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Black Milk has work ethic (and the respect of his peers) 2007-06-22 13:12:24 Black Milk has a new journal entry (link saves you through going through 8 pages of HHG advertising) at HipHopGame and by the looks of it - he hasn’t quit working.
He’s worked with Sean Price in Detroit, continues to work with his man Guilty Simpson and is expanding on his Caltroit project with Aftermath’s Bishop Lamont. He’s also sending cuts back and forth with Pharoahe Monche showing that some of hip hop brightest have taken notice of Black Milk’s beats and want in on the dopeness.
Milk talks about working with Sean Price (of Boot Camp Clik fame):
Recording with Sean Price, that was crazy! The first three days we were in the studio, we really didn’t get any work done because we were just kicking it and joking. Sean has so much energy. He has a lot of life and energy when he comes to the studio, so it’s nothing but jokes and stories all day. On the fourth day, we recorded our first song. After that, we were just knocking shit out. It was cool. It w Read more:Black
, respect
, Black Milk
Mr. Porter in the Detroit News 2007-06-21 13:28:05 The Detroit
News features a story on Denaun Porter
and his new MrPorterBeats.com website in today’s edition. The story doesn’t cover anything about the site that already hasn’t been said (see related articles below), but it has some interesting D12 and Eminem information along with some future projects.
D12 is’ currently “on hold,” he says. Their forthcoming third album is 70 percent done, by his estimation, but so far boasts no input or content from Eminem, whom Porter says he hasn’t spoken with in some time.
“The last time I talked to him? I don’t even remember. It’s been a couple of months,” he says.
The D12 album will be finished after Eminem’s next album - rumored to be awaiting a holiday release - is finished. In the interim, Porter worked on Pharaohe Monch’s upcoming album, as well as projects by Detroit rapper Guilty Simpson and Detroit/New Jersey duo Nu World Hustle.
But Porter also is keeping his e
Dwele: A future Detroit great? 2007-06-21 13:18:27 20 years from now will we be talking about Dwele the same way we talk about the Motown greats? Maybe not to the extent of Stevie Wonder extent, but Dwele is trying to capture that essence in his music today.
Says Dwele in an interview with the Detroit
News:
“I wanna create memories with my music,” says Dwele during a telephone interview. “Fifteen years from now, I want people to hear my music and have good memories come to mind.”
(And yeah, Dwele ain’t technically hip hop but he was in the Breakfast Club so he’s earned his stripes)
Jaylib “Champion Sound” information 2007-06-19 14:00:50 The Madlib and J Dilla collaboration, Jaylib has been released and is available today.
About the re-release:
In preparing Jaylib’s Champion Sound
for reissue with later photos of the group, Madlib presented a collection of new Jaylib remixes, his own tribute to Dilla. These 9 remixes, together with b-sides and the instrumentals - 43 tracks in all - are collected in this deluxe 2-CD set, selling for the same price as the original Champion Sound CD.
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Ta’Raach, Big Tone and friends with Synthesis Radio 2007-06-19 10:53:54 Check out this Ta’Raach
(once known as Lacks) interview with Synthesis Radio
. ‘Raach talks about his introduction to hip hop, the Breakfast Club and onwards. Big Tone also speaks in part II.
When Tommy Lee took an ‘L’ in the D 2007-06-18 14:42:59 I was saving this post/picture for a special occasion and what better than DetroitHipHop.net’s 200th post?
Super Bowl XL will always be memorable to Detroit as it’s when Jerome Bettis won the big dance in the city he calls home. However, thats not the only fond memory we have.
Along with the football related festivities brought to Detroit by the NFL were entertainment’s and pop culture’s brightest embarking on the D.
With the shear number of events and parties taking place in Metro Detroit, you would have to expect that someone famous would be taking an ‘L’ in one way or another.
Washed up Tommy
Lee would be the one provide a great story for years to come.
As the story goes, Tommy Lee was at a party and in his stupor was talking mad greasy about his ex’s next, Kid Rock, and the city of Detroit in general. Well you know that wasn’t going to be taken lightly. Long story short, Tommy Lee’s lights were turned out leaving him dazed and
Guilty Simpson “Ode to the Ghetto” release date set for late 2007 2007-06-17 21:09:10 Stones Throw Records has announced that they and GuiltySimpson
will his release his much anticipated debut record in late 2007. It’s titled Ode to the Ghetto
and not The Beast or other speculated upon titles.
It will feature production from Denon Porter, J Dilla, Madlib, Oh No and Jake One. Don’t be surprised if there are more guests from “the D” announced in the future.
A short bio of Guilty is at his Stones Throw website.
The new artist at Stones Throw is Detroit’s Guilty Simpson, following 3 years of guest tracks and traveling on our Chrome Children tour.
Guilty was a favorite MC of J Dilla, who first brought him to us. Dilla said, “You should sign this guy.” Who is going to say no to that?
It was J Dilla who first put Guilty on wax, recording him on Jaylib’s Champion Sound album. The two began recording an album together in 2003, which was delayed by Dilla’s move to Los Angeles and his growing health troubles. The material the
Ta’Raach - “Hey” audio 2007-06-29 17:05:28 Ta’Raach
with &ldquo
;Hey&rdquo
; off his “The Fevers” Ta’Raach & The Lovelution album (2007).
I challenge you to not to bop your head. Gotta love the beat on this one. No Playstation beats here. Recorded in Germany, this one has quotables from Tupac and your favorite Detroit news reporter Bill Proctor from Channel 7 (classic).
DJ Toomp may co-executive produce Royce’s “Street Hop” 2007-06-29 16:36:52
According to HipHopGame.com:
Rumors are swirling around Royce
’s camp that DJ Toomp
(who’s produce
d for T.I., Kanye West, Young Jeezy and more) may be jumping aboard the Street
Hop album as a co-executive producer. If this is true, he would be working alongside DJ Premier on the album. There is currently no release date for Street Hop.
Why bring in another general when you have a 5-star general in place (Primo)? That would be like having Paul Pierce and trading for Ray Allen. Oh, wait…
We’ll wait and see. Read more:ldquo
, rdquo
If Detroit Rappers were the Wu-Tang Clan 2007-06-29 11:37:06
Despite some obvious similarities to the Wu-tang Clan, D12 really didn’t warrant comparison to the 9 man strong team as individuals.
If Detroit
emcees were to band together and do a Wu tribute album (purely hypothetical) or form a parallel version of the group, this is how they would form together (like Voltron!).
RZA - The ring leader - Has to be none other than J Dilla. Aside from fulfilling both emcee/producer capabilities, it’s the actual similarity in the quality of production and the sometimes lacklustre emceeing (see RZA on Ras Kass’ “The End”) that makes this an obvious choice.
GZA - The wise leader - Another easy one - Less scientific but Phat Kat has been putting in work since the days of 1st Down with his old running mate droppin’ knowledge and schooling cats.
Method Man - The star - Stole the spotlight on the initial album without necessarily knowing he would (”M-E-T-H-O-D MAN”). That would be Obie Trice. Through all the Read more:Rappers
Buff1 on where he fits in Michigan Hip Hop 2007-06-28 13:38:22
HipHopGame caught up with Buff1 and got to know about him, Pure, the Athletic Mic League and his place in Michigan
Hip Hop.
Where do you see yourself fitting into the Michigan hip-hop scene?
The fact that we’re from Ann Arbor and not Detroit kind of sets us apart initially. Usually when people think of Michigan hip-hop, they think of Detroit. That’s where some of the dopest musicians in the world come from, but we’re not from there. We’re from Ann Arbor and that’s what we have to represent. I know far too many people not from Detroit that try to claim Detroit. I’m proud of my city and I think people outside of Ann Arbor see that and respect that
It took us awhile at first to really get noticed on the scene, because we were from Ann Arbor and cats from the D had the stamp on the Michigan hip-hop scene. As far as talent-wise, it was all theirs. Once they saw what we’re doing, they respected it and it’s been love ever since. We just try
Marvwon and Finale are Scion top Prospects 2007-06-27 18:35:49 Earlier this year Scion
held a competition to help emcees get heard. The Prospect: The Rise of an Unsigned Emcee’s finalists include two Michigan emcees (surprise, surprise).
Congratulations to Marvwon and Finale
for being chosen by judges DJ Hi-tek, Lenny S. (VP of A&R Def Jam/Rocafella) and Ryan Ford (Executive Editor, The Source *is that something you would want to advertise now? …just thinking out loud*) in the top ten.
The winner will be announced in August.
Stretch Money and the men behind him (Hot Lava Records) 2007-06-27 18:14:06
Khary Turner and the Metro Times caught up with Hot Lava Records
head honcho, Jesse “Crane Novacane” Wilson recently and write about him, his record label and their star artist, StretchMoney
.
Stretch Money and his Hot Lava bosses are feeling the love in Detroit these days but they have humble roots.
Writes Turner:
The foundation of Hot Lava’s philosophy mirrors the brothers’ story, which is to embrace life’s grind.
And that grind began to show dividends in 2004 when J. Mitch introduced Crane to Darren “Stretch Money” McCullough. Stretch had great wordplay, but he wasn’t serious.
“I wasn’t trying to pursue it,” Stretch says. “I just knew how to rap. [Crane] said ‘You got somethin’.’ [He] turned nothin’ into somethin’.”
Stretch could relate to Crane. His baby face is one thing, but the rough edges tell his story. After graduating, Stretch enrolled at Baker College and got off to Read more:behind
Athletic Mic League’s Buff1 on Okayplayer 2007-06-27 15:56:10
Buff1 has been getting strong reviews for his album Pure across the board. It doesn’t hurt that it wasn’t made for BET and that it features some of the world’s favorite emcees in Guilty Simpson and One Be Lo.
Okayplayer has also taken notice.
As much as I appreciate his mature positivity and responsible perspective, the highlight of the album for me is the Waajeed-produced “SUPREME” featuring my favorite femcee of-the-moment Invincible and the most ubiquitous denizen of Detroit out right now Guilty Simpson talking tough over a vicious break and an ill interpolation of the Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams” synth riff.
Go to Okayplayer’s Blogarhythms for July 27 to read more. Read more:League
Detroit Hip Hop Awards scheduled for July 30th 2007-06-27 10:37:07 DetroitHipHop.com has been promising a new look and updates for several months now without any progress - until now. The Detroit Hip Hop Awards
, one of Detroit Hip Hop’s prominent annual events, have been scheduled for July 30th according to the site. Voting will start on July 1st.
Last year’s event was dedicated to Proof and J Dilla, with many of Proof’s Iron Fist fam taking home awards. This year’s nominee list will be made public when voting starts.
The event will take place at Plan B nightclub in Detroit. Read more:Detroit
King Mathers - Website claims new Eminem album is coming soon 2007-06-26 17:48:02 A new website’s link is making its rounds on the ‘net claiming that Eminem
is making a return and that King Mathers
will be the name of Eminem’s first studio album in two years.
This is the graphic displayed on KingMathers.com:
Read more:claims
Mae Day “Somethin’s Gotta Give” reviewed 2007-07-02 15:36:53 Tamara Warren of the Detroit Free Press reviews Mae Day’s Somethin’s Gotta
Give - the Sick Notes artist’s debut album.
Her flow is infectious on bouncy cuts like “Like Hey,” which features the usual lyrical boasts: “It’s like ‘Cheers,’/ Everybody knows her name,” she taunts on the track that also features Tone Tone. Her vocals are breathy, and at times, she almost sings her hooks, a concept that works well on “Action,” where she is backed by the soulful voice of L’Renee. A samba beat sets off “B.A.B. Why?,” which has dance floor written all over it.
Mae Day has attitude, but her delivery is refreshing and light — a strong new voice from the Detroit hip-hop scene.
Detroit Hip Hop Awards nominations under way 2007-07-02 11:50:16 The Detroit
Hip Hop Awards
are taking nominations for the awards. Nominations will be taken from July 1st to July 11th. From the nominations the final nominees will be selected and voting will take place for the final 5 nominees in each category from July 11th to 22nd.
Voting is for the calendar year of 2006 only. You can begin voting here at DetroitHipHopAwards.com.
The awards show will be July 30th at Plan B nightclub in Detroit.
LoDown “Nite and Day” audio 2007-07-01 23:48:12 LoDown of The Raw Collection with “Nite and Day”.
Produced by Geno X.O. This will be on LoDown’s upcoming debut album, Blac Rose.
Asylum 7 “Politicks” audio 2007-06-30 15:34:24 Self-described advocate of “quality hip hop”, Asylum
7, with “Poli-ticks” off of his Brown Study EP.
Produced by Sleepy Biggs. Hear the message.
Asylum 7 in the Metro Times:
Primordial ooze: Asylum 7 got his start making music on the infamous Runyon Avenue on Detroit’s east side. His blue-collar style of hip-hop is rooted in fact, not fiction, and this dude is one of the most socially aware MC’s in the area right now.
Why you should really care: “Because the music is honest, yo! It’s not your typical radio and club shit. My music isn’t vain, and it’s not fabricated either. It’s the epitome of honest music created from the soul. Good lyricism without the profanity and misogynistic nonsense.”
The single: His recently released EP, Brown Study, doesn’t have a lead single, and that’s exactly the way he wants it. According to A7, he wants the whole product to stand out as one musical offering to the world.
Slum Village featuring Phat Kat “Rock the Bells” tour dates 2007-06-30 12:20:26 Slum Village
is on the lineup for the Rock the Bells festival series. Their set will also feature Phat Kat with the trio doing a tribute to Jay Dee.
They are currently scheduled for the Midwest leg of the tour.
Saturday - August 25th - Minneapolis, MN - Metrodome (Parking Lot) - On-Sale July 7th
Featuring: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Talib Kweli, MF Doom, Pharoahe Monch, Immortal Technique, Slum Village feat. Phat Kat- A Tribute To Jay Dee, David Banner, Jedi Mind Tricks,
Hosted by: Supernatural + Rahzel
Sunday - August 26th - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion - On-Sale July 7th
Featuring: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Talib Kweli, MF Doom, Pharoahe Monch, Immortal Technique, Slum Village feat. Phat Kat- A Tribute To Jay Dee, David Banner, Jedi Mind Tricks,
Hosted by: Supernatural + Rahzel
Wednesday - August 29th - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Center - On-Sale Now
Featuring: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Talib Kweli, MF Doom, Pharoahe Monch, Immortal Technique, Slum Village feat. Phat Kat- A Tribute To Jay Dee, Read more:featuring
, dates
Ta’Raach - “Hey” audio 2007-06-29 17:05:28 Ta’Raach
with “Hey” off his “The Fevers” Ta’Raach & The Lovelution album (2007).
I challenge you to not to bop your head. Gotta love the beat on this one. No Playstation beats here. Recorded in Germany, this one has quotables from Tupac and your favorite Detroit news reporter Bill Proctor from Channel 7 (classic).
DJ Toomp may co-executive produce Royce’s “Street Hop” 2007-06-29 16:36:52
According to HipHopGame.com:
Rumors are swirling around Royce
’s camp that DJ Toomp
(who’s produce
d for T.I., Kanye West, Young Jeezy and more) may be jumping aboard the “Street
Hop” album as a co-executive producer. If this is true, he would be working alongside DJ Premier on the album. There is currently no release date for “Street Hop”.
Why bring in another general when you have a 5-star general in place (Primo)? That would be like having Paul Pierce and trading for Ray Allen. Oh, wait…
We’ll wait and see.
If Detroit Rappers were the Wu-Tang Clan 2007-06-29 11:37:06
Despite some obvious similarities to the Wu-tang Clan, D12 really didn’t warrant comparison to the 9 man strong team as individuals.
If Detroit
emcees were to band together and do a Wu tribute album (purely hypothetical) or form a parallel version of the group, this is how they would form together (like Voltron!).
RZA - The ring leader - Has to be none other than J Dilla. Aside from fulfilling both emcee/producer capabilities, it’s the actual similarity in the quality of production and the sometimes lacklustre emceeing (see RZA on Ras Kass’ “The End”) that makes this an obvious choice.
GZA - The wise leader - Another easy one - Less scientific but Phat Kat has been putting in work since the days of 1st Down with his old running mate droppin’ knowledge and schooling cats.
Method Man - The star - Stole the spotlight on the initial album without necessarily knowing he would (”M-E-T-H-O-D MAN”). That would be Obie Trice. Through all the Read more:Rappers
Buff1 on where he fits in Michigan Hip Hop 2007-06-28 13:38:22
HipHopGame caught up with Buff1 and got to know about him, Pure, the Athletic Mic League and his place in Michigan
Hip Hop.
Where do you see yourself fitting into the Michigan hip-hop scene?
The fact that we’re from Ann Arbor and not Detroit kind of sets us apart initially. Usually when people think of Michigan hip-hop, they think of Detroit. That’s where some of the dopest musicians in the world come from, but we’re not from there. We’re from Ann Arbor and that’s what we have to represent. I know far too many people not from Detroit that try to claim Detroit. I’m proud of my city and I think people outside of Ann Arbor see that and respect that
It took us awhile at first to really get noticed on the scene, because we were from Ann Arbor and cats from the D had the stamp on the Michigan hip-hop scene. As far as talent-wise, it was all theirs. Once they saw what we’re doing, they respected it and it’s been love ever since. We just try
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