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07.16.08

An exclusive interview with Omar de Fati hip hop, detroit of (0)

Listen to this witness of the early stages of Detroit hip hop!

A 10 questions interview with Omar de Fati.
I have the chance to be currently in touch with a man from Detroit, Omar de Fati, who has experienced the early stages of Detroit hip hop. Back in the days of the hip hop shop, […]
07.15.08

Nas hits the nail on corporate journalism’s head, in a powerful, lyrical assault… hip hop (0)

Nas is truly one of those hip hop giants who will allow us hip hop heads to keep our heads up with total confidence. Nasir Jones, deserves respect as a mainstream hip hop artist, because he never failed in his huge task. True to his African American roots, the talented artist has been more than […]
07.15.08

Swifty Mc Vay/ Forest Fyres mixtape review hip hop, detroit of (0)

Rating: 4 stars and a half
Ondre Moore aka Swifty Mc Vay is back, with a beautiful piece of solo work: his Forest Fyres mixtape. This mixtape has been made in collaboration with Swifty’s fellow emcees from Runyon Ave, the Fyre Department.
Swifty might be less known as a solo artist by D12 fans, he is nevertheless […]
07.14.08

New rough styled Detroit reps by Malaki The Most Hi hip hop, detroit of (0)

Sleeper Cell Records signee is back with a new CD entitled The Uprise. Malaki will take you by surprise with his loud, sharp minded instrumentals and his rough lyrics. Close Proof collaborator, Malaki The Most Hi carries a lot of raw energy in his songs.
His unique, instrumentally inventive, lyrically creative tracks will probably enchant hip […]
07.05.08

Journalist 103: listen to the emcee’s lyrical and instrumental craft… hip hop, detroit of (0)

Pandamonium reflects a man’s passion for the world of hip hop. Lyrical soldier, Journalist 103 combines a classical musical background with some well thought, inventive rhymes. True to his influences, Jay Dee and Big Proof, the astute former Proof collaborator embrases the fire of his musical passion and dedication.
Listen has some rough accents. The challenging […]
06.21.08

Miz Korona, the “Laila Ali of rap” hip hop, detroit of (0)

Most people know her as « Vanessa » in the 8 Mile movie. However, Miz Korona’s passion for rap music goes back to her teenage years.Miz Korona wrote her first song after listening to Run DMC. She always kept the flame of her passion alive and kept rhyming.
First going by the nickname Pimpette, that was maybe […]
06.21.08

Uncle ILL, a Detroit legend with an original sound and voice hip hop, detroit of (0)

Many thanks to Uncle ILL for the info he accepted to share with me.

Jermaine Harbin aka Uncle ILL was born on April the 5th, 1976, in Detroit. Uncle ILL grew up in Detroit. Not only was he the witness of the early stages of Detroit hip hop, he participated largely to its first steps. Rich […]
06.21.08

Powerful, deeply Detroit-rooted: Almighty Dreadnaughtz hip hop, detroit of (0)

If you haven t heard of the Almighty Dreadnaughtz yet, you should definitely give them a listen. Almighty Dreadnaughtz are an association of rhyming masters from Detroit. The group consists of skilled rapper Guilty Simpson, gifted IF artist Supa Emcee, Slautah (he is excellent), Konphlict,Kriz Steel a.ka.C-Sun a.k.a Bullet Head, Alius, Kawshus, 0-1, and Shi […]
06.21.08

Phat Kat/ Carte Blanche/ album review hip hop, detroit of (0)

Rating of the product: 4.5 stars
He might not be that familiar to your hip hop loving ears, Phat Kat is nevertheless one of those Detroit hip hop key personalities who are rich of a precious well worked on knowledge of their art.
Phat Kat, who also goes by the nickname Ronnie Cash, has already earned a […]
06.20.08

Exclusive 5! ELA interview! hip hop, detroit of (0)

How did you come up with the name 5ELA?
5Ela: Well its actually 5 Elementz and my boy IQ started calling us 5 ELA. Elementz just represents the 5 different changes we went thru as a group.
Not everybody is aware of it, but RIP Big Proof was a full member of 5ELA. How did you guys […]