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MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE: NATE EAKEN GOES “ALL DAY” WITH NEW VIDEO RELEASE

Up-and-coming Detroit rapper Nate Eaken just released his new video for his track, “All Day.”  Eaken has recently opened up for rappers Danny Brown, Trick Trick, TYGA, and MGK. His current mixtape out is called No Shoe Stringz Attached. What inspired  your track”All Day”?  “All Day” was inspired by the actual people Cassy and Gary, that I […]

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REAL DETROIT WEEKLY ANNOUNCES “THE BEST OF” ISSUE

Real Detroit Weekly released the annual Best Of Issue featuring their favorite people, places, and things around Metro Detroit. Here are PLAYGROUND DETROIT’s Best Of the “Best Of” picks: *Best Thing About Living In Detroit – Music Scene (We totally agree!!) While other aspects of the city have suffered their ups and downs, the music scene in Detroit […]

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DANNY BROWN TO PLAY SANTOS PARTY HOUSE, TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Danny Brown, Detroit rapper signed to Fool’s Gold record label, is playing a show with World’s Fair at Santos Party House on March 22nd. Don’t miss this show! Danny is an unconventional hip hop artist employing multiple flows and cadences thus the moniker of “The Hybrid”. His style varies from low pitched gravely tones to a manic, high pitched, […]

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BLOWOUT MUSIC FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS 15TH YEAR: LINE-UP RELEASED

  Metro Times BLOWOUT Festival is celebrating its 15th year featuring top local musical talent in Detroit. The festival is spread throughout twelve venues in the city.  Check out the complete list of artists performing below. PLAYGROUND favorites include K.I.D.S, Child Bite, Phantasmagoria,  Lord Scrummage, and Danny Brown. BUY TICKETS HERE.

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DANNY BROWN, JAY ELECTRONICA, BUSTA RHYMES TO PLAY J DILLA TRIBUTE CONCERT IN NY

February 10th is Dilla Day in Detroit, a day to honor the six year anniversary of the death of  producer J Dilla.  This infamous figure in the hip hop community worked with acts such as A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, Common and more.  Check out more information here or go directly to the […]

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COMING UP: PITCHFORK FEATURES DANNY BROWN ON THE GUEST LIST

In case you missed it earlier this month, Detroit’s own Danny Brown was featured on Pitchfork.com’s Guest Lists which features interviews with artists through an in-depth questionnaire.  We love Danny’s call out on his ‘favorite venue’- The Shelter… Favorite Venue ‘Here in Detroit we got The Shelter, where Eminem shot a lot of the 8 Mile footage. I rap there a […]

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