Some ’95 sounds from the MC / DJ duo 1st Down comprised of an early J Dilla and Phat Kat, released on 12″ only (ignores the recently released CD version).

DOWNLOAD: 1st Down (J Dilla x Phat Kat) – Front Street | Mediafire

Whoa… please take my late pass kindly. How I missed this is beyond me. Shouts to NR on the reminder.

“So I wrote lyrics to K-Salaam and Beatnick’s beat that exposes the similarity between the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and the Native American genocide, and the connection between the struggle for justice in Palestine and the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. Since writing the song, I’ve learned about even more connections–that the Israeli military has trained U.S. police forces such as the Atlanta Police Department and the Border Patrol. By boycotting Israel, we are also boycotting repressive police tactics in our cities and on our borders.”

PREVIOUS: Invincible – Ropes f. Tiombe Lockhart (Video)

Wheew… Black Milk is a one man machine. Not only does he craft some mean ass beats, folks continue to sleep on his mic skills. Big shouts to my man hex for the linkage! And keeping it Detroit, I’ve included a Guilty Simpson assisted track from DJ Prince as a bonus. The only reason it didn’t get it’s own post is because it’s a rough version and we should be seeing a CDQ soon enough.

DOWNLOAD: Black Milk – In the A.M. (prod. Black Milk) | Mediafire
BONUS: DJ Prince – Stop Lying f. Guilty Simpson [Rough]

And so it begins…
This actually dropped a few days ago, but I’ve had my fair share of fuckery over the weekend so you can fuck off with the late business. Marv Won decided enough is enough and took aim at Charles over some Mr. Porter production.

DOWNLOAD: Marv Won – Chucky (Charles Hamilton Diss) | Mediafire

rap like 3 Stacks, mixed with Em, where’s Kim/ probably in the D, just like me/ if you fight like Bruce Lee, I’ma kill you in your sleep/

Danny Brown just shot over another cut, presumably off his upcoming Danny Johnson LP. This time Christian Rich handles the production.

DOWNLOAD: Danny Brown – No Hook (prod. Christian Rich) | Mediafire
PREVIOUS: Danny Brown – Can’t Find My Mind (prod. Blu & Mainframe)

Tonight Eminem had a homecoming show in Detroit. And since it’s Em related you know YN was gonna be in attendance (ha!). Before getting into his single (We Made You) Em pays respect to Proof. Then after the jump he transforms into Shady and rips through Underground. More footage is coming, I’m sure.

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I posted the pictures from this event the other day and said some video footage was coming. Well here it is. Above you can check Drake doing his nightly freestyle (auto-tune is a no no Drake!) and after the jump Drake speaks on new age of hip hop before introducing himself with Unstoppable. Big Sean & Wale come out during Best I Ever Had. The jump also features Big Sean performing Desire, Want & Need and Getcha Some.

Last night Drake & Big Sean took the stage together and performed for a Detroit audience at the Majestic Theater. Something I’m sure a lot of dopeboyz/girlz weren’t expecting considering when UKNOWBIGSEAN dropped the main thing talked about was the comparisons between the two. Whatever your stance is (I personally think they both are dope) you can check out some pictures after the jump…

Dammit… these snippets are killing me! First we had The Genesis, now The World Is Yours. Both are off Elzhi’s upcoming tribute tape to Nas, Elmatic. Shouts to Hex!

DOWNLOAD: ELzhi – The World Is Yours [Snippet] | Mediafire
PREVIOUS: Elzhi – The Genesis [Snippet]

Let’s keep it in the D shall we!? First we got an Elzhi snippet, now we get another web-exclusive from Black Milk. Very nice! Sidebar: For the Euro-dopeboyz/girlz… don’t miss the chance to catch Elzhi & Black on tour.

DOWNLOAD: Black Milk – Mo Power | Mediafire

April 7th, Finale will be dropping his new album, A Pipe Dream and a Promise. And you should already know Detroit is repped hard, with production from Black Milk, Dilla, Waajeed and others. To celebrate the release, Finale is dropping a free mixtape, T.I.M.E., in the next few days. Featuring guest collabos, exclusives & b-sides. Here’s a fresh leak from the tape. Shouts to my man JKim.

DOWNLOAD: Finale – Jungle Music (prod. Nick Tha 1da)

As Black embarks on a European Tour (alongside Elzhi) to promote his latest release, Tronic, he hopped in the studio to record a new joint for the masses. In other BM news… the self titled full-length from Random Axe (Guilty Simpson, Sean Price & Black Milk) is near completion and is expecting a Summer release through Duck Down Records. Milk has also done numerous joints for Slum Villa’s upcoming project. Dates for the tour can be seen after the jump…

DOWNLOAD: Black Milk – Dreams