The Detroit hip-hop scene has long lacked a key element to its already-impactful roster of verbal showboaters. Whether it’s the all-too-familiar cash talk or gun-play rap that the city has become accustomed to speaking on, there’s always been a critical element missing within the city’s soundscape.

Janelle Monáe is the epitome of an aura. Whether classy, sexy, socially powerful, attention-demanding, sassy, or gender-ambiguous, her presence is powerful, and her music is always the stamp of approval, letting the populace know of the atmospheric phenomena Monáe defines.

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Break! By Lex, The Radical is a unique hybrid, straddling between being a club banger and a theme of hustlers' ambition.

Curtis Roach’s music is reminiscent of the cool kid in class. No matter what he says, you know there’s a level of charm and an undeniable level of charisma that attracts everyone around him.

It’s interesting to see the musical resurgence of Jovie within Detroit hip-hop. As an artist, Jovie has always been one of the best lyricists in the game

Jovie, as an artist, is one of Detroit’s not-so-best-kept-secret. He’s an industry veteran with world-class skill and the discography to back it up.

S.D.L.R By Nita Grease is an introduction to an artist who makes it a well-known idea that she’s a stonewall of beaming confidence.

Liberated Scarfaces by Dskillz Harris & Black Chakra is an old-school hip-hop dream.

Dani Darling’s music IQ is one of the best. She’s well versed in songwriting and instrumentation, so with a song such as Trying, where the poetic part of the artistry is in the instrumentation, you’ll find the beauty in her songwriting which gives more with less.