There’s nothing like a Midwestern rap romance to warm the heart on a chilly November day. Chicago rapper Lil Durk and Detroit’s woman of the hour Dej Loaf show their softer sides and profess their love for one another on the new single “My Beyoncé” off of Durk’s upcoming mixtape 300 Days, 300 Nights….
Lord Sear recently hosted New Jersey rapper Redman on The All Out Show. What should have been a standard episode of the program, which airs on SiriusXM satellite radio, ended up becoming a legendary edition to the series. While Redman was in the studio, the creator of the Shade 45 channel himself — Eminem — called…
Bugz has been dead for 16 years. Proof has been dead for 9. Eminem hasn’t been interested in a full-fledged reunion, and it’s been 11 years since their last album. The group now consists of Eminem, Bizarre, Kuniva, Swifty McVay, Fuzz Scoota, and Kon Artis, yet many questioned if we would ever see another…
Big Sean returned home Friday for an over-the-top homecoming performance that Detroit will never forget. The aptly named one-night concert “Finding Paradise: Live in Detroit,” a play off of his 2015 album title Dark Sky Paradise, boasted appearances by hometown heroes Eminem, Dej Loaf, Royce da 5’9″, Danny Brown, Mike Posner, and…
With the fall season fully underway and the start of the holidays on the horizon, there’s a treasure trove of great live events in Detroit. From rappers on the rise to legends of soul and techno, our choices below include something for everyone. Big Sean: Finding Paradise Live in Detroit Friday,…
It wouldn’t be Halloween without a little “trick or treat,” and fans of Sufjan Stevens were treated to both at the Detroit-born singer-songwriter’s show in Jersey City last night, when he brought on alt-R&B singer Gallant for a cover of — what else — Drake’s endlessly meme’d hit “Hotline Bling.” Unlike the sincere…
In an attempt to spark excitement for the 2015-2016 season, the Detroit Pistons front office has shared a promotional video featuring all things Detroit. The two-minute plus video, which premiered on the comedy website Funny or Die, follows the tumultuous journey of a Detroit Pistons game basketball as it travels across the…
First, NYC-based emcee/producer El-P and Altanta rapper Killer Mike came together to bring us Run the Jewels, which was followed a year later by a sequel — aptly named Run the Jewels 2. Then they promised and delivered Meow the Jewels, a cat-sampling remix version of their sophomore album. And now, this unlikely but…
Danny Brown’s 2011 album, XXX, is still being rinsed out on speakers around the world. As proof, earlier this week the track “Lie4” received a scathing remix from new duo SHADES, which comprises Belgian drum’n’bass savant Alix Perez and Bay Area hip-hop producer Eprom. This unlikely partnership has yielded a unique blend of gritty,…
This fall the Detroit Institute of Arts presents 30 Americans, a multimedia tour de force showcasing the work of 30 of the most important African-American artists of the last 30 years. The exhibition, which draws from the Rubell Family Collection, runs the gamut of emotions and themes — from funny and captivating to tragic…