Slum Village will return to their old stomping grounds for the Detroit stop of The Kings Court Tour on Sunday, April 17 at The Majestic Theatre. This tour has gathered the best in underground and left-field hip-hop, and in Detroit it’s a homecoming not to be missed. Producer Black Milk will bring his legendary…
In the universe of Detroit hip-hop, the orbit of Slum Village swings wide. Made up in its prime of the late producer J Dilla and the heavy-hitting rappers Baatin (d. 2009) and T3, this incarnation of the group released two albums — Fan-Tas-Tic, Vol. 1 (1996) and Fantastic, Vol. 2 (2000) — to broad…
Though it may not feel like it, spring is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with a hot new mixtape from Dej Loaf? Luckily for listeners everywhere, this week on Instagram the rapper announced All Jokes Aside, which is expected to drop on April 6. [UPDATE: The mixtape has been released and is…
Approaching the highly anticipated release of J Dilla’s The Diary on April 15, the track “Gangsta Boogie” dropped this week on Dr. Dre’s weekly Beats 1 radio program, The Pharmacy. The track not only features verses from Jay Dee himself, but also guest spots from Snoop Dogg and Kokane. “Gangsta Boogie” welcomes you to…
Sure to make his musical mark on the world with multiple impending releases, Detroit hip-hop icon Royce 5″9″ (formerly Royce da 5’9″) recently dropped a new mixtape on March 29 entitled Tabernacle: Trust the Shooter. The free tape comprises twelve tracks with lyrical features from Conway, Styles P, Smoke DZA, and more. Royce…
Detroit hip-hop ambassador Big Sean and LA singer/songwriter Jhene Aiko have unveiled a new musical collaboration titled Twenty88. A @Twenty88 Twitter account has shared two brief videos teasing new material, which will seemingly be unveiled on the first of April. The duo will also make their television debut as Twenty88 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!…
The buzz has been huge for Layers, the first new album from Royce da 5’9″ in five years. Lead single “Tabernacle” dropped earlier this month and has been the object of praise pretty much across the board, including landing a spot on DMM’s weekly SoundCloud mix. In the newly released video for “Tabernacle,” directed…
Movement Electronic Music Festival has released “Phase 2” of their artist lineup, rounding out an already impressive array of Detroit-based and international artists. This year, Movement celebrates its 10- year anniversary. Although the festival has experienced iterations before 2006 (such as 2005’s Fuse-In, and D.E.M.F.), Movement Electronic Music Festival is now the gold-standard for the…
Eminem has been hard at work over the three years since his last studio album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2. His compilation album Shady XV achieved Gold status, he wrote original music for the film Southpaw, and recently it was confirmed that Eight Mile 2 is in the works. Fans now have even more to look forward to,…
