Archive for May, 2004
How could we define the Detroit underground rap?
The Detroit underground rap has something raw and dark inside. You can feel the harshness of the industrial city inside of the Detroit rapper�s rhymes.
Although the influences and the variety of artists are numerous in Detroit, they all have something in common: the Detroit stamp.
Detroit rap is [...]
Obie- style rhyme
December 5, 2003
Obie Trice is a rarity in the conceited world of hip-hop - a relatively modest MC, writes Khalil Hegarty.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/03/1070351645091.html?from=storyrhs
Detroit hip-hoppers have been busy this year. Since Eminem asserted his world dominance of hip-hop and bared his underground roots in the film 8 Mile, there’s been a growing interest in the city’s [...]
Lonely in the crowd, man you�d better applaud
The silly sound of the words I created, words I found
Words that will put you on the damn ground
Words that hammer, better let them stammer
Like rules of grammar
Inside of my brain, keep me prisoner of a chain
Punching rhymes
Words you could confuse with thousand birds
Results of my stress and [...]
Many people will argue that Eminem wouldn�t have been noticed by the public without Dr Dre.
If it is true that the talented rapper and producer has influenced Eminem�s destiny for a large part, it is also true that Eminem had managed to impress some people on the local Detroit scene and even at school.
Among them, [...]
The song �Git Up� from the D12World album has a lot of energic beats.
Although the words are mostly offensive, it creates an enthousiastic athmosphere and it�s a real pleasure to listen to it.
Kon Artis descibes the song as �pure adrenaline�:
�Em created a track that is just pure adrenaline. We just went in the studio and [...]
Beastie Boys Accidentally Diss Eminem, Fear The Consequences
0 Comments Published May 8th, 2004 in EminemFriday May 07, 2004 @ 01:00 PM
By: ChartAttack.com Staff
Beastie Boys
http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2004/05/0705.cfm
It�s clear that almost anything can set Eminem�s short fuse ablaze and cause the rapper to retaliate in his music. Once reserved for serious feuds in underground hip-hop, Slim Shady has carried the tradition of on-record dissing with him into the pop world, leaving artists (most [...]
The 313
�Now everybody from the 313, put your motherfucking hands in the air and follow me!�.
Detroit underground artists who have collaborated with Eminem and D12
3 Comments Published May 5th, 2004 in Detroit Underground Scene, Detroit WritersThe Detroit underground is rich of various talents and artists. Many Detroit underground emcees have collaborated with Eminem and his D12 crew. Let�s have a short look at four of them :
King Gordy
8 Mile lovers will probably remember the scene where rapper Big O (King Gordy) talks with DJ Bushman in the studio at [...]
The well known and dope MC�s from the D12 group used to meet and to rap at the Hip Hop shop at 7 Mile Road. They used to battle and to freestyle. At the hip hop shop, they met a gifted aspiring MC : Karnail Pitts aka Bugz.
Although he was inside of the D12 group, [...]
Debbie Mathers’ recent reconciliation attempt with Marshall
1 Comment Published May 3rd, 2004 in EminemA mom is making desperate attempts to reconcile with her son. She is dying of breast cancer. A dramatic situation. This woman happens to be Eminem�s mom.
In a recent article from �The Mirror�, she claims: �I am dying of cancer but my son Eminem won�t pay to save me�:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/tm_objectid=14199665&method=full&siteid=50143&headline=i-m-dying-of-cancer-but-my-son-eminem-won-t-pay-to-save-me-name_page.html
Debbie loses weight every day. She [...]
