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…
Mass Appeal’s web series “Rhythm Roulette” has paid its respects to the Detroit hip hop community by featuring artists such as Black Milk, SKYWLKR and now – a double-dose – Detroit-based producer Filthy Rockwell and Mass Appeal-signed rapper Boldy James. “Rhythm Roulette” is truly a test of a producer’s on-the-spot ability to take…
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…
As part of Mass Appeal’s ongoing producer series “Rhythm Roulette,” Detroit mixmaster and emcee Black Milk was undoubtedly put to the test. The web series “Rhythm Roulette” challenges producers by asking them to select random albums from a record store (while blindfolded), then documenting as they create a song from their selections. Former…