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DameDot: It's all types of mafia vibes from Detroit's 'Made Man' album

You know the project slaps when there’s a Meadow and Tony ‘Sopranos’ scene being played on the intro song, right? Turns out Detroit’s own DameDot is on the steady grind and putting out quality tunes with his new Made Man studio effort now out.

You know the project slaps when there’s a Meadow and Tony ‘Sopranos’ scene being played on the intro song, right? Turns out Detroit’s own DameDot is on the steady grind and putting out quality tunes with his new Made Man studio effort now out.

DameDot puts the entire Motown on his back for ‘Made Man’

Whether you want a few hard-hitting songs or need a full-fledged project with more than 90 minutes of audio bars, you’re in for a joyride coming from the Midwest native.

Detroit’s DameDot proves again why he’s a Made Man in his newest album, released through EMPIRE. The 24-track album is a display of DameDot’s luxurious raps blended with his signature Detroit drill rap sounds. 

The last time hip-hop heard from DameDot was his most recent visual release for “GETAWAY,” which garnered 145k views within the first week of release. Made Man shows almost every side of DameDot. Although it’s mostly a solo project, it has a few features from the likes of Doughboy Clay, Young Will, Yung Reef, and Ravin Lemar

This large body of work has a variety of different sounds from Doughboy Clay’s soulful vocals on the braggadocious song “IN LOVE WIT MONEY” to an ominous drill cadence-filled song in “SINNING”. 

DameDot shows introspection as he assesses what’s going on around him in “KINGS AND QUEENS.” He opens the song with lines such as “I feel like we cool enough for me to ask some questions. Why do all these women use they sex as a weapon? Why do you got to show your whole body for attention? You do realize we be laughing in them mentions?” He questions how people chase social media clout rather than pursuing money after being hurt by a former lover. He even questions men on why they flash money in their pictures and live by a kill-or-be-killed mentality rather than making long-term emotional and financial investments.

The Fader summarized DameDot’s sound in a recent article by saying, “listening to his music, you’ll hear an unpredictable blend of mafioso raps, free game, throwback samples, and flexes absurd enough to make you pause the track to make sure you caught what he said… There’s a Damedot song for almost every mood imaginable.” 

Made Man is DameDot’s eleventh solo project and based on this body of work, it looks like DameDot has a lot more left in the tank.

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Eminem confirms Kendrick Lamar's new album is a certified classic

Grammy-winning rapper Eminem knows greatness when he creates it - and hears it from his longtime mentor Dr. Dre. The hip-hop superstar has stepped up to provide major salutes to the Doc and Kendrick Lamar on the newly released Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers studio album.

Grammy-winning rapper Eminem knows greatness when he creates it - and hears it from his longtime mentor Dr. Dre. The hip-hop superstar has stepped up to provide major salutes to the Doc and Kendrick Lamar on the newly released Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers studio album.

Eminem co-signs Kendrick Lamar’s newest studio album

Marshall Mathers went to his Twitter page to hand out his digital flowers. Slim Shady shouted out the Doc and his protégé after hearing the LP himself.

“Yo @DrDre this Kendrick album is f****** ridiculous. I'm speechless.”

Kendrick Lamar’s full-fledged double album

Instead of going the EP route or just putting out a few songs, Lamar went all-out on the LP. The project comes packed as a double feature with nearly 20 songs.

The Big Steppers tour is coming

With the new album finally out, Lamar and his real-life cousin Baby Keem are gearing up for a full-fledged Big Steppers Tour.

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