Music Issue

This might be the first time a hip-hop artist has had her parents join her on a diss track

‘I just have a love for so many different genres,’ Ade Olaniran says

The pair’s chemistry is as plain as the high noon sun, combining elements of intimate dream pop, lush folk, and trippy, theatrical indie rock

In the early 2000s, Marv Won went from battling at lunchroom tables in high school to rapping his way around battles in the city

Their music is a form of pop, soul, hip-hop, and R&B that carries messages of inspiration, community, and love

Their name comes from the game checkers, which are black and white, but the theme of duality also carries through to the band’s influences

The DJ, visual artist, stylist and model dazzles local clubs with afrobeat and ghetto tech sounds — while sporting envy-inspiring Y2K ‘fits

The two Detroit performers bonded like brothers over hip-hop

The harpist and vocalist infuses R&B, ambient, and jazz into classical music

At only 11 years old, Kaci is a rapper, singer, actor, and yes, model