He came, he saw, he conquered. Joshua Smith had a one goal: to raise money to help the city of Detroit. In less than a week of selling lemonade, other beverages, and popcorn, the youngster raised a respectable $3,000. Given the fact that his most expensive product was only $2, Smith did a pretty good job. The […]
The reclusive Slim Shady gave a very #rare interview to his hometown station, Detroit Channel 95.5. In this phone call, Eminem talked mainly about Slaughterhouse album, his next solo, 8-Mile’s 10-year anniversary and more. Royce Da 5’9″ was also on hand during the call and the two discussed the role Eminem had in finishing the Slaughterhouse album, Our House. […]
There’s no denying that the city of Detroit has been hit hard by the national economic downturn, but 9-year-old Joshua Smith wants to do something about the lack of money in the city. Smith opened his very own snack stand Monday (July 30) selling lemonade, water, popcorn, and more. After telling his parents that he […]
Rick Ross’ tour bus was left in burglarized and destroyed Saturday as Rozay made a stop in Detroit. According to TMZ, Ross’ camp filed a police report early Saturday morning, claiming the bandits made off with thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, clothes, and other personal property. No members of Rick Ross’ entourage was in the […]
Some people haven’t learned from Michael Vick’s mistakes. Detroit rapper, Young Calicoe, is the focus of an investigation as of Monday (July 9) for recording a tour of his home, and displaying the animals he keeps for dog and rooster fights. Doing his best impression of an episode of MTV’s Cribs, Calicoe shows off his […]
A Detroit woman never got to see her birthday, after a weekend party ended in tragedy. Adaisha Miller was shot and killed after hugging a police officer whose gun accidentally went off, during a party celebrating her birthday, over the weekend. Miller, who would have turned 25-years-old Monday (July 9), was struck when she was introduced to […]
Take it back to the D-town with this new video from the good folks from Slum Village in “Reppin.” The aptly titled video has the crew reppin’ their hometown as they take visits to Dilla’s actual home, and reppin’ for their fallen brother Baatin around the city. This song is off of The Dirty Slums […]
Silky smooth R&B crooner Bei Maejor has a Hip-Hop pedigree. The one time rapper and University of Michigan graduate got his first production placement on a Trey Songz record when he was just 17 years-old, and he’s been putting in work ever since. After biding his time with Ne-Yo’s Compound Entertainment, the clout he received […]
Who knew Kool-Aid could get you shot? Two Detroit men took their debate over who makes the best Kool-Aid to dangerous heights, when their disagreement resulted in a shoot-out Tuesday (May29).
Police in Detroit are investigating the possible suicide of a 7-year-old boy, who is believed to have killed himself because he was bullied. The child, whose identity has not been revealed, was found unconscious by his 14-year-old sister Wednesday (May 23) evening, prompting an adult family member to attempt to revive the boy.
The soulful voice of Dwele returns for this track called, “What Profit.” The pride of Detroit soul is doing what he does best on this record and talking to the ladies. Support the man by copping the track here on iTunes, and hit the stream after the jump.
A Michigan record store owner has stumbled across the record and beat tape collection of one of the state’s most vaunted musical figures ever. Jeff Bubeck, co-owner of the UHF record store in the town of Royal Oak, has found himself on the Hip-Hop map after discovering a massive record collection said to belong to […]
