Detroit-born Raee’n Roes Wilson, aka Angel Haze, has released a new track from their forthcoming album Back to the Woods. “Moonrise Kingdom,” whose title is a nod to director Wes Anderson’s 2012 film of the same name, has a sincerity that recalls “Love of My Life” and similar songs from their 2012 mixtapes, Reservation…
Damn RIP YOUNGIN….. Had a lot of talks with you about getting out them streets and chasing ya dreams! I really believed in you and seen you putting on for Detroit! RIP @dex_osama 🙏🏾 for all my fellow young kings coming up tryna make it out, take ya time and think about where you want…
As summer comes to a close and we prepare for fall, Detroit still has an expansive offering of unique events. Here are some of DMM’s top picks for September. 36th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival Friday, September 4 – Monday, September 7, 2015 Hart Plaza & Campus Martius, Downtown Detroit This Labor…
Guilty Simpson is Detroit’s son. His name holds serious weight in the Motor City and is recognized far beyond its 8 Mile border. If you’re reading this, it’s too late — Guilty is a staple of Detroit hip-hop. Guilty’s legacy can be traced back to the time of Slum Village, Eminem (whom he…
Dej Loaf’s last mixtape, 2014’s Sell Sole, represented a turning point for the Detroit emcee, after her breakthrough hit “Try Me” unexpectedly introduced her to a wider audience earlier that summer. “Try Me” may have put her in the spotlight, but Sell Sole showed off Dej’s many talents, whether full-on rapping on “Bird Call”…
Late-night television provider Adult Swim is releasing 15 songs over 15 weeks for free download on their website, continuing the Singles program they started in 2010. The latest installment features dynamic Detroit emcee Danny Brown, in one of his first major offerings since the acclaimed 2013 album Old. “Worth It” is a collaboration…
Royal Oak’s largest summer music event, Arts, Beats & Eats, will return for its 18th year this Labor Day weekend (Sept. 4-7)… and its recently released 2015 lineup is chock-full of nostalgia. Last year’s highly-promoted set from 90s pop-rock group Third Eye Blind hardly compares to this year’s roster, which features megastars of…
Since the release of her breakthrough mixtape Sell Sole, DeJ Loaf has been quietly dominating the guest verse circuit and building up massive amounts of hype for her new material. We got our first taste about a week ago with “Back Up,” a warning shot to groupies that also features a guest verse from…
View image | gettyimages.com “Something nobody in the rap world thought was possible” is about to become a reality. According to a feature in Hollywood Reporter, N.W.A — the West Coast hip-hop group who popularized gangsta rap in the late 1980s — will be reuniting for a tour in support of the biopic…
The first words we hear on “KYBM” are “This is unconventional.” They’re an apt description not only for the sound and substance of the second single Tunde Olaniran’s shared from his forthcoming debut full-length, Transgressor, but they sum up the artist himself. Olaniran makes music whose path is completely unpredictable, but whose results are…