Michigan Music Archives: Cover Story

Detroit’s reigning queen of hip-hop says her new music is her best and most mature to date

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Michigan made

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Detroit hip-hop’s MVP talks overcoming adversity, his biggest tracks, and picking up where he left off

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Shootin’ the breeze with Veeze

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Over the last several years he’s become one of Detroit’s hip-hop heavyweights

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‘Conscious clubbing’ meetups like Ecstatic Dance and Dance Meditation Technique provide safe spaces without drugs

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DJ Gifted, UknowCell, and IBeenDior turn their ears to local rap with ‘Hot Boy Radio’ and ‘Hot Plays’

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Detroit’s newest hip-hop star on overcoming hardships, having the best record deal in the city, and his new album with Tee Grizzley

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A conversation with the Windsor-raised Detroit hero and global techno ambassador about his ‘From Our Minds - To Be Announced Tour’

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He went viral for putting guns in his videos. Now, the only time he’s a hot-head is behind the mic.

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Following the death of singer Kyle Pavone, the Michigan band presses on by tapping into the hope its members had when it first started

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New money, new man

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The ‘Chains of Love’ singer is set to perform at northern soul festival Detroit-A-Go-Go

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The influential Monday-night ‘Experimental and Ambient Techno’ event was where the scene’s movers and shakers congregated after a weekend of partying

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Good girl gone bad: This rising emcee is turning heads

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The Detroit rapper talks his beginnings, becoming a Blood, avoiding a RICO, and lobster Alfredo

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How a son of Detroit’s east side navigated beefs and federal charges to become one of the greatest rappers in the city

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It’s time to kick out the jams, motherfucker (again)

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Seven artists from the Motor City that you should absolutely know about this year

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