Archive for April, 2006
216 is a hip hop duo composed of Beaz and Train, two emcees from Cleveland, Ohio.
Like the 313 in Detroit, 216 corresponds to a Cleveland calling area.
Their my space account will allow you to explore four tracks from their The Game Is Life debut album.
The Single is a club song written in a « Shake That [...]
By noon Tuesday hundreds of mourners had already walked down the aisle of Fellowship Chapel to get a glimpse of the rapper Proof, who was killed last week in a shooting at an after-hours nightclub.
The rapper, legal name Deshaun Holton, was in a gold-toned open casket, dressed in brown-and-tan athletic wear and his signature [...]
New hip hop artists to be featured on the Eminem blog…
0 Comments Published April 18th, 2006 in Hip HopDiscover 216, Cleveland’s finest…stay tuned, folks:)
Fullklipp/ I Smell Pussy/ Strike diss
0 Comments Published April 17th, 2006 in Detroit Underground SceneRating: 3.75 stars
8 Mile viewers will probably remember the emcee who first battled B Rabbit in the final part of 8 Mile. His stage name in 8 Mile was Lickety Split. On the Detroit scene, this artist is better known as Strike, because this is his real stage name.
You might have appreciated Lickety Split’s performance [...]
A must read: DJ Butter’s interview about Proof and Blade Icewood
3 Comments Published April 16th, 2006 in D12, Detroit Underground SceneCheck it out here.
Linguistics is a rap group from LA composed of Kasper, IQ and Entity.
Hip hop lovers will enjoy the well handled Glory song. Introduced by some keyboard sounds, nice scratches, Linguistics’ talent is illuminated by a real nice flow delivery and intelligent wordplays.
Let the three emcees guide you through their lyrical world, open your ears and enjoy [...]
Linguistics outta LA, California…the name says it all…stay tuned:)
to please not speculate about what Eminem might do or not, about him being suicidal or not. This is a huge form of disrespect as far as i am concerned.
Deshaun’s family and Em are going through real hard times. Please respect their pain.
You really wanna help Eminem? PRAY FOR HIM INSTEAD OF SPECULATING.
Ok I [...]
Proof
“You don’t know where to begin when you lose somebody who’s been such a big part of your life for so long. Proof and I were brothers. He pushed me to become who I am. Without Proof’s guidance and encouragement there would have been a Marshall Mathers, but probably not an Eminem and certainly never [...]
“King Of Detroit argument” sparked shooting, witness says (SOHH article)
6 Comments Published April 14th, 2006 in D12A source exclusive to SOHH.com has revealed that the argument that resulted in the death of D12 member Proof was initiated by the other victim in the shootout over a “King of Detroit” argument.
As SOHH previously reported, Proof and Keith Bender got into a heated exchange at Triple C’s nightclub early Tuesday morning (April [...]
