A few minutes into my phone call with Teejayx6—a Detroit teenager from a world called scam rap—he stops to chat with a shop clerk. He’s somewhere in Texas, on a pit stop between shows. “You got the ...

Detroit has always been a hub for new music. In the ’60s, it was the rhythm of Motown music that swept the nation. At the turn of the century, it was Eminem’s lyricism that helped to popularize hip ...

Right now, hip-hop is packed with unique acts, regardless of what folks say at your local barbershop. Detroit has been producing sounds and styles that are the city's own, and 18-year-old Teejayx6 is ...