\nGuilty Simpson may have worked with Hip Hop production luminaries from as far afield as California, New York and the UK, but his roots are forever in his hometown of Detroit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was fellow Detroit native J Dilla who gave Guilty his debut, on \u201cStrapped\u201d from Jaylib\u2019s Champion Sound (2003), and \u201cAs Serious as Your Life,\u201d a Four Tet remix. At Dilla\u2019s request, Guilty joined the Stones Throw fold, releasing his debut solo album Ode To The Ghetto in 2008, which established him as one of Stones Throw\u2019s flagship artists.<\/p>\n

Two years later, Guilty returned with producer Madlib for OJ Simpson (Stones Throw, 2010), which Pitchfork heralded as \u201ccohesive, focused, and flat-out fun\u2026 one of the best hip-hop records of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a collaboration with the late Sean Price and producer Black Milk as Random Axe, and another with producer Apollo Brown, Guilty\u2019s next appearance on Stones Throw was shorter but no less pivotal \u2013 a guest verse on \u201cFitta Happier\u201d by Geoff Barrow\u2019s hip-hop production super-group Quakers. Time spent with Quakers co-founder Katalyst in Australia yielded an artistic chemistry between the MC and producer, and led directly to Guilty\u2019s third album for Stones Throw.<\/p>\n

Detroit\u2019s Son distils the essence of what made Ode To The Ghetto an underground classic. With the subject of life in the Motor City placed front and center, Guilty\u2019s uncompromising rhymes fit seamlessly with Katalyst\u2019s hard-hitting beats. The raps are every bit as gritty as on Ode or OJ, but there\u2019s also a little light relief on tracks such as \u201cSmoking,\u201d probably about as close as Guilty will get to a summer anthem.<\/p>\n

This is the Detroit MC on his best form, rapping over beats perfectly tailored to his rough baritone. Guilty Simpson has always been skillful at combining hardcore rap with thought-provoking observations about the world around him, and it\u2019s this talent that comes to the fore on Detroit\u2019s Son.<\/p>\n

TOUR DATES:<\/strong>
\nSaturday 30th January – Transit Bar, Canberra
\nSunday 31st January – Laundry Bar, Melbourne
\nFriday 5th February – Plan B Small Club, Sydney
\nSaturday 6th February – Mojos, Perth<\/p>\n