Detroit’s 5e Gallery Celebrates Women in Hip Hop for 5th Anniversary
The night will include live music, DJs, poetry readings and a graffiti showcase.
Fire breaks out at crowded PJ’s Lager House in Corktown; 3 cats die
Firefighters were called to the popular bar on Michigan Avenue after an upper-level flat caught fire at 10:40 p.m.
Scrappers cause collapse of ornamental ceiling in storied Eastown Theatre in Detroit
The 2,500-seat theater once hosted the Kinks, the Who, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, Yes, Fleetwood Mac, Steppenwolf, King Crimson, MC5 and the Stooges.
Eminem, Rhianna to embark on 3-city, summer tour in Detroit, Los Angeles & New York
The Monster Tour kicks off this summer after the successful hit, “The Monster,” from The Marshall Mathers LP 2.
Remembering J Dilla: Hip hop artist’s legacy inspires hope in troubling times
“The music is what kept us out of trouble and the hardships are what kept us focused; it didn’t discourage us,” T3 of Slum Village said.
Feb. 10, 2006: Legendary Detroit producer J. Dilla dies
On this day in 2006, celebrated hip hop producer and city native J Dilla joins the ancestors after a long illness believed to have been lupus. He was only 32. Born James Dewitt Yancey, he produced tracks for a who’s who of artists including: Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Common, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, and Erykah […]
Detroit rapper casual, cocky about brutal assault at Cobo (video)
“I’m a superstar around this bitch,” the rapper who got knocked out said.
Dec. 9, 1962: Techno pioneer Juan Atkins was born in Detroit
On this day in 1962, Juan Atkins was born. Along with 2 friends, he will create the genre of music we now call “techno.”
Expert: Rivalry between rappers requires intervention within own culture
“This is much more than simply gangs. It is a counterculture that has evolved for the past half century.”
Detroit police try to broker peaceful resolution between rivaling rappers
Fans continue to threaten each other with violence.