Detroit duo Passalacqua kicked off a burgeoning REVIVAL of conscious rap last summer with their captivating sophomore full-length CHURCH, an album recorded in collaboration with Seth and Jax Anderson of Flint Eastwood (known together as SYBLYNG) that was eagerly awaited but easily lived up to the hype. Prior to the release of CHURCH, Blaksmith…
“Comin’ from the urban city ghettos” is Slum Village’s new single “Push It Along.” The track, off the Detroit crew’s upcoming album Yes, features A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg and production by Young RJ. Slum Village have been active since 1994 and their old-school hip-hop influences are definitely evident on this track….
Detroit-born singer-songwriter Sufjan Steven’s triumphant return to the folk frontier will arrive on March 31 in the form of his new album Carrie & Lowell. Steven has already shared “No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross” from it; now he has given us our second preview of his new work, and yes, there is…
Growth can be a double-edged sword in rap. Even the upcoming N.W.A biopic can’t undo the damage of Are We There Yet? Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, better known as Big Sean, is a far way from Ice Cube’s gangsta-turned-family man fate, but he is growing up. A serendipitous meeting with Kanye West a decade…
In 2008, Elzhi’s The Preface was lauded as one of Detroit’s best hip-hop albums of the year. Seven years and one Kickstarter project later, the former Slum Village member plans to release his follow up project Lead Poison. “February” is our first glimpse at what the artful emcee has been up to. A…
“Cry Cry Cry” off of Jessica Hernandez & The Delta’s debut full-length Secret Evil is a bluesy tune lamenting a relationship that was condemned from the start. Featuring Hernandez’s soulful voice over languid guitar strumming and melodic back-up “oohs,” the song is a little sweet, a little sad, and a lot emotional. Now, the band…
Sean Michael Anderson, now better known as Big Sean, received his first car at the age of 16 from his grandmother. He would drive to the WHTD radio station every week to compete in weekly rap battles, which he won handily. One day the living legend Kanye West was visiting the station for an…
Five years after his last solo release, Detroit-born Sufjan Stevens has shared “No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross,” the first single off his upcoming album Carrie and Lowell. The track is hauntingly simple, featuring only an acoustic guitar and Stevens’ gentle crooning. A return to his folk roots, “No Shade in…
With only a handful of recorded songs, Gosh Pith have already garnered a reputation for their innovative sound and inability to be boring. They’ve been touring relentlessly over the past couple of months and playing locally as well, putting on some of the most captivating live shows in Detroit in recent memory. On…
“Epic” is the first word that comes to mind upon hearing the opening of “Gxmes,” the new track from Detroit MC Angel Haze. This is the second song she has released off of her upcoming EP, In The Winter of Wet Years, her first project following her 2013 Dirty Gold LP. The song,…