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Biba Adams

Biba Adams is a Detroit-based national freelance writer. Her work has been featured in Visit Detroit, Model D, VIBE, and more. She is currently working on her debut book, Scenes From a Renaissance: Detroit Hip-Hop 1996-2006.

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Music Issue

Dr. Todd Boyd pens book honoring the enduring legacy of hip-hop culture

From the desk of The Notorious Ph.D

By Biba Adams
Feb 28, 2024

Tags: Music Issue, Music, Books, Dr. Todd Boyd, Detroit hip-hop, Detroit rap, Cover Story
Michigan Music

Why members of Detroit rap group Clear Soul Forces started their own moving company

What started as a side hustle helped the group weather the pandemic — and empower other artists

By Biba Adams
Dec 30, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Music, Clear Soul Forces, Detroit, rap, hip-hop, Handy Relocations
Restaurant reviews

Petty Cash is a fine-dining hotspot on Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion

Pushing back on a petty review

By Biba Adams
Nov 10, 2022

Tags: Restaurant reviews, Restaurant Reviews, Petty Cash, Avenue of Fashion, Kuzzo's Chicken & Waffles
Things to Do

A solo exhibition from Detroit art royalty debuts at the Norwest Gallery of Art

James Charles Morris is the grandson of Dell Pryor, the ‘great dame’ of the Detroit’s art scene

By Biba Adams
Oct 10, 2022

Tags: Things to Do, Things to Do, Dell Pryor, James Charles Morris, Norwest Gallery of Art
Michigan Music

Gospel stars David and Tamela Mann make Detroit tour stop

The Texas native is also an actress who, along with her husband, has been a staple of the Tyler Perry cinematic universe for more than a decade

By Biba Adams
Sep 21, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Things to Do, Tamela Mann, David Mann, Detroit, gospel
Festival Guide

Spunky, punky Hamtramck Labor Day Festival has always been about resilience

The return of the full festival also happens to be the city’s centennial

By Biba Adams
Aug 31, 2022

Tags: Festival Guide, Music, Hamtramck Labor Day Festival, ESG, ADULT., The Volebeats, Festival Guide, Cover Story
Michigan Music

Wu-Tang Clan prove hip-hop’s staying power at upcoming Pine Knob concert with Nas and Busta Rhymes

Still nothin’ to fuck with

By Biba Adams
Aug 30, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Music, Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Pine Knob, Detroit
Television

Detroit native Chanté Adams talks starring in new adaptation of ‘A League of Their Own’

Inspired by real Black women baseball players, the Amazon Prime Video series expands on the themes of the original feminist movie

By Biba Adams
Aug 12, 2022

Tags: Television, Television, A League of Their Own, Max Chapman
Michigan Music

Neo-soul songstress Res comes to Detroit to perform her classic debut

Why the ‘Golden Boys’ singer doesn’t mind being called a one-hit wonder

By Biba Adams
Apr 6, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Res, Detroit, Shareese Renée Ballard, Willis Show Bar
Music News

Detroit rapper Trick Trick stars in new FX series ‘Hip Hop Uncovered’

By Biba Adams
Feb 11, 2021

Tags: Trick Trick, Detroit, rap, hip-hop, Hip Hop Uncovered, FX, Hulu, Video
Arts

Detroit-based beauty giant The Lip Bar rebrands as TLB as it expands catalog and reach

By Biba Adams
Jan 6, 2021

Tags: The Lip Bar, TLB, Detroit, lipstick, Target
Food News

Black-owned food delivery app service expands to Detroit

By Biba Adams
Dec 27, 2020

Tags: Black and Mobile, Detroit, Black-owned businesses
Food News

Make Food Not Waste organizes hundreds of meals for Detroiters

By Biba Adams
Dec 26, 2020

Tags: Make Food Not Waste, Detroit, coronavirus, pandemic, COVID-19
Food News

Celeb chef Max Hardy bringing new pizza and wing franchise to Detroit

By Biba Adams
Dec 23, 2020

Tags: Maxcel Hardy, Detroit, Jed's Detroit, pizza, wings
Food News

Michigan restaurant association praises COVID-19 relief package

By Biba Adams
Dec 23, 2020

Tags: Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association, COVID-19, coronavirus, relief
Music News

Big Sean mentored an aspiring rapper and found a new purpose in himself

By Biba Adams
Dec 18, 2020

Tags: Big Sean, Detroit, Sean Anderson Foundation
Food News

Starters Bar & Grille's Southfield location is now open

By Biba Adams
Dec 15, 2020

Tags: Starts Bar & Grille, Southfield, Detroit
Food News

One-third of Michigan restaurants won’t survive the COVID-19 pandemic, industry association says

By Biba Adams
Dec 15, 2020

Tags: COVID-19, coronavirus, Michigan, restaurants, hotels
Food News

Detroit Foundation Hotel gets creative with indoor dining (kinda)

By Biba Adams
Dec 13, 2020

Tags: Foundation Hotel, Detroit, coronavirus, COVID-19
Food News

Longtime Detroit food distributor will match $100k if people order carryout from their favorite local spots

By Biba Adams
Dec 11, 2020

Tags: Michigan, coronavirus, COVID-19, restaurants