Weekly Music List...Detroit Version

Listen closely...If you don't know about Detroit and the influence that city has had on the world of music,then you either live under a rock or you just are not that homed in on reality. Not only has Detroit been a influence in all types of music but a major voice in the world of Hip Hop and modern urban music. With the success of Eminem and his loyalty to the city, the world has opened up to a host of artists. What people don't realize though is that Eminem rose through the ranks of the Motown hip hop scene. I personally remember seeing Em for the first time back in the 90's at an open mic that was at the opening of this urban gear store. Don't get me wrong here, he was amazing then, but was he the best? The beauty of the D, there were multiple super mc's that were all around the city all through the 90's. So without going into all these artists I'd rather you listen to some of the new ones. First up is one of the big young artists emerging from the Motor City, Black Milk. If you don't know who he is I'll list some of the artists hes worked with, production-wise. KRS-one, Buckshot album, Bishop Lamont, Elzhi, Pharoah Monch and the list goes on. Here is one of my favorite tunes from his newest album:



Next up is a young cat named Fowl. Love this dude's flow, hes gonna be great, reminds me of Beanie mixed with Nas. Check out his video...



Next up is probably the most popular of the Detroit artists out right now. Danny Brown has been rhyming for a while but only just recently, thanks to his crazy kamakazi style marketing techniques. The only difference with him and the other self promoted artists is that he actually is mad talented. Check out one of my favorite cuts from the infamous Mr. Brown.



Keeping with the meaningful tunes I have to include the queen of Detroit Underground Hip Hop. Invincible has been around for quite a while and with several albums under her belt and many many songs with ranging topics from unemployment to political corruption. This song I chose is about mental health which is a very hot topic these days. Respect to the utmost Invincible.



The next artist hopefully doesn't need much of an introduction, if he does, then maybe this is not the right blog for you. After being in the mega Detroit group of Slum Village, El went out on his own. The first full album is a tribute to arguably one of the greatest hip hop albums ever, Illmatic by Nas. Elzhi's version is called Elmatic and is amazing. He redoes all the tracks into Detroit anthems. I guess it was my dude HouseShoes idea, I'm gonna have to ask him about that. Anyway, here is one of the videos from the album.



Last up is a song from Black Milk's latest album called Deadly Medley. The song features Milk, Elzhi and another heavy hitter, Royce Da 5'9". Later till next week, keep bobbin your head, hip hop is never dead.



Next week, West Coast goodies: Georgia Anne Muldrow, Pharcyde and others.

Weekly Music List

OK, I know its been more than a week but without further delay, here's the playlist for the week. Now remember I don't want you just to listen to the songs I post here, click on the artist so you can check out not only the album the song comes from but check out their discography. On bandcamp its located on the side, on soundcloud you have to go to the artist's profile page.
On to the list:
First up we have one of the most innovative MC's to come out of the Cali hip hop scene. Del The Funky Homosapien started in the 90's with his own crew Hieroglyphics. He was instrumental in bringing the Oakland underground hip hop scene to the forefront of performance hip hop. I first met Del at a rave in Detroit, right under the Ambassador bridge, somewhere. Back then Del was into his japanese video games and manga. Here is his latest endeavor with help from some of his crew. I got the chance to see the Souls of Mischief at the Rock the Bells festival in New York and this reminded me of how dope this crew is.

Next up is a cat named Praverb who is bringing back the conscious hip hop music. He does a series named Behind the Beats. This is a link to volume two, but you should check out the other volumes, good stuff here.



Ok for the next one its a video...which I don't usually do, but this song is ridiculous. Camp Lo with Pete Rock, "80 Blocks from Tiffany's". Real hip hop all day..



Had to post this video because I was at the Rock the Bells festival that this video was filmed at. Pretty funny stuff. Random Axe = Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, and Sean Price. Song is amazing along with the album. Get up on them.



Next up is the MC Blueprint, and his new song named "clouds". This cat is from Ohio and has been in the game for a while with RJD2, Soul Position put out a couple of albums. This comes from 'print's live performance in Wisconsin. If you don't know about this cat, or any of the artists here, check my twitter page for twitter addys or use google dummy.

Weekly Music List...Hip Hop Beats

The first one is from the duo So Crates and Sour Beats from the east coast. What got my attention was the title, "Hippie Sabotage". Dig it:

This next one is from the Norwegian Producer Thomax. The reason I chose this album out of his many beat contributions is because the proceeds will provide aid in the severe drought crisis in the Horn of Africa. Thats what I'm talking about, big up to Thomax, buy several copies.



Next up is Freshnerd/100Akres, who I've been following for a while. This cat seems to put out a beat tape every month and they are always money. This one is his newest, "The Eddie Murphy Beat Tape". Enjoy...

Now of course as always I have to end this week's feature with an album from myself. I chose to post bandcamp albums because soundcloud has been trippin lately. Heres is an album I did a few months ago in tribute to Minnie Riperton, one of my favorite soul singers. Cheers till next week.

Roy Ayers Project Compilation Volume 1

Amazing remix album project, Check my track out "Memphis". Click for free download link.

Track	Producer
4ever 2gether/td>	Tribeca
Words of Wisdom (feat. Richard Pryor)	Trade Voorhees
Whatever You Say	AbJo
Too the Sun	JBmBeatz
Timeless	Sev Seveer
Sunshiiine (Alternate Version)	Radius
Sunshiiiiine	Radius
Stoned Sou	Trade Voorhees
SHiNE	Beatz Speak
Secrets, Numbers, Sounds	DEFIKON
Secrets of Sowne	Pudge
My Method Shines Feat. Rice the Sound Transmitter	Sev Seveer
My Life	K-Dot
Memphis	DJ Mr-Doc
Luv Dancin	Tall Black Guy
Long Time Ago	Zak Damundo
Liquid Groove	SaL GuoD & RexXx
Good Highbration	Pudge
Funk in the Hole	Geeman aka Grand Ear
Everybody Shine	Buscrates
Everybody Loves Roy	Octavators
Don't Give Up	Zak Damundo
Coffee in the Morning	J&D
Chocolate District	Buscrates
Be You	Octavators