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Black Bethoven comes from a musically inclined family.  His younger Brother “Nametag” has laced rhymes over many of Bethoven’s beats, or maybe you have heard the production of his younger cousin “Black Milk”; I think it is safe to say that being a producer runs in the family.  “I can remember so many times when a barbecue would turn into a show with my mom and dad singing with my aunties and uncles harmonizing to a tee!  From the Temptations, Dramatics, The Stylistics, singing word for word, it bounded all of us and kept us together,” Black Beethoven explains. At an early age he would sing in the choir learning music notes, playing in a Jazz Band gave him the foundation that would lead him to making hip-hop.  Now doing production work on the computer, Software Reason has opened his ear up to endless possibilities.  With beat placement on all of Nametags releases, Jigsaw, Moe Dirdee, 5 Ela, Street Justice and many others, this husband and father of five has his hands full.

Black Bethoven say’s “Detroit influences me, I love the energy.  From the shows we channel art, its amazing what the world is missing in Detroit.”  Now, with the proper tools and knowledge of the old school he is proving he is the future of the mo-town sound.  Download free; Nametag’s “Soul System E.P,” where he produced every track and visit him on face book MCB.

The Zone Radio with Origix & DC airs Mondays 9 p.m.-12 a.m. 89.3 FM, stream at whfr.fm Visit 2raw4fm.com

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Akrobatic

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Black Milk

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Brother J of  The X-Clan

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Danny Boy -House Of  Pain/La Coka Nostra

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E-Swift of The Alcoholic

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Esham

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Esham Phone In

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Esham A1 Yola

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Gave Plott

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Guilty Simpson

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J.Cole

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Jake The Flake

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Kid Cudi

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Krizz Kalico

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Mastamind

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Obie Trice

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Paradime

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Pharoahe Monch

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Royce Da 5′9

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Sky Zoo

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Talib kweli &  Hi Tek

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Tech N9ne @ Strange Noize Tour Summer 2008

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Trick Trick

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“ZONE RADIO: For The People, By The People”

One of the biggest reasons many new acts fail to make it far from the starting block is their lack of knowledge to take advantage of the useful resources right in front of them.  Any seasoned recording artist will tell you that making the song is the easy, but getting it heard by the masses has proven to be much more difficult than many anticipate.  But for local hip-hop/rap artists on Detroit’s west side, it doesn’t have to be.  Airplay, and more importantly, vast exposure for serious artists is no more than a phone call away as The Zone Radio station in Dearborn welcomes any and all dedicated hip-hop artists with the opportunity to be heard over the radio.

Two names that every local artist in Detroit needs to get real familiar with: Shawn “Origix” Featherston and Tim “DC” Patterson.  Why?  Well, for over 7 years, dating back to their first show on April 20th of 2002, Origix and DC have been and continue to be a reliable ally to Detroit’s music scene.  As co-hosts of The Zone Radio, broadcasted on WHFR 89.3 fm, Origix (the station’s voice) and DC (the station’s deejay) have showcased local talent from Michigan & beyond, exposing independent talent worldwide across the globe.  When asked about the origin of The Zone Radio’s humble start, Origix replied, “Our main reason for starting the show was to expose all the good Detroit music we came up on…on a larger scale”.

Airing live every Saturday night from 8pm-12am, The Zone Radio features a new guest every week, whom they interview, play a variety of the featured artists’ songs, as well as a live in-studio performance from the featured guest.  Since their start, The Zone Radio has interviewed artists such as Bizzy Bone of Bones Thugs-N-Harmony, Yukmouth, Cypress Hill, Tech N9ne, Moe Nitty, Trick Trick, Slug Of Atmosphere, Stretch Money, Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, and Psychopathic Record’s Twiztid to name a few.

For those tired of hearing the same old eight songs on the radio (I know I am), each week The Zone Radio plays new and exclusive music from major artists as well as upcoming locals and Indies.  With no pre-arranged playlist and free range to play whatever they feel (as long as it’s clean), requests from listeners of The Zone Radio are almost always honored.  “What local artists have to understand is, unlike the bigger stations, which will spin your song for listeners looking to hear Top 40 music (hardly paying your song any attention), our listeners tune in to hear breaking ‘local’ music!”, states Origix.  For those listeners looking to hear the uncut version of their favorite underground song, The Zone Radio offers 2RAW4FM.com, an online radio show in an uncensored format catering to underground hip-hop from the Midwest.

The biggest excuse I hear from victims of missed opportunities is “I didn’t know”.  Well, that can no longer be a valid reason for not taking advantage of The Zone Radio’s open door policy for dedicated hip-hop artists.  Now you know!

Feel free to submit material by mail The Zone Radio (Attn: Origix), 5101 Evergreen Rd., Dearborn, MI. 48128, at Henry Ford Community College.  To request your favorite hip-hop song, call 313-845-9676 while airing.  The Zone Radio is also streamed live every Saturday from 8pm-2am at www.whfr.com.  Also, download 2RAW4FM Vol. 8 for free at 2RAW4FM.com.  For more updates and info go to myspace.com/thezoneradio.

(You can reach Moe Nitty at myspace.com/mrmoenitty or twitter.com/moenitty)

1. Intro-Origix & DC
2. Street Justice w/ Supa Emcee, Marv Won, Fatt Father, Mark EP, Miz Korona, Guilty Simpson, Black Milk & Fat Ray –What’s Going On
3. Dante w/ One Be Lo-Squawk & Roll (Fixtape Mix)
4. Guilty Simpson-Make It Fast
5. Kulayd w/ MC Eiht and Diablo-Raw, Blow, and Hydro
6. Rhymefest w/ Talib Kweil-Never Can Say Good Bye
7. Origix & DC
8. Marv Won –Right Back
9. T-Mazz-Go Head Baby
10. Ajax w/A.B.K.-By any means
11. Project Born-Hustlin
12. D.A. Smart-Walk Wit Me (The Rebirth)
13. Origix & DC
14. Alpha-bet / Jay-Z- Fallen (Remix)
15. Octane & Illite-Talk a Lil Grease
16. Mac Lethal-Mallory Knox
17. V-Stylez, OC & Royce Da 5’9”- 1st To Rise (Moss Remix)
18. Origix & DC (Reformed Ill) w/ Excel- Midi Connect
19. Outro-Origix & DC

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