hip-hop

From gang member to hip-hop church leader

Emily Fox — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:19:01 +0000

Troy Evans preaches at Edge Urban Fellowship in a rundown Grand Rapids, Mich., neighborhood known for prostitution. Inside what looks like an abandoned office building are walls covered by graffiti. There are tattooed people wearing baseball caps and jeans. Three 20-year-old men holding mics get ready to bust out some elaborate dance moves.

It may seem like a hip-hop show, but it's actually church.

While Evans preaches to about 100 people on a given Saturday, he has no seminary training and dropped out of school in the 7th grade.

Insane Clown Posse takes F.B.I. to court

Michigan Radio Newsroom — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:13:17 +0000

Oakland County hip-hop group Insane Clown Posse is taking the Federal Bureau of Investigation to court.

A lawsuit filed in Flint federal district court on Tuesday contends the F.B.I. violated the Freedom of Information Act by failing to turn over information that led the agency to classify fans of the group as a gang.

Cuban hip-hop culture comes to Michigan

Mercedes Mejia — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:46:01 +0000

The Cuban hip-hop group Obsesion is in Ann Arbor this week.

Alexey Rodriguez Mola and Magia Lopez Cabrera mix African and Cuban rhythms with hip-hop and world beats. They will perform on Thursday, October 6 at the Michigan League Underground.

Here’s a song titled Tu con tu ballet from their current album “El Disco Negro de Obsesion."

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-988786.mp3

Rapper Magia Lopez says her Afro-Cuban culture is what inspires her.

“The hip-hop culture is very much rooted in the 'barrios,' and in Cuba the majority of people are black, although we have mixed races, so we talk a lot about race issues, what we see and our reality as Afro-Cubans," says Lopez.