Whether MI residents know it or not, Flint’s own Jon Conner dropped one of The Mitten’s most well-rounded Hip-Hop releases of the past few years back in 2008 with The Calling Pt. 2: The Second Coming. However, despite the lines of dope, a building buzz and backing from Flintstone OG Mo Cleaves, Sarah Conner’s son hadn’t been heard from since. Until now. Read the rest of this entry »

A few of you might know I got reason to frequent local rap gatherings in and around Detroit and in midst of seeing literally hundreds acts over the past two years, an extremely small number of these so-called MCs have actually been unique enough to stand out. A few months back, however, I ran into one of the few exceptions smack dab in the middle of the hood, at the always aroused Halftime Bar & Bluntsmoke Emporium. Around midnight, the crowd became more a buzz than usual when in walked none-another than former grill of the MSU Spartans, Mateen Cleaves. Truthfully, the fact that a national champion was in the house didn’t surprise me as much as the fact that a national champion would be supporting one of these local false baller rappers. Read the rest of this entry »