Tag Archives: Midwest Rap

After the passage of his brother, Detroit producer/MC Jay Dee, Illa J (blessed John Yancey) dropped out of Central Michigan University, reserve his inhibitions, and stepped out as an MC and producer. Previously cautious about living up to the genius-level regular established by his elder sibling, Illa J became noticeable …

Acquiring the Chicago “roasting session” tradition and making it popular song, the Windy City trio Hot Stylz broke through in 2008 using the solo “Lookin Boy.” The monitor featured people Krazee, Meatball, and Raydio G along with particular visitor Yung Joc “heating system” or “roasting” their private target with an …

A horrorcore task featuring Mitten Condition rappers Blaze Ya Deceased Homie (Chris Rouleau) and R.O.C. (Bryan Jones), Zodiac Mprint debuted in 2007, showing up on two songs on Blaze’s recording Clockwork Gray. Nothing at all more was noticed from your group before 2012 Gathering from the Juggalos, where Blaze announced …

Given birth to and raised in Detroit around the sounds of the Tribe Called Mission and De La Spirit, Curtis Cross discovered young that he previously a skill for hip-hop, specifically for beats. He spent hours in his cellar — initially with only a inexpensive drum machine and a house …

A hip-hop group from Minneapolis, Atmosphere focuses on rapper Slug (aka Sean Daley). The child of a dark dad and a white mom who divorced when he was an adolescent, Slug became entranced with hip-hop, graffiti, and breakdancing, and created the Rhymesayers collective (originally referred to as Headshots) with two …

Flint, Michigan’s MC Breed of dog debuted in 1991 beside DFC, a duo that contains Al “Alpha” Breed of dog (cousin of MC Breed of dog) and Bobby “T-Trouble E” Thompson (aka T-Dub). Following the release from the trio’s self-titled discovery album, which presented the quantity 12 Billboard rap-chart strike …

Chicago’s Perform or Die obtained a hit using their first sole, Po Pimp. Released on a little Chicago label, the monitor became an area strike and sparked the group’s putting your signature on by Houston’s Rap-A-Lot Information. Given a broad release in the summertime of 1996, the one hit amount …

Mixing Cypress Hill’s weed beliefs having a self-styled hopalong hip-hop appear predicated on the Aged Western, Chicago’s Crucial Discord strike the airwaves in 1996 using the weed ode “Hay.” Associates Wildstyle, Kilo, Coldhard, rather than was raised on Chicago’s Western world Side and started rapping in an effort to move …

In July 2000, soon after Slum Community released its long-awaited Fantastic, Vol. 2 record, the Detroit-based hip-hop trio released a few of their old material over the short album Greatest Kept Top secret. Clocking at significantly less than 30 minutes, done with some remixes, and related to the one-off moniker …

Also called King L, Chicago rapper King Louie announced his signing to a significant label via the unorthodox platform of the tattoo. Created Louis Johnson, Louie released his profession in 2007 with Manager Shit, a mixtape he didn’t sell, but offered aside at gigs and additional looks. It quickly became …