Blog: Ruby Hornet

A couple weeks ago I interviewed House Shoes, the DJ and producer that has played a tremendous role in Detroit Hip Hop for nearly 20 years.  House Shoes is known the world over as Detroit's Hip Hop ambassador and has worked painstakingly hard to promote the city and the music of Detroit.  "Detroit Hip Hop is definitely the most influential and loved 'genre' within the genre," he told me confidently via phone in Los Angeles.  "We've had more influence in this than anybody else, outside of the OG New York shit. There's no question about that." House Shoes [...]