The D got some hard shit (next to Philly, the city stands as one of my favorite breeding grounds for ridiculous talent). Here’s yet another perfect example.
Ketchphraze “My Detroit” (Feat. Trick Trick & eLZhi, Produced by Black Milk)
Spotted at TSS.
But wait, there’s more…
eLZhi recently dropped his ode to the flawless debut of one young Nasir Jones, (slickly titled) Elmatic. Like each song’s verse-structure, the beats simply refer to those classics laid by the likes of DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Q-Tip, and LES – this is no exercise in half-assed, mixtape redundancy featuring some cat recording directly over the originals. Definitely a lesson in correctness.
eLZhi “Detroit State Of Mind” (Produced by Will Sessions)
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