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WMGC-FM (105.1 MHz "105.1 The Bounce") is a commercial radio station in Detroit, Michigan.It is owned and operated by the Beasley Broadcast Group and airs a classic hip hop radio format.
WJLB's playlist includes more modern Hip Hop and newer titles. It has less Old-school hip hop , R&B , and House music which is found on WMXD. In October 2017, after 31 years as "FM 98", the station rebranded as "97.9 WJLB", featuring a logo template used by many of iHeart's "Real"-branded urban stations.
Michigan rap is a regional subgenre of hip-hop in the United States, including Detroit rap, a style characterized by its "underdog spirit". [1] Pivotal figures in the emergence of Michigan and Midwestern hip-hop scene include MC Breed.
Detroit's Most Wanted and A.W.O.L. pioneered Detroit hardcore hip-hop and gangsta rap, respectively, while Prince Vince was one of the first rappers to sample the funk music of Detroit's Parliament-Funkadelic collective in his song "Gangster Funk", whose release predated the coining of the term G-funk by West Coast producer Dr. Dre.
Until late June 2005, WMXD was the Detroit affiliate for the popular syndicated Tom Joyner morning show. In June 2005, Radio One relaunched its "Kiss FM" gold-based Urban AC format on the 105.9 frequency (now WDMK), moving 105.9's hip-hop format to 102.7 (now WDKL) and grabbing Joyner for mornings on 105.9.
Pages in category "Detroit hip-hop groups" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1st Down; A.
Since 1997, the "Beat" and later "Hot" hip-hop franchise (first WCHB-FM, then WHTD, and now WGPR) has hosted Detroit's signature annual hip hop/R&B summer concert called Summer Jamz. At its peak as a free event during the first eight years, Summer Jamz attracted crowds of 20-30,000 people while located at Detroit's Hart Plaza.
WDVD (96.3 FM) is a hot adult contemporary radio station in Detroit, Michigan.Owned and operated by Cumulus Media, WDVD's studios and offices are located in the Fisher Building in Detroit's New Center district near downtown, while its transmitter is located in Royal Oak Township at 8 Mile Road and Wyoming Avenue.