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…
Last summer, a little earworm of a track seemed to sprout out of nowhere, gaining heat in the streets and then setting fire to the charts. “Try Me,” the straight-shooting single from Detroit emcee DeJ Loaf was an unexpected success story from a city that by now should be used to them, but the…
Los Angeles-based chanteuse Tinashe’s sultry, swaggering R&B anthem “All Hands on Deck” just got a little hotter with an added verse from Detroit rap darling DeJ Loaf. The third single from Tinashe’s 2014 debut album Aquarius had already received some significant buzz, thanks in part to a previous remix that featured Iggy Azalea…
Nominees for the 2015 Detroit Music Awards have been announced, and the list of honorees includes many artists and recordings that have had an impact both nationally and here at home. This year’s ceremony, which marks its 24th year in 2015, was first established in 1992 by the Detroit Music Awards Foundation, a…
DeJ Loaf knows something about hip-hop anthems. “Try Me” dominated radio waves late last summer with its infectious beat and the emcee’s undeniable charisma. She was also chosen as the face of Eminem’s “Detroit Vs. Everybody” cypher and provided the hook in her usual sing-song fashion. As is to be expected, everyone wants…
Finally (and without warning), Eminem has released a visual accompaniment to his star-studded Detroit anthem “Detroit Vs. Everybody.” The black-and-white video features appearances by hometown contributors Eminem, Royce da 5’9″, Dej Loaf, Danny Brown, Big Sean and Trick Trick, and takes viewers on a cut-scene tour of the Motor City. At six-minutes long,…
The annual South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival (SXSW) began in 1987 and has grown to encompass not only music, but also film and emerging technology. The music festival, however, is now the largest of its kind in the world, with more than 2,200 official performers and bands playing in more than 100 venues….
The album has been declared dead nearly as many times as the Motor City has, but if you needed any proof that such bold pronouncements need to be taken with a grain of salt, look no further than the list below. Detroit acts released a veritable treasure trove of great full-lengths in 2014,…
Our city has always been an unyielding spring of exciting new hip-hop and this year was no different. Passalacqua and Tunde Olanrian kept things fresh and unpredictable, stretching the genre so far until it was almost unrecognizable. Danny Brown was the highlight on an album by one of the most explosive young producers in…
A jump to a major label hasn’t caused DeJ Loaf to rest on her laurels. The Detroit emcee best known for her surprise chart-topping single “Try Me” released the mixtape Sell Sole this fall to widespread acclaim and made an appearance on Eminem’s “Detroit Vs. Everybody.” Now, with mere days left in 2014, she’s closing out the year…