Image by Chris Panicker; Photo of Rio da Yung OG by Samuel Trotter. Photo of Shaudy Kash by Drake Styles. Photo of J.U.S by Ryan Heinz. The Masonic Temple is an extravagant building in the Cass ...

As expansive and forward-pushing as rap can be, it’s equally, if not more, steeped in comfort and familiarity. Almost as quickly as trends are set, they become played out. Ones that stick are ...

The state of Michigan, especially the city of Detroit, is home to some of the most prominent artists in music history. Detroit was the home of Motown Records, which brought Detroit soul music to the ...

These inmates are spitting bars behind bars. Michigan state police and prison officials have launched an investigation after a rap video was shot from inside a Michigan prison cell and posted online, ...

Authorities are searching for a Michigan shooting suspect after discovering firearms used at the scene of a September restaurant shooting in his music video posted to YouTube. The Bureau of Alcohol, ...

A rap video posted on YouTube, filmed inside a Michigan prison cell, is under investigation by state prison officials and the Michigan State Police. As reported by the Detroit Free Press, two ...

It wasn’t the Super Bowl. It wasn’t the Grammys. It wasn’t a PlaqueBoyMax stream. It was something real, the kind of night Michigan rappers dream of. In early January, I headed to Detroit for Rio da ...