When you think of jazz, Ghostface Killah and Detroit’s Danny Brown don’t immediately jump to mind. However, these two maestros of rap have lent their rhymes to music by Toronto’s post-bop trio BADBADNOTGOOD. The single is called “Six Degrees,” and it’s part of a 10-inch record scheduled for release on June 24 via Lex/eOne….
The world’s largest music streaming service Spotify has announced that Detroit’s rap superstar Eminem is the “most streamed artist” ever, according to USA Today. Data collected by Spotify shows that Eminem’s upcoming tour-partner Rihanna is the most streamed female artist of all time. Together the duo have hundreds of millions of streams combined,…
Psychopathic Records has released a 23-minute trailer in honor of the 2014 Gathering of the Juggalos festival, to be hosted in Thornville Ohio, July 23-27. The CGI-riddled mini-film follows a Juggalo on a back-and-forth journey between heaven and hell, where he is privy to the details of this year’s event. In the video,…
As promised on an announcement via his Instagram account yesterday, Detroit’s very own Eminem has released a video for the latest single from his multi-platinum selling album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 just in time for Mother’s Day. The clip for “Headlights” — directed by renowned filmmaker Spike Lee — depicts a reconciliation…
It has been confirmed by UK publication The Guardian that Eminem will become Wembley Stadium’s first headlining rapper in the prestigious soccer venue’s history on July 11, 2014. This unprecedented appearance will mark Eminem’s first London headline show since 2001. Eminem was scheduled to perform at London’s Hyde Park, but posted multiple images to…
After more than 15 years of publishing music, entertainment, news, politics, events, dining, and editorial content, local weekly Real Detroit Weekly will cease to exist as it is merged with competitor weekly The Detroit Metro Times. The announcement was made via Metro Times‘ blog Monday evening, and posted to both publications’ social media outlets. The…
During a recent interview with Tim Westwood (English DJ and 20 year host on BBC Radio 1), Detroit emcee Danny Brown opened-up about his drug use, specifically the use of codeine promethazine cough syrup. The Old rapper openly discusses his criticisms of “lean” (a popular mixture of codeine promethazine cough syrup and soft drinks, such…
Eminem and Shady Records affiliated hip hop collective Slaughterhouse (Royce da 5’9″, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, and Crooked I) have announced the first event for their highly-anticipated “UFC of rap battle leagues,” appropriately titled, Total Slaughter. Total Slaughter, produced by Shady Films (of Detroit’s “Burn Rubber” web series), will document the training, preparation, and…
Despite a successful inaugural year for Detroiters in 2013, Laneway Festival has announced its postponement of Laneway Detroit 2014 “due to timing.” Originally hosted in Melbourne, Australia, in 2004, St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival chose Detroit as its first American outpost after co-founder Danny Rogers spent time in the city. Nearly 7,500 attendees descended…
Tonight’s Detroit Music Awards ceremony will award Detroit musicians from all genres with one of the most well-known local music trophies in Southeast Michigan. The foundation’s members choose their favorite local representation of ten musical genres: Folk/Acoustic, Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Country, Classical, Rock/Pop, R&B/Hip-Hop, Electronic and World. The three-part award process includes…