Page Kennedy is back with a brand new music video for “Tough Guy,” featuring Kuniva of D12 and Kid Vishis, produced by D Collins, from his latest album, called Front Page.
Front Page is the follow-up for Detroit rapper’s Straight Bars 4 mixtape, which aside from Kuniva and Kid Vishis, also features guest appearances from Jon Connor, RJ Payne, Elzhi, Che Noir, Stassi Pryce, Mia Kodak, 3d Na’tee, Gmac Cash, Light Barbie, Wanda Sykes, Deion Lucas, Snizz OG and Yukmouth.
In the song Vishis, the leader of Alien Gang raps: “If you come to Detroit and don’t call Tricky is that really an extortion? / I watch the LGBT try to really kill the babe, is that an abortion?”
Bizarre of D12 has recently appeared on the latest episode of The Bootleg Kev Podcas where he spoke about The Game’s Eminem-diss track, “The Black Slim Shady,” from his new album called Drillmatic – Heart vs. Mind.
“I just feel like I couldn’t get past the Eminem voice,” Bizarre said of the 10-minute song from Compton rapper. “I know Game can rap better than that. I know he is a problem as a battle rapper, a guy that’s into lyrics. I feel like that was a nice little cute intro. He never got out of that, though. He stayed in Marshall’s body for the whole 10 minutes. When we gonna get Game? We know he can do it, so what happened?”
“I was not a fan of that song, nah, nah. I think he could have did better — or Stat Quo could have did better.” he added.
When Kev asked whether he was suggesting that The Game gets ghostwriting help from former Shady Records member, Bizarre remarked, “I ain’t say nothing, man. Shout out to Game.” adding a sneaky laugh.
Kuniva of D12 jumps on a new track from Bag Of Tricks Cat, called “Count On That,” which also features Sincerely Collins.
In 2022 a native of Glendale, Arizona was signed to Whitney Peyton’s Alpha Howse label and “Count On That” is released under their management.
Some of the quotable lyrics from the song includes: “This ain’t a game, and you know your boy / Don’t care about your solider story / You all about glitz and glory / Ain’t really ’round when shit gets gory / I’ve been putting in work, it’s proven / Don’t care about how you’re moving / We all about stacking and building / Focused on winning, y’all steady losing / And you can’t stop the movement / Kuniva, he’s the truest…”
Kuniva is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his “Lost Gold” album which will be available as a digital rerelease on September 22nd, 2022 with remastered tracks.
Bizarre has recently sat down with Math Hoffa on the latest episode of My Expert Opinion, also starring Poison Pen, ESSO, HYNAKEN and MR. MECC, where the D12 legend talked about the stories of early days of dirty dozen.
Bizzy also recalled the night Big Proof was shot and killed in the club.
“Proof went to a strip club, with his hommies and he was doing with a dude a pool game. They both were intoxicated. The bouncer of the club was the dude who was playing against his cousin. And allegedly the dude shot in the air and I guess the bouncer heard the shots and he just came and start shooting, recklessly. He shot proof and he shot his own cousin and killed both of them. And he beat the case because he was the security of the spot. In his defense, he was protecting the property.” said Bizarre.
Legendary New York City DJ and graffiti writer DJ Kay Slay has passed away following COVID-19 battle.
According to veteran Hip Hop promoter Van Silk, the 55-year-old died on Easter Sunday (April 17, 2022), about 4 months after being hospitalized with COVID-19.
“Hip Hop lost a real gem. My dear brother is gone. I have known him since he was sixteen years old. He was my little brother. I introduced him to many and we did a lot of things together. We last talked December because we were finishing up the 200 rolling deep project.” told Silk in a statement with HipHopDX.
To honor the legendary producer, we have listed some of the best songs he has made with Shady Records artists, from Eminem and 50 Cent to D12 and Slaughterhouse. #RestInPece
1. DJ Kay Slay – “I’m Gone,” featuring Eminem and Obie Trice.
2. DJ Kay Slay – “Census Bureau,” featuring D12.
3. DJ Kay Slay – “50 Shot Ya,” featuring 50 Cent.
4. DJ Kayslay – “Rolling 50 Deep,” featuring Royce 5’9″ and 49 other rappers.
5. DJ Kay Slay – “Respect The Architect,” featuring Conway The Machine, Busta Rhymes & Benny the Butcher.
6. DJ Kay Slay – “Freestyle,” featuring Eminem.
7. DJ Kay Slay – “Kayslay Freestyle,” featuring Slaughterhouse.
On this day (April 11), 16 years ago in 2006, Big Proof was shot and killed in Detroit.
To celebrate the life of the legendary figure in hip-hop we have listed songs that were dedicated to Proof after his death.
Royce Da 5’9″ – Security
“I was at Proof’s funeral / Crying like a baby, I was sitting in the back row / With Kid Vishis, wishing I can go up to Marshall / Denaun, Swifty, Obie, Bizarre, Paul and Von / And say something positive, after all the negative s**t that we been through.”
Eminem – “Difficult”
“I found that jacket that you left at my wedding and I picked it up to smell it / I wrapped it up in plastic until I put it in glass and hang up in the hallway so I can always look at it…”
Kuniva – “Lights Out”
“This s**t is so depressing /I stop thinking selfish, my dude had kids / Left with a lie about the last day that he lived / And I sit shedding tears, that’s me and my little drama / I lost me a brother, but his kids lost a father.”
Swifty McVay – “Guardian Angel”
“Your family is stronger than ever / Keeping it cool / Thanks to God /Time heals wounds / I’ll see you soon / Sometimes it gets hard / My heart is still scarred / But I’m gonna be repping Proof forever / ‘Till I’m gone!”
Eminem – “You’re Never Over”
“Proof, not many are lucky enough to have a guardian angel like you / Lord I’m so thankful, please don’t think that I don’t feel grateful, I do / Just grant me the strength that I need, for one more day to get through / So hommie this is your song, I dedicate this to you / I love you Doodie.”
Obie Trice – Ride Wit Me
“Proof, to shine hopes on your memories forever spoken, long as Obie’s able to lay focus / I’m gonna stay focused til them pearly gates open, for the next soldier to pave the way for mo-town / No matter what they say you’re profound, Pioneer of Motown music that’s what Proof did.”
Jem – You Will Make It
“You’re not alone, You’ll never be, Just like the stars, They oversee , And they whisper to you, You’re still, you’re still, you’re still, you’re still alive..”
D12 – “Mr. Pitts,” ft. King Gordy
“We all love driving, reminiscing about how me, you (Bugz) and Proof used to go fishing / I wanna give you a call but I don’t know what to say / That’s why I get on my knees every night and I start to pray.”
After Royce 5’9″, Skylar Grey and Nasaan, Kxng Crooked and Kuniva from D12 have also showed support to Eminem’s Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nomination.
“Eminem was nominated to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and that’s good. We need him in there. We need one of the greatest wordsmiths alive to be in Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Period, point-blank. A Tribe Called Quest too. Need them in there. Those are the vibes.” – said Crooked
“Now guess who else we need in there? We need Rakim the god emcee in there. Hip-hop and lyricism would be very different if that great mind never showed up. Guess who else we need? Snoop Dogg.” – Crooked added.
Kuniva shared Eminem’s “Till I Collapse” on his Instagram with the caption: “So proud of my brother here. Coming from where we came from and having those dreams of making it…to being nominated for THIS. My guy for life! Legend! Shady for life.”
Bizarre has recently done “Off The Porch” interview with Mikala Horne on Dirty Glove Bastard.
During the conversation Biz broke down the different miles of Detroit, his childhood growing up in 7 Mile, childhood story of getting hit in the face, jumping off the porch at the 18, how he has navigated throughout his life and learning how to move cautiously, thoughts on the new generation, started rapping in the fifth grade and it leading into his rap name, being influenced by Scarface and Redman, his mom making him rap at churches and auditioning, his experience with battle rapping, Eminem being judged off his race during battle rapping, Big Proof creating the group, the creative concept behind the shower caps, rules back in the day when it came to the industry, not having a lot of support when they first came out, Jay Electronica doing videography for D12, smoke sessions with Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg and more!
“Back in the days, it was like ‘white man can’t jump.’ That’s the best way I can describe. It was always like ‘man who is this white boy? but once Eminem opened his mouth and started rapping they were like ‘ohh, s**t, this white boy nice.’ So people who knew he was nice there was no doubt about it but we were always constantly going to new environments, so when we were going to new environment, I already kinda knew ‘alright there’s going to be some bulls**t’ and then when Em opened his mouth and before he even finished his verse, there was already believers, so yeah, there were lots of doubters cause Detroit is 90% black city. Lots of ni**as bet money cause they thought they gonna be able to beat Eminem in battle.” said the D12 emcee.
When interviewer asked about him battling Eminem, Bizarre responded: “I did battle Eminem before. Did I win? NAAAH, NAAH [Laughs] but I did not lose to a lot of people, I lost to him and I lost to Swifty McVay before.”
“There was a process of elimination when battling. It might have been 50 people in this battle so If I win, I just win the first round. I still got like five other rounds to go and then if I win the whole battle, then I can battle Eminem because he was the champion, he was just on the sidelines, waiting to see who gonna win out of this 50 people.” – Bizarre added.
The snippet of the song was exclusively premiered on Southpawer yesterday and today the full song is available on all streaming platforms.
“The hardest fight you will have in your life is with the person in the mirror .. This is part of my personal fight I hope you listen, enjoy, relate and want better for yourself… Stream it and share it/ Buy it ..either way I’m here to spark emotions that Inspire positive change. Grow with me y’all.” – said Mr. Porter while sharing new single on Instagram.
Swifty McVay of D12 is back with a new project titled “Swift McVay Presents: Detroit Life 2.”
The 13 tracks offering includes guest appearances from Kuniva, Jon Connor, 80Empire, MRKsx, Tristan Lee, Lil David Ruffin, Beez, Mr. Wrong, StretchMoney and PDot.
After dropping “Not Again” and “Let U Go,” Denaun Porter drops another single, titled “I’m Leaving.”
“I love feeling an emotion that could be from the past or just being inspired by a story I hear and translating what that must feel like into song… I love doing songs like these as well as just raw rap. Hell if you can do it why not right? I hope you enjoy.” said Mr. Porter while sharing his new single to the fans.
This time, legendary artist from D12 asked his fans to comment “raised hand” emoji if they can relate to the song: “The hardest thing to do is to leave a situation not in turmoil, but in peace…..When you know it won’t change?! You have to change! throw up the “✋🏾” if you can relate.” said Denaun on Instagram.
After dropping “Let U Go,” Denaun Porter is back with another single, titled “Not Again.”
Mr. Porter shared the cover of the single on Instagram with the caption: “So MiGo straighten my self out so I don’t trip on you… but you don’t do that inner work so I can’t say I trust you.”
In the next post, the legendary Detroit artist told fans to drop ‘person facepalming’ emoji if they ever said they wouldn’t fall in love again.
