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Often times you hear the phrase, "Detroit Stand Up!" This phrase often comes as a part of a call to arms to rally the troops whether in support, defense or celebration of all that is Detroit hip hop. Well Detroit, Redford, Farmington Hills, Warren, Inkster, Dearborn, Ferndale, Flint, Miami, Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles and then some stood up in honor of our wounded yet not fallen soldier, Hex Murda.

Healthcare is no joke these days. So Detroit's hip hop family proved that they...er ...we are a family and came together to raise funds to help Hex and his family offset forthcoming medical expenses. For $10, a crowd of 700+ witnessed what was quite possibly the biggest Detroit hip hop show of our era. At one point the entire crowd was chanting "We love Hex! We love Hex!" It was awesome. Oprah would've hated every minute of it!

The night was hosted by Rochester's own "Rude" Jude Angelini of Shade 45 while Detroit's Ambassador to the world, DJ Houseshoes held down the turntables all night. The musical performances were AMAZING. Everyone who performed gave it their all and made sure the crowd knew the purpose of thier time on stage.

Performances included: (I apologize in advance if I've missed anyone)

Ro Spit & Ron Dance
Moe Dirdee
OneBeLo
Danny Brown
Miz Korona
Super MC
The Fat Killaz
The Almighty Dreadnaughtz
Black Milk
Guilty Simpson
Phat Kat
The Alchemist
Paradime
Slum Village
Trick Trick

The entire night was stellar. But a few moments stood out as highlights. Slum Village absolutely tore it down. They performed hit after hit. Everyone knew every word of every song. (I love those moments) But then it climaxed (girl shit) when Elzhi burned everyone's ear drums with one of the illest freestyles ever. Another moment was the lapse in time between Rude Jude introducing The Alchemist and The Alchemist actually coming out on stage. Noone really understood what Jude was talking about, until they heard the first few notes of "Hold You Down" and then *SHAPOW*...Alchemist on stage. The crowd took a collective shit in thier pants. Paradime must have taken a few lessons from being on the road with Kid Rock, because his time on stage was larger then life. (New album is going to be illy! plug plug plug) Miz Korona's set was bitter sweet for me. Bitter because her music gets slept on like a severe case of narcolepsy. Sweet because it was awesome watching those narcoleptics wake the hell up right in front of me when she stepped out on stage and absolutely murked it! Her recent work with producer Chanes is of epic proportions! The best moment of the entire night however, was the moment Ms. Robyn stepped on the stage. You could feel and sense her strength, integrity and thankfulness. If anyone needs a lesson in strength or the definition of grace under stress, she's the one to look at.

I could go on about how every performer did thieir thing, but you were probably there. If you werent there you missed out on great performances and appearances by tons of Detroit Hip Hop classmates including D12, Street Justice, Chief, Moe Dirdee, Dante, Quest McCody, Ty Farris, Mike Chav, Magnetic and Will Sessions.

But just because we had a great time at the show, it doesn't mean Hex and his family no longer need our prayers and support. If you weren't able to make it or haven't had a chance to offer monitary assistance to the Hex Family, you can visit www.paypal.com and enter the email address: thehexcarefund@gmail.com.

But for now...enjoy some pics from the event!

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KEEP STANDING DETROIT!