Detroit producer Apollo Brown has a knack for connecting with other artists and crafting beats that suit their personalities just right. He’s done it numerous times with rappers like Boog Brown, Black Milk, Kool G Rap, Has-Lo, and of course his own group, The Left. This time, he recently connected with Washington D.C. producer/emcee...
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Today is the fifth anniversary of the passing of Detroit hip-hop legend DeShaun “Proof” Holton. As many local music fans painfully remember, the veteran emcee was shot and killed in the early hours of April 11, 2006 during an argument at the C.C.C. nightclub on the city’s East Side. While the details of that...
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A footnote in television history will be written Monday night at 9 when Law & Order: Los Angeles returns to NBC (Channel 4 in Detroit) with a two-hour episode – and a totally revamped cast. While NBC will never admit its mistake in prematurely canceling the original Law & Order last May after 20...
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One of the Detroit-bred hip-hop artist that is starting to gain the most attention outside of the city is Quelle. He’s one of Danny Brown’s chief producers (that’s his beat on “Guitar Solo”) and is part of the Crown Nation family. Although Quelle is based in California these days, like so many other Detroit...
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In its third and final (we think) round of announcements for this year’s Movement Festival, Paxahau has saved the most inspired booking for last. Yes, we’re talking about the double-bass ‘n’ drums attack of the Dirtbombs, heading by vocalist-guitarist Mick Collins, a pioneer of ’80s garage rock who also had a fancy for the...
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In its third and final (we think) round of announcements for this year’s Movement Festival, Paxahau has saved the most inspired booking for last. Yes, we’re talking about the double-bass ‘n’ drums attack of the Dirtbombs, heading by vocalist-guitarist Mick Collins, a pioneer of ’80s garage rock who also had a fancy for the...
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