Magestik Legend – To Be Continued… Chapter 1

One of Michigan’s most unsung artists, Magestik Legend is one of my favorites on the scene. I first came across Magestik Legend and his music on Myspace (of all places) where he became my first friend on there. Not but a few hours after I created my page back in the early 00′s, he was [...]

C Dell – Why Bite My Tongue

The DeNotes family is working this summer! First Mae Day goes to New York for her first show there, then Cope drops his mixtape, now C Dell of DRG is back with his mixtape with Prolyphic The Pro – Why Bite My Tongue! Check it out! Download: C Dell & Prolyphic The Pro – Why [...]

Cope – 21

The newest artist out of the DeNotes camp, Cope hails from Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a flow I’ve never heard from an Ann Arbor artist before! A little bit flash with a young bravado and a smooth, confident flow, Cope’s making his inaugural steps on the scene right. 21 is his introduction to Michigan, and [...]

Fresh – I Do This featuring Colin McShane

A dear friend of mine from my days of working at Universal Music Group sent me over this video for an artist she’s working with. I knew it was going to be dope but I had no idea HOW dope… Jesus Christ! Fresh! Yeah, that describes the music but that’s also the name of the [...]

Cope – The Sample (video)

De Notes Productions, one-half of the team that brought you tracks like Obie Trice’s, “Cry Now,” now brings you their newest artist – Cope. Hailing from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Cope has that appeal with just enough lyricism and emcee to really bubble. The kid has mad genuine charisma on the mic, and that’s not easy [...]

Vstylez – 16′s Collabs & Other S#!t

Hosted by Mz Stylez of Shade 45, Vstylez brings to you the anticipated 16′s, Collabs, & Other S#!t. I’ve been hearing nothing but good things from this mixtape, and having finally getting a chance to hear it? Wow! This has album quality written all over it. With features from Big Gov, Fat Ray, Guilty Simpson, [...]

WHUTUPDOE.COM Presents Street Justice – Follow The Drip

Say hello to, what I like to call, Michigan’s version of Gangstarr. Comprised of three multi-faceted emcees – Redd, Ketchphraze, and Jypsy – Street Justice mixes raw, powerful lyrics over a bed of some of the best boom bap production you’ll hear from anyone not named DJ Premier. Follow The Drip is the prelude to [...]

Progress Report: 1st Quarter

Nametag & Kopelli

So the first quarter of the year has come and went. From the hype that Freeway & Jake One created for the Stimulus Package with its creative packaging  to Danny Brown finally releasing The Hybrid, we’re going into the 2nd quarter of a dog fight for the championship! Here’s a look at our favorites, and [...]

DJ House Shoes Presents: Chanes – An Experiment In Instrumentation

Chanes has teamed up with the legendary DJ House Shoes to release his new mixtape, An Experiment In Instrumentation. If you’re not familiar with Chanes, he’s done a LOT of work on the Detroit Hip Hop scene – most notably the new Miz Korona album, The Injection, which is slated to drop in June. He [...]

Moe Dirdee – Dirty Moetown: The Mixtape (Download)

With production from Lil Fame of M.O.P., Chanes, and Black Milk you can’t go wrong. Moe Dirdee’s going hard in the paint right now. 01 – Moe Dirdee – Pop Icon prod. Black Milk 02 – Moe Dirdee – Never Bold feat. Yung Yak prod. Squire 03 – Moe Dirdee – Its Whatever feat. Ty [...]