The hip hop scene in Detroit.

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REEK BROCK

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I've been really discouraged about the scene here.I wanted to try to get on here first then maybe one day go national but I'm thinking about shopping my stuff elsewhere.I know that I don't have the best equipment but a lot of the stuff I'm hearing from here isn't much better than my stuff and thats not just personal opinion.I'm concerned with the content of the rappers songs.Its a struggle between me being a man and me being a success.What I mean is that while I enjoy most of hip hop, knowing that I may be part of the problem bothers me.I'm a father of 3 and my oldest is at that impressionable age.If you were me what would you do?
 
Man dont feel discouraged. Im in the same boat as you also. Mia is poppin with that down south and crunk music. Problem is the type of raps I do is mainly up north type like Newyork and Jersey. Sometimes u gotta shop to other markets in order to be successful.


Just keep stayin focused and keep ya head up.
 
Aint shit wrong with the hiphop scene in DETROIT. You get out of it what you put into it. Problem is everybody thinks the grass is greener on the other side. You got the same struggles everwhere. Water your grass it will grow too is what I say. As you can see QB is in the MIA and has the same problem. If being part of the problem bothers you then dont. Nobody can make you. Know that if you go against the grain then you may have to put in more work but at that point you have to ask your self what you want out of music. do you want to be a success or do you want to be a success on your own terms. See being a success on your own terms may mean that you sold 25 cd's with content that makes you feel good. As oppose to just plain sucess which can means "shut up and dance so we can get paid". Can you make it alone in your city....NO. You make a buzz in your city. Detroit while it is the shit ...it aint the world. you gotta network out side of it with like minded cats. Remember to never follow but in in the direction of your own ship and connect with peopls whose ships are going in the same direction..One day your ships may go different ways so just know that up front. But more than anything you gotta invest in yourself and your ability believe in it and walk the path you choose the way you choose and decide do you want sucess or success on your own terms?
 
Sorry, but Detroits Hip-Hop scene is horrible.

If it's not an Eminem wannabe, it's an ICP wannabe. I've done so many shows with these fake horror-core dudes, that's it's depressing. There are very few exceptions to the rule. The dope cats that are here, don't want to network, and Detroit overall has a Crab mentality. Anytime anyone starts to climb outta the bucket, another crab grabs on they leg to pull them down.

You can achieve some success here, but you have to find those few exceptions to the rules, and network together, and build together. It can be done... the problem is, it takes 5 times longer here, than it does down south or out West.
 
To be honest, and I ain't hating, the only Detroit artist whose work I really felt (Dilla) is now deceased, so I hope the city's scene gets better.
 
qb2k5 said:
Hey Reed Brock,

If you got Discovery Times Channel. Check out a show called "Only in America" with Charlie LeDuff.

He did a documentary about da rap scene directly in Detroit. I wacthed it a couple times. I suggest checking it out with ya local cable or satellite guide.

http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060208/ENT02/602080409/1034/ENT
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Thanks for the article.I never saw the documentary.The dudes they talking about are not the ones I'm concerned with.I've been to open mics and heard a lot of mix tapes and maybe one day a new generation will come up thats more professional,not concerned with having a gangster image,and will make me feel like its okay for my kids to listen.I think I should've said the Gangster Hip Hop Scene in Detroit.
 
When did it become a rule that you had to "rep" your city? I'm from Detroit and I can take it or leave it. Honestly, I feel like none of us had a choice in where we grew up. It's gotten to the point where when an little-known rapper is mentioned, the first thing people ask is "where they from"? Who cares? Wait, don't answer that.
My cousin (also from Detroit) moved to Atlanta a few years ago. He got a record deal. The label told him he could not use any of the songs he recorded in which he mentioned Detroit. No matter how good the songs are, he has to scrap them all.
Also, you got rappers from the suburbs who lie and say they're from the City. Street Cred? People need to wake up. When I buy a persons album, I'm not expecting him to protect me or be my tough-guy, bodyguard. I'm only expecting him to entertain me with good music.
Who am I kidding? If the audience was that mature, most of these artist wouldn't even be selling. When the Beatles came out. Did anyone here in America even know what the hell Liverpool was? I doubt it.
The only reason I'm still rapping is because I can't sing. Thanks
 
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