Music Archives

Playing shows in the Motor City reminds the West Coast stoners of simpler days

Tags: On tour, Music, On Tour, Weed, Cypress Hill, Michigan cannabis industry, hip-hop, Black Milk, J Dilla, Video

The Sean Anderson Foundation is donating another recording studio to Detroit youth

Tags: Michigan Music, Music, Big Sean, Detroit, youth, Hip-Hop, music

Mahogany Jones and Boog Brown are filming the show in the hopes of landing on NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’ series

Tags: Local Music, Music, Book Brown, Mahogany Jones, Detroit, rap, hip-hop

A rep says the emcee is ‘now in stable condition’

Tags: Local Music, Music, Boldy James, Detroit, rap, hip-hop

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

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

The Detroit rapper joins Elliott Wilson and Brian ‘B.Dot’ Miller on the latest episode

Tags: Music News, Music, Babyface Ray, Detroit, hip-hop, rap, Slideshow

New money, new man

Tags: Local Music, Music, Baby Money, Detroit rap, hip-hop, Cover Story

The Roots drummer-turned-documentarian is teaming up again with ‘Summer of Soul’ producer Joseph Patel for a new project about the influential Detroit beatmaker

Tags: Music News, Music, J Dilla, Detroit, hip-hop, Questlove

The touring event features performances by Busta Rhymes, Frank N Dank, Illa J, and Dez Andrés

Tags: Concert Announcements, Music, J Dilla, Detroit, hip-hop, rap, Russell Industrial Center

Good girl gone bad: This rising emcee is turning heads

Tags: Local Music, Music, Pretty Brayah, Detroit, rap, hip-hop, Cover Story, Video

Nothing but treble

Tags: Local Music, Music, ShittyBoyz, BabyTron, rap, hip-hop, Video

Quality Control is also the home of artists Baby Money, Migos, Lil Baby, and City Girls

Tags: Music News, Music, Icewear Vezzo, Detroit, rap, hip-hop

The Detroit rapper talks his beginnings, becoming a Blood, avoiding a RICO, and lobster Alfredo

Tags: Local Music, Music, Sada Baby, Detroit, rap, hip-hop, Tee Grizzley, Whole Lotta Choppas, Cover Story, Video

The rapper lost his battle to cancer in 2021

Tags: Local Music, Things to Do, Doughboyz Washout, Detroit, rap, hip-hop, Slideshow

How a son of Detroit’s east side navigated beefs and federal charges to become one of the greatest rappers in the city

Tags: Local Music, Music, Peezy, Detroit, hip-hop, Cover Story, Video

Heir to the throne

Tags: Local Music, Music, Blade Icewood, Lil Blade, Detroit, hip-hop, rap, Video

The atmosphere was light and almost celebratory on Tuesday. And what else could it be?

Tags: Local Music, Saba, Detroit, El Club, rap, hip-hop

Because Bold don’t fold

Tags: Local Music, Music, Boldy James, Detroit, Fillmore, the Alchemist, Action Bronson, Earl Sweatshirt, rap, hip-hop

The record is a concept album about two friends driving to a Coney Island restaurant — what could be more Motor City than that?

Tags: Local Music, Detroit, rap, hip-hop, Nick Speed, Ro Spit, Coney Island, Video

The concert features KRS-One, Rakim, Slick Rick, Chubb Rock, and J.J. Fad

Tags: Local Music, The Return of the Legends, KRS-One, Rakim, Slick Rick, Chubb Rock, J.J. Fad, Derrick Kearny, 2D Production & Entertainment, Detroit, hip-hop, rap