One week after releasing his third studio album, Dark Sky Paradise, Detroit emcee and GOOD Music affiliate Big Sean has shared a music video for “Blessings.” The track, which features perhaps the two other rappers who’ve dominated hip-hop headlines thus far in 2015 — Kanye West and Drake, comes to life in a stark, black-and-white…
Detroit hip-hop heavyweight Boldy James will celebrate the culmination of his new mixtape, Trapper’s Alley 2: Risk Vs. Reward (The Brictionary), with a record release party, Friday, hosted at Detroit’s underground rap-Mecca – The Shelter. As a follow up to his 2011 release Trapper’s Alley: Pros & Cons, James’ new mixtape comes on the heels…
Growth can be a double-edged sword in rap. Even the upcoming N.W.A biopic can’t undo the damage of Are We There Yet? Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, better known as Big Sean, is a far way from Ice Cube’s gangsta-turned-family man fate, but he is growing up. A serendipitous meeting with Kanye West a decade…
In 2008, Elzhi’s The Preface was lauded as one of Detroit’s best hip-hop albums of the year. Seven years and one Kickstarter project later, the former Slum Village member plans to release his follow up project Lead Poison. “February” is our first glimpse at what the artful emcee has been up to. A…
Curtis Cross, better known as the Detroit-based MC and producer Black Milk, has produced the new single from underground NYC hip-hop duo Cannibal Ox. “Blade: The Art of the Ox” is off of Vast Aire and Vordul Mega’s upcoming, highly anticipated sophomore album, Blade of the Ronin, their first project since 2001’s The Cold…
On the day of his third studio album release, Detroit’s own Big Sean is offering fans a rare meet and greet opportunity in downtown Detroit. On February 24 (5 p.m.), Big Sean (real name Sean Anderson) will celebrate the release of Dark Sky Paradise with a public album signing at Detroit’s underground hip hop…
In preparation for a Nirvana covers album, the blog Pigeons & Planes reached out to Detroit rapper and visual artist ZelooperZ to provide the cover art. In response, he sent the publication the requested art (which you can see above), but he also included a bonus (surprise!) rendition of Nirvana’s “Negative Creep.” ZelooperZ’s…
Sean Michael Anderson, now better known as Big Sean, received his first car at the age of 16 from his grandmother. He would drive to the WHTD radio station every week to compete in weekly rap battles, which he won handily. One day the living legend Kanye West was visiting the station for an…
“Epic” is the first word that comes to mind upon hearing the opening of “Gxmes,” the new track from Detroit MC Angel Haze. This is the second song she has released off of her upcoming EP, In The Winter of Wet Years, her first project following her 2013 Dirty Gold LP. The song,…
In anticipation of his upcoming third studio album Dark Sky Paradise, Detroit rapper and GOOD Music affiliate Big Sean has released a behind-the-scenes video in which he talks about the importance of patience in his life and how it has helped him throughout his career. The three-minute clip also features collaborators such as…