:00 HipHopGame caught up with Buff 1 and got to know about him, Pure, the Athletic Mic League and his place in Michigan Hip Hop. Where do you see yourself fitting into the Michigan hip-hop scene? The fact that we’re from Ann Arbor and not Detroit kind of sets us apart initially. Usually when people think of Michigan hip-hop, ...
Kid Vishis, June and Royce Da 5?9? ?The Good, The Bad & The Vishis? audio
2007-06-28 18:27:00 Kid Vishis with M.I.C. labelmates June and Royce Da 5′9″ with “The Good , The Bad & the Vishis” From HipHopGame.com’s upcoming Kid Vishis, The Mixtape More About: Audio , The V , The Good
Marvwon and Finale are Scion top Prospects
2007-06-28 01:35:00 Earlier this year Scion held a competition to help emcees get heard. The Prospect : The Rise of an Unsigned Emcee’s finalists include two Michigan emcees (surprise, surprise). Congratulations to Marvwon and Fina le for being chosen by judges DJ Hi-tek, Lenny S. (VP of A&R Def Jam/Rocafella) and Ryan Ford (Executive Editor, The Source *is that something ...
Stretch Money and the men behind him (Hot Lava Records)
2007-06-28 01:14:00 Khary Turner and the Metro Times caught up with Hot Lava Records head honcho, Jesse “Crane Novacane” Wilson recently and write about him, his record label and their star artist, Stretch Money . Stretch Money and his Hot Lava bosses are feeling the love in Detroit these days but they have humble roots. Writes Turner: The foundation of Hot ... More About: Etch
Athletic Mic League?s Buff1 on Okayplayer
2007-06-27 22:56:00 Buff1 has been getting strong reviews for his album Pure across the board. It doesn’t hurt that it wasn’t made for BET and that it features some of the world’s favorite emcees in Guilty Simpson and One Be Lo. Okayplayer has also taken notice. As much as I appreciate his mature positivity and responsible perspective, the highlight ... More About: League , Buff , Layer , Athletic
Detroit Hip Hop Awards scheduled for July 30th
2007-06-27 17:37:00 DetroitHipHop.com has been promising a new look and updates for several months now without any progress - until now. The Detroit Hip Hop Awards , one of Detroit Hip Hop’s prominent annual events, have been scheduled for July 30th according to the site. Voting will start on July 1st. Last year’s event was dedicated to Proof and ... More About: Ward , Detroit
King Mathers - Website claims new Eminem album is coming soon
2007-06-27 00:48:00 A new website’s link is making its rounds on the ‘net claiming that Eminem is making a return and that King Mathers will be the name of Eminem’s first studio album in two years. This is the graphic displayed on KingMathers.com: More About: Website , Album , Claims
Waajeed’s “The War LP” actually releases next week
2007-06-26 22:53:00 Waajeed’s The War LP is not out this week in the US (I believe its available overseas already), but will be out next week (July 3rd). FatCity and Bling47 are taking orders online. More About: Week , Lease , Waajeed , Ease , Ally
Detroit Hip Hop download courtesy of DirtyMitten
2007-06-26 22:43:00 The folks at DirtyMitt en.com have compiled a cd with tracks from some of Detroit ’s finest. This is actually the second installment - they released an earlier compilation as well (download that at their site). This one is called Lended & Blended: 7 Mile to Belle Isle and features the Fat Killahz, Almighty Dreadnaughtz, Frank N Dank, Paradime, Trick Trick, Guilty Simpson and several others. The best part? It’s free. Download links: Mixed by DJ Free and DJ Mark EP version (blended). More About: Court , Mitte
Black Milk has work ethic (and the respect of his peers)
2007-06-22 20:12:00 Black Milk has a new journal entry (link saves you through going through 8 pages of HHG advertising) at HipHopGame and by the looks of it - he hasn’t quit working. He’s worked with Sean Price in Detroit, continues to work with his man Guilty Simpson and is expanding on his Caltroit project with Aftermath’s ... More About: Black Milk , Work , Black , Respect
Mr. Porter in the Detroit News
2007-06-21 20:28:00 The Detroit News features a story on Denaun Porter and his new MrPorterBeats.com website in today’s edition. The story doesn’t cover anything about the site that already hasn’t been said (see related articles below), but it has some interesting D12 and Eminem information along with some future projects. D12 is’ currently “on hold,” he says. Their ... More About: Detroit News
Mr. Porter in the Detroit News
2007-06-21 20:28:00 The Detroit News features a story on Denaun Porter and his new MrPorterBeats.com website in today’s edition. The story doesn’t cover anything about the site that already hasn’t been said (see related articles below), but it has some interesting D12 and Eminem information along with some future projects. D12 is’ currently “on hold,” he says. Their ... More About: Detroit News
Dwele: A future Detroit great?
2007-06-21 20:18:00 20 years from now will we be talking about Dwele the same way we talk about the Motown greats? Maybe not to the extent of Stevie Wonder extent, but Dwele is trying to capture that essence in his music today. Says Dwele in an interview with the Detroit News: “I wanna create memories with my music,” says ... More About: Future , Great
Dwele: A future Detroit great?
2007-06-21 20:18:00 20 years from now will we be talking about Dwele the same way we talk about the Motown greats? Maybe not to the extent of Stevie Wonder extent, but Dwele is trying to capture that essence in his music today. Says Dwele in an interview with the Detroit News: “I wanna create memories with my music,” says ... More About: Future , Great
Jaylib - ?Mission? remix audio
2007-06-20 21:35:00 From Jay Dee and Madlib’s Champion Sound. Download from Stones Throw. More About: Audio , Remix , Mission , Jaylib , Remi
Jaylib - ?Mission? remix audio
2007-06-20 21:35:00 From Jay Dee and Madlib’s Champion Sound. Download from Stones Throw. More About: Audio , Remix , Mission , Jaylib , Remi
Stretch Money - ?Takes Money to Make Money? audio
2007-06-19 23:19:00 One of Detroit’s more popular new artists, Stretch Money with his single “Takes Money to Make Money ”. This one’s been getting a lot of love in Detroit (even from radio). More About: Audio , Etch
Stretch Money - ?Takes Money to Make Money? audio
2007-06-19 23:19:00 One of Detroit’s more popular new artists, Stretch Money with his single “Takes Money to Make Money ”. This one’s been getting a lot of love in Detroit (even from radio). More About: Audio , Etch
Jaylib ?Champion Sound? information
2007-06-19 21:00:00 The Madlib and J Dilla collaboration, Jaylib has been released and is available today. About the re-release: In preparing Jaylib’s Champion Sound for reissue with later photos of the group, Madlib presented a collection of new Jaylib remixes, his own tribute to Dilla. These 9 remixes, together with b-sides and the instrumentals - 43 tracks in all ... More About: Information , Form , Format
Jaylib ?Champion Sound? information
2007-06-19 21:00:00 The Madlib and J Dilla collaboration, Jaylib has been released and is available today. About the re-release: In preparing Jaylib’s Champion Sound for reissue with later photos of the group, Madlib presented a collection of new Jaylib remixes, his own tribute to Dilla. These 9 remixes, together with b-sides and the instrumentals - 43 tracks in all ... More About: Information , Form , Format
Ta?Raach, Big Tone and friends with Synthesis Radio
More articles from this author:2007-06-19 17:53:00 Check out this Ta’Raach (once known as Lacks) interview with Synthesis Radio . ‘Raach talks about his introduction to hip hop, the Breakfast Club and onwards. Big Tone also speaks in part II. More About: Video , Friends , Ends 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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