Previously unpublished photos, shot by Patricia Beck and recently unearthed from the Detroit Free Press' archive of film negatives, provide a rare glimpse into the Hip Hop Shop scene three decades on.

Image by Chris Panicker. Photo by Anonymous and courtesy of Dark Matter Media. It’s a Tuesday afternoon like any other, except that Pablo Skywalkin is throwing a pizza party. At the Lower East Side ...

James Dewitt Yancey - better known as J Dilla was a Detroit hip hop legend. J Dilla was a rapper, song writer, composer and producer who broke out in the 1990s with the group Slum Village. His name ...

Hip-hop celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, and Detroit-based photographer Andre Smith has been around for all of it. Now he’s put his work, and others, together for an exhibit, “Hip Hop ...

Over the last four years, Detroit’s underground rap scene has turned global heads. Artists like Icewear Vezzo, Babyface Ray, Peezy, and Veeze have taken their gritty, unapologetic sound from ...

Detroit hip-hop artist Supakaine, aka Randall Hammers, aims to be a conduit for unity in divisive times. The 25-year-old rapper has dedicated his upcoming release, Just Like My Neighbors, to breaking ...

In a lively and festive Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena, the Tycoon Music Festival made its Detroit premiere as Chris Brown headlined to a packed house. Detroit’s Tee Grizzley and viral rapper ...

The Detroit Lions could have their own superstar couple on their hands, because Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift shouldn’t have all the fun. A former Lions player, who could ...

Hip-hop is more than the world’s most dominant musical genre — it’s a culture that spans across colors, creeds, and several generations. For every moment, there are people in front that are the voices ...

Kiss coined the term “Detroit Rock City” nearly 50 years ago, but this weekend it’s Detroit Rap City with a batch of major concerts, including a couple ...

REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police are investigating after Detroit rapper Skilla Baby was injured in a shooting on Thursday evening. He was struck three times while driving his vehicle in Redford ...