Posts Tagged ‘Detroit’

10.6 The Cooler

Courtney Starrburst, Busting Out 5 Reasons Google Is the New Evil Empire [Coed] Detroit Facing Corpse Surplus [The Onion] Aubrey O’Day Is Obviously Still Upset About Those Nude Photos [Don Chavez] Life After Print: URB Magazine 2.0 [Huff Po] Rhapsody Passes 200k iPhone Downloads In 20 Days [Music...

October 6th, 2009 | GENERAL, The Cooler | Read More

Nightcap With I, Ced and Coultrain

Ballroom. I don’t know what you call it in your metro area, but I’m sure you have a two-step as smooth as Ballroom in Detroit. It’s the dance that makes all your white friends say “What is THAT? Can you teach me?!?” I was that white girl at some point long ago in yesteryear....

August 24th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Gun Safety

Once upon a time, on the banks of the Red Cedar, former MSU football phenom Plaxico Burress shot himself in New York. If you’ve ever seen 300, you know Spartans are willing to lose an eye and keep fighting, so we needn’t worry about Plaxico’s future. He plead guilty to a weapons charge...

August 20th, 2009 | Everything Else, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, Sports | Read More

“Who Reppin The D?…”

Photo: Luke Price “…Obviously/ I be out for presidents to represent me.” It’s like cutting off a finger. Every time an emcee from the D falls or even moves away it’s like cutting off a finger. It hurts. It’s painful. And everyone outside of Detroit sees it as bad...

August 5th, 2009 | Everything Else, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

R.I.P. Baatin

R.I.P. to Baatin of Slum Village fame and condolences go out to his family and friends. More details when they become available. I’ll let Joey take over from here: Just read Dwele’s tweet that Baatin of Slum Village has passed away. This is a sad day. T3 is the last living member of the...

August 1st, 2009 | GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, VIDEO | Read More

(Don’t) Re-Elect Martha Reeves For Detroit City Council….

Unfortunately, it’s just too easy.

July 28th, 2009 | EDUTAINMENT, GENERAL | Read More

Fatt Man Scoop…

You might not be able to tell from his girth, but Fatt Father is actually a pretty funny guy

July 27th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Random Axe - “Monster Babies”

You’ve been formally introduced, so just consider this a harbinger for their future endeavors. Black Milk, Sean P & Guilty Simpson do some audio rabble rousing

June 3rd, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, MUSIC | Read More

DJ House Shoes Presents The King James Version

By now you should be familiar with that chain-smoking titan from Detroit that calls himself DJ House Shoes. If you’re not, this would be a perfect time to get familiar with the man. It’s very easy to sleep on this record, although it’s really not advisable. Especially if you’re...

May 6th, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

“The LC Stimulus Package…”

Looks like LC’s Detroit brethren knew she was feeling a little down after last night and put out some music to ease her pain. While on the final leg of their European Tronic tour, Black Milk and eLZhi sent her a audio care package over the Atlantic.

April 7th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES | Read More

Introducing Mayer Hawthorne And The County…

Haircut is as Detroit as Faygo, Motown, Belle Isle, and Lafayette Coney Island with extra chili and onions all in one. He’s as white as the driven snow and as filled with soul as Aretha Franklin on Easter Sunday after a hotplate of Roscoe’s. And he’s

April 2nd, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, MUSIC | Read More

A Quaint Little Fixer-Upper…

Ahhhh… breathe in that silty Michigan air wafting from slush-covered cement, finely dusted by salt, with a lilt tough enough to peel auto paint to the primer. Hello, Mittenssippi. Now that I’m settling back into my stomping grounds, the primary concern is to get out of my parent’s Sophomore-year...

February 17th, 2009 | AUDIO, Everything Else, GENERAL, MUSIC, SMOKE BREAK, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

Danny Brown Feat. Elzhi - “Contra”

I’m not saying I’m jealous, but when do I get a song called “LC?” To be fair, although we love our own Contra™ dearly, this single

February 16th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Heart Of The City…

My mom had minor surgery this past week, so today I did my duty as a loving son and called to check up. Disregarding the call as business-as-usual, she asked if I’d gotten a chance to read Mitch Albom’s feature from the latest issue of Sports Illustrated. She spoke on the article with a...

January 14th, 2009 | AUDIO, EDUTAINMENT, GENERAL, MUSIC, SMOKE BREAK, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

“As I Walked This Land Of Broken Dreams…”

“…I had visions of many things. But happiness is just an illusion, filled with sadness and confusion.” - Jimmy Ruffin, Motown “I’m absolutely wasted,” said House Shoes, my Michigan friend and California family. “I’m wasted” being his M.O. on nights...

January 13th, 2009 | GENERAL, MUSIC, SMOKE BREAK, STRAY SHOTS | Read More