Detroit Antlive has been rocking Hip Hop since the 1980s. Discovered by Chuck D of Public Enemy at age 17.
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Still going strong, check out the visuals for MC EIHT – “GOT THAT ” featuring DJ PREMIER
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André 3000, Snoop Dogg, Fat Joe, Big Sean, Trina and Kelly Price have all released records in honor of Mother’s Day this weekend. Kodak Black now adds his name to the list, enlisting D-Block’s Jadakiss and singer TXS on the song “Mama.”
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Man, André 3000 continues to amaze me with how he just comes out of left field with some new work. As I wipe the sleep from my eyes, I look at my alerts and see that the other half of the famed hip-hop duo, OutKast, dropped two surprise singles for Mother’s Day.
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Words by DJ EFN Everything I do today was built on the back of my mixtapes and although this article is not about me, I need you to understand how instrumental my mixtape career has been in helping me carve out my humble piece of the hip hop pie. Justo Faison (seen above with actor mekhi phifer) was very important in helping me establish myself. One thing I will never do is forget the pioneers that came before me and I certainly wont forget anyone that has helped me navigate through this unforgiving and down right malicious industry. On this week nine years ago we prematurely lost mixtapes #1 fan – Justo Faison – in a late night car accident (as reported by MTV News). A couple days later Shaheem Reid who then worked at MTV reached out to me for a comment about Justo’s death.
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As my old pal Michael Gonzales and others have noted, 2014 is the 20th anniversary of the release of Outkast’s debut album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. Combined with DJ EFN’s enduring affection for the album and the crew, this red-letter date is all the excuse we need to dive back into their files.
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