Thanksgiving Eve is known colloquially as “the biggest bar night of the year,” as travelers across the nation return to their hometowns and reunite with friends before a day of football and Butterball. The evening before Turkey Day was occasion for another homecoming, though, as Danny Brown and his rap group Bruiser Brigade…
Detroit’s hip-hop community is seeing renewed attention of late, owing in no small part to Eminem’s “Detroit Vs. Everybody,” which features Danny Brown, Big Sean, Royce da 5’9”, Trick Trick, and Dej Loaf repping their hometown on a track with all-star, chart-conquering force. Dej Loaf’s deadeyed delivery is minimized, however, to a catchy hook…
Rockstar Games has unveiled the track list for an updated radio soundtrack in anticipation for the new Grand Theft Auto V gaming experience, coming to Xbox One and Playstation 4 on November 18. GTAV, which was initially released for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, debuted in September of 2013 earning $1 billion in…
Every newly announced LP from Black Milk promises to reveal another side of the Detroit MC’s idiosyncratic production, which has changed course several times across six albums. Before going electro on Tronic, Milk explored the Sound of the City and brought wax back by Popular Demand; he later incorporated live-band musicians on Album…
Given some of the troubling lyrics in the recently released “SHADY CXVPHER” that Shady Records released in support of the upcoming Shady XV compilation, it may seem like Eminem vs. the World right now. But on the final track of the album, which hit the Internet today, the Motor City’s resident bad boy shows it’s always…
Last week, Detroit rapper Eminem announced the upcoming release of “SHADY CXVPHER” featuring Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse (Royce Da 5’9″, Crooked I, Joe Budden, and Joell Ortiz). This cypher — which was filmed to promote the forthcoming compilation album Shady XV — dropped this afternoon, just a few days later than initially expected. Even with the delay, the video promises…
After performing in Joliet, IL, Friday night, Detroit’s rap favorite Danny Brown decided to generously answer fan questions via Twitter, following a few drinks. Brown opened the floodgates to fans, who inquired with topics ranging from hip hop culture to video games. Fans asked the rapper about upcoming projects, his highly-anticipated Bruiser Brigade…
Big Sean has released the visual accompaniment to his upcoming album’s lead single, “IDFWU,” which features an array of hip hop personalities and a less than subtle narrative. The football-themed storyline follows Sean and his team (the Lions) as they battle their opponents down to the last few seconds of the ‘big game.’…
New York rap legend Nas surprised listeners at a Run The Jewels listening party (promoting the release of their new album RTJ2) when he asked permission to debut a brand-new track. The “new” track, titled “The Season,” bears the production of the one-and-only J Dilla, suppling a lyrical accompaniment to “Gobstopper,” from the…
Nearly two months after announcing the upcoming release of a compilation album, Shady XV, Eminem took to Instagram and shared the artwork for the double-LP. Now the Detroit rapper has posted the tracklist for the project, which will comprise one disc of the greatest hits from the Shady Records label and one disc of new music — not only from…