Slum Village

Slum Village

Villa Manifesto

PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2010

Slum Village are closing up shop. Or not, depending on how much the people dig Villa Manifesto, notes founding member T3. Probably the most...

Slum Village Return with <i>Villa Manifesto</i> After Five-Year Absence

PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2010

It's been five years since Slum Village released their self-titled effort, and a lot has happened since then. Besides the passing of J Dill...

Slum Village

"Actin' Normal"

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2009

The death of Slum Village MC Baatin on August 1 was an unexpected and sobering shock. Baatin along with J. Dilla (then known as Jay Dee) an...

Slum Village Bass Instincts

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Even while the critical acclaim was pouring in for their last album Fantastic Volume II, Slum Village was vowing they were done with the "F...

Slum Village

Slum Village

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

You can’t fault Slum Village for being persistent. The Detroit outfit have survived rampant bootlegging, the loss of two original members a...

Slum Village

Slum Village

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2005

It isn’t very long into this fourth disc from Detroit’s personification of hip-hop resilience that the new Slum Village mission statement c...

Slum Village

Detroit Deli: A Taste of Detroit

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2004

Another album means another new group line-up for the changing cast of characters in Detroit’s Slum Village. With the jettisoning of the sp...

Slum Village / Dwele / Frank N Dank

Phoenix, Toronto ON - May 13, 2003

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

Slum Village's Toronto appearance confirmed what fans have secretly known since day one — they're nothing without Jay Dee. The mastermind p...