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“My fingers didn’t feel connected to the keyboard,” he said. “It felt off…once me and the music disconnect, oh no, oh no. God gave me the gift of music and that’s how God speaks to me through music, through sound.”- Timbaland  If you are a music lover, you cannot forget the contribution of the producer Timbaland. […]

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“They didn’t know the people and I think they were just sort of talking about it like it was a jungle; these were just sort of hooligans running around with no hearts and no souls.”- Lena Waithe  With the first week and probably the coldest on East Coast of 2018 thus far coming to a […]

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“Black women voices are automatically categorized as being part of R&B, and therefore get marked as outdated and irrelevant, even though many of them eschew traditional contemporary R&B. Labels don’t know how to maximize these artists’ value to all audiences, not just listeners who enjoy urban radio.”- Mosi Reeves (Journalist) 2017 has been an amazing […]

Each and every week we will be dropping our HOT 7 of the Week! Make sure to follow us on Spotify for our weekly and themed playlists!! https://open.spotify.com/user/9zrjilw62oin8wnqdi0vwoiy4/playlist/5fnJ7OqkTQECX4tJzpzOf8 Stay up-to-date by following us on Facebook, Twitter and on Instagram at @hiphopdetroit. 

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Looks like rapper Young Thug found himself on the other side of a love song after his Ex-Fiance’ Jerrika Karlae blasted him out on social media, for doing her wrong. Allegedly Thug left one of his cell phones behind and when Karlae took a look, she found explicit text and photos that she was not […]

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“Whatever Blackness and Black identity mean now, is not what it means tomorrow. It’s really something fluid and that every person and every generation influences”:- Andre Woolery Andre Woolery is a multimedia artist that has been challenging the perceptions and misconceptions of Black culture, black identity, and the black experience through his art. Being of […]

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For all the Jhene Aiko fans out there, we’ve all been patiently waiting for her second album. With features and freestyles being sporadically released here and there; Jhene decided to grace her fans with her long-awaited album TRIP on September 25th. The 22 song project takes the listener on a journey from experiencing grief and loss […]

WHERE ARE THE TISSUES AT?! Serena Williams and beau, Alexis Ohanian, have released the first photo of their baby girl and a very sentimental video! They gave birth to a healthy girl on Sept. 1st weighing at 6lbs 14oz. And guess what her name is….Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr. Yes, she is a JUNIOR and named […]

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Amy Becker has definitely made a name for herself since arriving on the scene. With the new wave of female DJ’s taking over the music industry, it is very imperative to create your own lane and build a buzz and a brand; and that is what Amy Becker has done. Becker originally from North West […]

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  “I was present to some degree, but I wasn’t in love; I wasn’t able to reciprocate. I was like, Do I need to go to a doctor, or write an album?”- Moses Sumney Moses Sumney first debut on the music scene with his EP Mid-City Island in 2014; making it very clear that his songwriting […]

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“I definitely would tell them don’t turn down any session. I don’t care how you feel about the location — I know I’ve recorded off a laptop before. I’ve recorded and not gotten paid. Don’t worry about money at first”.- Kesha Lee At the age of 28, and working five years non-stop in the music […]