After sorting through many great submissions, we narrowed it down to 5 finalists for the Hieroglyphics “Stop The Press” Remix Contest: Adamatic, Leo Nevilo, The Highest Child, Messy Million, and Boru. Please take a moment to check out some good music, and vote for your favorite remixes.

Seeded from laweekly.com by Alex on 6/23/08
Due to high health care costs, Dilla passed away with six-figure debt. Despite the Dilla brand being at an all time high, the executors of his estate have been bedeviled by a one-two punch: scrambling to pay his tab while fighting Internet piracy of his material.

Added by Alex on 6/9/08
Detroit MCs, Invincible and Finale, created this documentary/music video for “Locusts” off Invincible’s Shapeshifters. The video offers a first-hand account of Detroit’s urban development problems with commentary from residents and striking imagery.

Contributed by Alex on 5/13/08
Detroit Rapper/producer Fat Ray just dropped The Set Up, a collabo project with former BR Gunna group-mate, Black Milk. The MC gave us his thoughts on the project, returning to the studio with Black Milk, and the rapidly growing Detroit hip hop scene.

Contributed by NINO* on 5/12/08
Not all of those immersed in hip hop culture are ‘megalomaniacs’… MC Akala is currently touring the UK, doing workshops with youth to help them understand the relationship between Shakespeare, hip hop and life, and help them discover themselves.