DETROIT VOTED ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CITIES IN HIP HOP BY VIBE MAGAZINE!

Living in Detroit, most natives know firsthand what talent, potential and accomplishments our city holds, but of course, we're biased (LOL!). That's why it is so unbelievably great and gratifying when someone outside of the city realizes what we have to offer. In reading Vibe magazine this past week, I came across their "25 Most Important Cities in Hip Hop" article. I automatically assumed that we would fall somewhere near the end of the list only because it seems like the media is often reluctant to give Detroit any shine. However, guess where are fair city ranked??? NUMBER 8!!!

Not only was Detroit in the top 10 most important cities in hip hop, Vibe gave us a rave review mentioning Detroit born and bred artists such as Eminem, Big Sean, J Dilla, Royce Da 5’9”, Slum Village, Danny Brown, and Black Milk. Vibe also gave mention to Detroit's deep hip hop roots stemming from the origin of Motown and its' many contributions to music from all over the globe, and to top it all off, the article concluded commenting that "it’s easy to see that the coldest hip-hop lives in the D." In my opinion, this fact alone should have put us in the number one spot, but you know they had to give that to NYC. Other cities on the list were Pittsburgh, Houston, Kansas City, and Chicago, and there were even a few foreign cities that made it, including Amsterdam (Netherlands) and London (England).

For Vibe's full list of the "25 Most Important Cities in Hip Hop," visit http://www.vibe.com/photo-galleries/represent-25-most-important-cities-hip-hop?page=20#node-title, and congratulations Detroit on making the cut!!

VIA ALIUS MAGAZINE