Last week, Michigan Hip Hop staple (and performer at our launch party/fundraiser Saturday) Tasherre D’Enajetic started the writing process for “Project 52: D’Enajetic Challenge.” The venture will see him release a 52 new songs—one per week—through through his web site, http://tasherredenajetic.com. Monday, he released the first song: “Failure,” produced by Michigan heavyweight Mr. Porter. Follow the jump for the audio, and to see Tasherre justify his madness. Continue reading →

Come celebrate the launch of MichiganHipHop.com with your favorite Michigan MC’s.

with performances by:
Elzhi – Buff1 – One Be Lo – Invincible – Octane & Illite – Finale – Miz Korona
Asylum 7 – AKA – Don Juan – FOS – Yoshi – Fes Roc – Tasherre – P.H.I.L.T.H.Y. – and more…

sounds by:
DJ C4

hosted by:
TreStyles

special invited guests:
Athletic Mic League – Libido Sounds – SUN – Subterraneous – and more…

Saturday June 14
@ The Blind Pig (208 S. First St. Ann Arbor MI 48104)
9:30PM
18+ w/ID
$7/21+ – $10/18+

Proceeds go to help support MichiganHipHop.com

presented by:
MichiganHipHop.com
Sonny Star Promotions
M.O.S. Ologist
Burn Rubber Sneaker Boutique

Invincible is releasing her first album this year, but don’t get it twisted: the Detroit emcee has been reppin’ the mitten for years. Moving to Ann Arbor from Palestine when she was seven years old, she learned English through Hip Hop by writing down lyrics to her favorite songs and looking up the words. The rest is history: earning a rep in open mics and ciphers led to her working with Michigan all-stars like J Dilla and Dabrye, and to thriving in New York as a member of the all-female Anomolies crew and a writer/performer of MTV’s defunct Lyricist Lounge Show. She’s also been deeply involved with Detroit Summer, an organization that develops youth leadership and addresses community issues. Anyone who really knows the history of Michigan’s Hip Hop scene doesn’t have a choice but to respect her longevity and her grind.

It looks like all of her hard work is starting to pay off. ShapeShifters finally sees her on the solo stage, where her talented cohorts—Wordsworth, Buff1 and Finale on the mic with Black Milk, Waajeed and HouseShoes on the boards—are adding to her vision instead of the other way around. A large facet of this vision is independence: studying Waajeed’s operation of The Bling47 Group has helped her develop the know-how to release her album through her own label, EMERGENCE Media, with distribution from Fat Beats. In an in-depth interview with MichiganHipHop, Invincible talks about her album, being “an A&R’s worst nightmare,” and what it means to be a ShapeShifter. Continue reading →

Invincible “Sledgehammer!”
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Invincible “ShapeShifters”
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Invincible “In The Mourning”
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Invincible’s album “Shape Shifters” is in stores now and available for purchase online at www.EMERGENCEmusic.net

In the song “Locusts,” Detroit emcees Invincible and Finale rhyme about the impacts of gentrification on the Motor City. Above is the first half of a music video/documentary that features interviews with community activists who discuss displacement and predatory planning versus sustainable development in city. The second half of the video is set for a later release. Both the song and the video are from Invincible’s debut album Shapeshifters, which is available on www.EMERGENCEmusic.net and www.bling47.com.
(SOURCE: Current.com)

During his entire career, producer Young RJ has consistently stepped up to the plate when the opportunity or obligation arise. As half of the production duo B.R. Gunna, he helped construct a new sound for Slum Village after group mastermind J Dilla left to pursue a solo career. When Black Milk was busy pursuing his own projects, Young RJ produced the third installment of Gunna’s Dirty District series on his own. And when he was given the chance to work with G-Unit emcees Lloyd Banks and Young Buck, he rep’d the D by producing bangers that landed on their respective albums.

Now, Young RJ is set to face a couple more challenges. His Concert Hall EP project with Frank Nitty (of Frank-N-Dank) is on iTunes now (click here for the project’s single, “Automatic,” and a rundown of the song by Frank), and he’s currently working on The Recipe, an album with Rapper Big Pooh, the slept-on half of North Carolina’s indie mainstay Little Brother, and Dirty District Vol. 4. In an interview with MichiganHipHop.com, Young RJ talks about a family-first policy, impending projects, and the status of B.R. Gunna. Continue reading →

Young RJ & Rapper Big Pooh “Smile”
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Young RJ & Rapper Big Pooh “Money”
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United States of Mind presents the Asylum 7 & Eddie Logix “Lights Out @ The Power Grid” Album Release Party with preformances by Asylum 7, USM, Midcoast Most & Octane & Illite. It takes place on Friday May 23 @ the Berkley Front. It’s $5 to get in, doors open at 9pm and you got to be 21+.

During his interview with MichiganHipHop, Fat Ray talked extensively about Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the sex scandal that’s saturated the news. Follow the jump to see what he said. What you read may surprise you… Continue reading →

Invincible “Shape Shifters” Album Release Party

Sets By:
Invincible
Finale
Buff1

DJ’s:
14KT
Slo Poke
Graffiti
Sicari

Hosts:
Jessica Care Moore
Prince Whipper Whip

Saturday May 17, 2008
Alvins (5765 Detroit, MI)
Doors @ 9pm
$7 – 18+ w/ID
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