Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion ...

The first time I went to a mostly African American church service, I was blown away by the music. One word came to mind – Motown. I felt the same beat, the same spirit of listening to groups and ...

There was extra significance to this year’s Dilla Day SF, the annual homage to Detroit producer J Dilla: It marked the first Bay Area public appearance of Jonathan “DJ Shortkut” Cruz since a stroke ...

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Plus-size rapper Dank Demoss is suing Lyft after a driver refused her a ride, claiming she was too heavy for his car. Lyft ...

Super Bowl 59 is underway, with the Kansas City Chiefs facing a familiar foe, the Philadelphia Eagles, hoping to win the ...

Kendrick Lamar is expected to be the main highlight from a music standpoint ... Pain helps continue hip-hop's reputation of making a big splash during the Super Bowl weekend. Detroit may not ...

For various reasons, many cities have been the center of musical revivals, places where something special either started or was centered. Sometimes there doesn’t seem to be a rhyme (get it, rhyme?) or ...

James Dewitt Yancey - better known as J Dilla was a Detroit hip hop legend. DETROIT (FOX 2) - It has been 19 years since ...

Detroit producer J Dilla died at 32 years old in February of 2006 due to health complications stemming from lupus.