Detroit native Big Sean is definitely on the rise in the hip hop world. But after listening to his recently-dropped mixtape, Finally Famous Vol. 3: BIG, only one word comes to mind: Complacency.
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The pitched battle between DPS Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb and the district's school board continues to heat up. On Friday, the two sides met in court to make summary arguments, and plan to augment their cases for a ruling by mid-September.
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Racial inequality at Wayne State, the economic stimulus money can't buy and a movie every Detroiter should see.
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Eminem probably doesn't get the chance to jump into many battles at St. Andrew's Hall anymore, but that's not to say he's forgotten that freestyling catapulted him to stardom. On Thursday, Em will judge the final battle of Red Bull EmSee: The Road to 8 Mile, a three-round freestyle competition featuring eight emcees from...
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Few emcees display as much charisma on the mic early in their careers as Jonathan “Cope” Copeland did in his debut mixtape, 21, which dropped June 24. The 23-year-old Ann Arbor native raps in a confident, conversational tone on his tracks, making the effort one of Michigan’s best this summer.
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Dan "DK" Kozerski—valiantly fighting to give rappers who wear sweater vests a good name—dropped his sophomore mixtape, "From the Outside In", on August 7. The project mixes DK’s unorthodox voice, unorthodox instrumentals and unorthodox song topics for an easy listening, must-download tape.
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Chiddy Bang stopped in the middle of its set at The Shelter at St. Andrew's Hall Saturday to allow Chiddy, the emcee of the hip hop duo, to freestyle. The Philadelphia native - one of the cool kids of New Hip Hop - didn't disappoint. Watch it here.
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When someone says they are a professional comedian, you sure as shit shouldn't ask them to tell you a joke. But that's exactly what I did when I sat down with Saffal "FowL" Tall a few Fridays ago and asked him to spit a freestyle for me. Watch it here.
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There's a new kid on the block in the Detroit hip hop community. He's a fun-loving college kid with a conscience, and you shouldn't be forgetting his name any time soon.
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The Detroit City Futbol League blends soccer and drinking to make the Beautiful Game better than ever before. The league's inaugural season concluded Saturday with the 2010 Copa Detroit at Belle Isle. Here's a video of the day's action.
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