Posts Tagged ‘Detroit’
Crate Diggers: J Dilla (Video)
March 21, 2013
“In this episode, we celebrate legendary producer J Dilla, who has worked with The Roots, Common, Erykah Badu, Janet Jackson and A Tribe Called Quest. Then we join musician friends J. Rocc, DJ Spinna, Frank Nitt and Grap Luva in Detroit to open Dilla’s storage locker, never-before-seen to the public. Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections.” – Fuse TV
WATCH: PREVIOUS CRATE DIGGER EPISODES (VIDEOS)
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Elzhi Speaks On Being Influenced By Ice Cube, Meeting Eminem & Proof, & The Detroit Hip Hop Scene (Video)
March 6, 2013
One of my favorite emcees coming out of Detroit was interviewed by the good people over at Hard Knock TV. In this in-depth two part interview interview Elzhi talks about how Ice Cube was the first rapper to make him want to rap after referencing classics like “America’s Most Wanted”, “Kill At Will” & “Death Certificate”. Elzhi also speaks about being a student of the game having studied emcees like Lord Finesse & Rakim before getting detailed about the early Detroit hip hop scene where he first met Proof & Eminem. Check out part two on friday under the hood….
WATCH: ELZHI SPEAKS ON J DILLA, DR. DRE, NAS, KENDRICK LAMAR, & HIS NEW ALBUM (VIDEO)
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“Dilla Day” Detroit (Video)
February 20, 2013
Fuse TV covers the celebration of life of one of Hip-Hop’s all-time greats – James “J. Dilla†Yancey. Festivities captured in the above footage are from the Detroit, at which folks like Talib Kweli, House Shoes, and J. Dilla’s mom speak on his legacy.
Posted in Hip-Hop, History, Human Interest, Lifestyle, Performance, Producers, Videos | Tags: Detroit, Dilla Day, J Dilla, James Yancey | No Comments »
Detroit Firefighter Wears Helmet Cam Into Burning Buildings (Video)
January 8, 2013
Drama… Bad assness… reality TV… at the same damn time! Can it be done? Uh… yeah. Check out how this Detroit firefighter accomplishes just that by strapping on a helmet cam… and taking the fight to the fire on film! Watch and experience the action in first person. The firefighter edited a years worth of video & put it all into this 8 minute highlight reel with music by Eminem as the backing soundtrack.
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J. Tait Love Ultra Radio Interview
December 7, 2012
During this fun episode we talk Soulsinger J. Tait about his current EP, ‘Things On My Mind’, and how he represents the next generation of talented vocalists in Detroit City. We cover his travels on the road with Dwele, and we really mean ON THE ROAD & in the air as they just returned from Kenya. J. Tait gets into a little sports, politics and his new effort to help those out of work/homeless like our honored war veterans.
FowL – “LA”
July 11, 2012
Produced by The Futuristiks, Detroit’s own FowL comes through hard on this banging track, “LA.” FowL (born Saffal Tall) honed his lyrical skills at Michigan State University; along the way catching the eyes/ears of industry heavyweights like Chip Tha Ripper, Wiz Khalifa, and Brandon Washington (CEO of Finally Famous Entertainment) back in the day. FowL continued to make moves; getting on our radar in 2011 (check the post with Alchemist here). We since came to expect much from this guy. Click, listen to “LA,” and know why!
DOWNLOAD: FOWL – LA
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The Primeridian x Tall Black Guy (Darling Lure) – “Hang On” (Video)
July 5, 2012
These cats ride the track so smoothly. The Primeridian and Tall Black Guy, together known as Darling Lure, appear in this video for the single “Hang On” from the self-titled album (“Darling Lure”, available on iTunes).
DOWNLOAD: THE PRIMERIDIAN X TALL BLACK GUY – DARLING LURE (ITUNES)
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House Shoes – “Nails” featuring Quelle Chris x Guilty Simpson
June 19, 2012
Due out today, House Shoes drops his debut release, “Let It Go.” While this is truly his debut, House Shoes’ is a respected Hip-Hop veteran among heads; with production credits for projects featuring Proof (D12), J Dilla, Elzhi, and Danny Brown and deejay work put in for Black Milk, Slum Village, and many others. “Let It Go” will consist of two parts, a disc of album cuts with emcees spitting over tracks (track listing below) and a second disc with just the instrumentals.  Shortly before its release, House Shoes leaked “Nails” – a single off his album featuring Detroit emcees Quelle Chris and Guilty Simpson. Listen and download the leak for free but check the album tracklisting under the hood…..
DOWNLOAD: HOUSE SHOES – NAILS FEAT. QUELLE CHRIS & GUILTY SIMPSON
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Clear Soul Forces – “Get No Better” (Video)
January 27, 2012
The young Detroit homies Clear Soul Forces dropped a new video that I wasn’t even aware of until I saw it zip around on twitter via retweets. Especially fueled by actor Idris Elba’s twitter praise of their work. Good to see the brothers still grinding it out for as talented as they are. I had them on the radio show several months back & they basically gassed up their whip & drove to Atlanta for the interview. That’s dedication for that ass. They are definitely one of the motor city’s finest on the rise & should win with that type of grind. This is the first single off their upcoming album “Detroit Revolution(s)” due March 13th & this particular & single was produced by KanKick. The video was Directed by Richard Taylor.
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DJ Jaycee – Eargasm 9 Classics (Mixtape)
January 19, 2012
One of the illest DJs in Atlanta, by way of Detroit, DJ Jaycee delivers a new edition to his Eargasms mixtape series with this special mix dedicated to the classic joints. I know some of you maybe thinking, “Not another classics mixtape”, but hold on…waiiiit up. There truly is a blatant difference when Jaycee puts these joints together as compared to your average dj who just got serato & a laptop full of music. Sharp transistions, scratches, some on the fly remixing of sorts using only the two turntables, Blends, & some dope diggin’ with the selections as to not flood the project with too many joints you may already be familiar with is Jaycee’s recipe. THIS is how a true classics mixtape should be done. Check out the complete tracklisting below, but i’d advise you to just turn it up & trust your ears like I trust his…….
DOWNLOAD: DJ JAYCEE – EARGASMS 9 CLASSICS (MIXTAPE)
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Black Milk x Jack White – ‘Brain’/’Royal Mega’
July 14, 2011
Motor city representatives Jack White of The White Stripes and Black Milk have teamed up to drop a 7′ of rock, funk, and hip hop fusion to be released as the first project from Jack White’s Third Man Records.
Black Milk says this of the collab on his website:
My first reaction was one of shock that an artist like him, who most people would categorize as a rock star, would want to work with an independent hip-hop artist. My second reaction was surprise that he even knew I existed, even though we’re from the same city. Of course, my response was “Hell yeah! When and where do I need to be to make this happen?†A few back and forth emails led to my band (keyboardist AB; drummer Daru Jones; and bassist Malik Hunter) and I taking a trip to Nashville to record at Jack’s home studio.
You can cop the songs from iTunes and the vinyl Here
Check out the tracks HERE
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WHO THE F*CK IS BOOG BROWN?! – Episode Two (Video)
June 1, 2011
Second installment of this series aimed to inform people about the dopeness that is Detroit MC Boog Brown. S/O to Will at High Impact Designs
Elzhi – ‘Verbal Intercourse Part 2’ (prod by 14KT)
March 30, 2011
‘This goes out to everybody that’s trying to get on…thinking they gonna get rich’ – Elzhi
Live In Detroit: SlaughterHouse, Eminem, & Yelawolf Perform ‘2.0 Boys’ (Video)
March 24, 2011
Detroit knows some real hip hop when they hear it…..
Posted in Hip-Hop | Tags: Crooked I, Detroit, EMIMEN, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Live, LIVE IN CONCERT, Live Performance, Royce Da 5'9, SlaughterHouse, Yelawolf | No Comments »
Constellations: The A To Z Of Dennis Coffey by DJ House Shoes (Mixtape)
March 14, 2011
This is a very dope mix from Detroit’s own House Shoes paying tribute to the talented Dennis Coffey who’s been instrumental in many classic songs from Motown. Many crate diggers already know about his work that’s been sampled in hip hop a thousand times over. Check out this mix & get more familiar because it’s really good. The complete tracklisting is under the hood….
DOWNLOAD: CONSTELLATIONS: THE A TO Z OF DENNIS COFFEY BY DJ HOUSE SHOES
Constellations – The A to Z of Dennis Coffey: A Mix By House Shoes by Strut
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Producer Spotlight: 14KT
March 2, 2011
The Detroit area is killing it with these all of these highly talented producers & emcees. Check out this interview with 14KT who, to the mainstream masses, is one of the Detroit area’s best kept secrets on the boards. His fortunes are changing in terms of the familiarity lane as was also the winner of the Red Bull Big Tune producer battle. In addition 14KT produced this new banger called ‘Sweet Tee Ish’ featuring Boog Brown that we’ve been digging over here where he flips an old school Sweet Tee record. Watch the rest of the interview where he talks about growing up in nearby Ypsilanti Michigan (outside of Detroit), his group Athletic Mic League, & he also shows the fans how he does it.
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Imported From Detroit: Eminem’s Chrysler 200 Super Bowl Ad (Video)
February 7, 2011
Dope advertisement showing love to Detroit & Eminem is leading the way in it. Great job! FTW! This was the second advertisement that Eminem was involved with during the Super Bowl with the first that aired being for Brisk Iced Tea. If you really pay attention to what’s said in that particular ad you’ll see that Eminem is not just going to take any ad for a check unlike some rappers out today, but the word is Brisk paid him allegedly $1 Million dollars that was just to lend his voice for the claymation character. I respect the fact that Em is very choosy in terms of his ad choices. He even uses Brisk’s ad time to let YOU know why he doesn’t do commercials. Smart
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J Dilla: Still Shining Promo Trailer
February 1, 2011
Definitely looking forward to see this documentary/movie when it drops on February 7th on TheJDillaProject.com. For now this is only the promo trailer for the upcoming video production of the “J Dilla: Still Shining” project. The film is expected to delve into never seen before footage of one of hip hop’s greatest producers to give fans a greater perspective on Detroit’s finest.
Posted in Cover Story, EPK, Hip-Hop, History, Producers, Videos | Tags: Detroit, Dilla, Dilla Dawg, J Dilla, Jay Dee, Ma Dukes, Still Shining, Still Shining Trailer | No Comments »
