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Ma Dukes re-launches J Dilla Foundation
DETROIT | Ma Dukes Re-Launches J Dilla Foundation: On January 25th, Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey announced the re-establishment of her non-profit organization tasked with ensuring the authenticity of her son's legacy, including funding community and youth music programs. New co-chair, Kindra Parker, also of Detroit, re-established the foundation with Mrs. Yancey at the top of 2010, and is excit (Continue)
2010: 25 Years of MetroPlex Records | Detroit Celebrates with Techno Pioneer Juan Atkins
DETROIT: 2010 marks the 25th Anniversary of the seminal Detroit Techno imprint, MetroPlex Records, founded by Techno pioneer, Juan Atkins, member of of the legendary precursor group Cybotron. MetroPlex affiliates and other Detroit Techno dons such as Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson and Carl Craig celebrate with Atkins at a Techno-star-studded party Thursday, 01.14.10 in Detroit. Welcome to the futur (Continue)
REST IN POWER BAATIN .:. SV’s Titus "Baatin" Glover Memorial Coverage
This week true Hip Hop fans the world over paid tribute to the late Titus "Baatin" Glover of Detroit's acclaimed group, Slum Village. Two tributes and the funeral took place over the course of the previous week and a half since his untimely passing at age 35, with another tribute to take place on 08.14.09 at Detroit's 27th Annual African World Festival. Fusicology thanks DSE@Grand for sharing ph (Continue)
DETROIT's 21st Annual COMERICA CITYFEST .:. SUPPORT DETROIT!
For 2 decades now the New Center Council and its sponsors have brought you 5 days of completely FREE live music, art and street performance every 4th of July week in the streets of downtown Detroit's New Center neighborhood to celebrate diverse urban living and raise funds for neighborhood works via the food and beverage sales, while presenting a vast array of the city's restaurants to sample fr (Continue)
Fusicology Exclusive Interview with AFRIKA BAMBAATAA @ Detroit Movement Festival 2009
Fusicology Senior Editor, Jocelyne Ninneman, sat down with Hip-Hop-Future-Soul-Music legend and Zulu Soul Sonic Force Nation leader, Afrika Bambaataa, and his MC Kamaaz just hours before their feature performance at this year's Detroit Movement Festival (now being dubbed by insiders as the "Detroit Future Music Festival") to chat about popular music then and now, sovereign states, and Virgin Air. (Continue)
"5 ELA …will be televised" Release : Detroit Hip Hop gets another feather in its Takeover Cap
*5 ELA is back on the block, bringing that raw Detroit Hip Hop flavor with some classic Hip Hop Shop vibes and new "Michigan Avenue" sounds with their first album in [9] years, "...will be televised," featuring 9th WONDER, NICK SPEED, and BIG TONE behind the beats, and guest appearances from FINALE (warning: this guy can rip the freakin mic in half), BAATIN of Slum Village, and the rising MC MARCE (Continue)
2008 CREATIVE CITIES SUMMIT 2.0 WRAP-UP
2008 CREATIVE CITIES SUMMIT 2.0 WRAP-UP : 1/2 of Sustainability is Culture --- 10.12.08 - 10.15.08 found Fusicology Senior Editor and contributing writer, Jocelyne Ninneman, back home in her native Detroit for this 2nd annual international summit. This one's a doozy... but trust me, it's worth the read - that is, if you're into cities ;) <<< >>> October 12 (Continue)
10 Questions with Detroit's own MC INVINCIBLE
05.07.08 Detroit MC, Invincible, talks with Fusicology on her new album, "Shapeshifters," dropping May 17, music today, and how she's doing it without the majors... 1. Tell us about the meaning, or your interpretation, behind the name of your new album, "Shapeshifters"? " INVINCIBLE: Since this is my first album I wanted to show my versatility as an artist who's able to "shift shapes" into (Continue)
RIP RON MURPHY : DETROIT's VINYL MASTER | MOS DEF applauds J DILLA
___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 01.21.08 -- MOS DEF big band DILLA TRIBUTE : "It’s Professor Def to You" -- -- The University of Michigan’s Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration ended with the dawning of a new era, Professor Mighty Mos Def The Ultra-Magnetic M.C. stood proud as he received his visiting professo (Continue)
2007 URBAN ORGANIC EXPERIENCE and 1st ANNUAL SOULTRACKS AWARDS BRING NEW HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF POPULAR MUSIC!
A meeting of souls took place this crisp November 15 - 18 in the home of Motown, of all appropriate places, where we were left will a faint glimmer of hope for the future of popular music... a long, chilly weekend filled with warm performances and parties to remind us in these worrysome times in pop culture - an era of gangsta rap, intoxicated divas, and excessive bling - that there is indeed stil (Continue)
