Detroit
Black Milk
hip hop innovator with off tha hook beats - got his start makin beats fo Slum Village - Black Milk delivers
The Cool Kids
Live on Radio K feat. songs What Up Man/Black Mags & Check Me Out. Laid back but nimble rhymesayas. Is "fresh" overused? These cats legit.
Black Milk
RBMA radio archive - interview + spinnin choice tracks - killer A - Bs from tha D - woop
Here are links to Black Milk's Beats Tutorial Pt. 1 and Beats Tutorial Pt.2 mentioned in the interview.
Jah Connery - Nothing Will Be Alright (full album free download)
Modern Knot Artists has a monthly leak policy, meaning every month they will be posting exclusive material cats can download free. This particular record, a long winded comment on hip hop and the world at large, aims some of its frustration at the sales centered industry. Download it and spread it like a social disease.
They Say America by Jah Connery
Jah Connery hails from Detroit, he is 1/2 of Smash Television. He is self produced. I'm not sure what else to add, other than the fact that this description is written in the third person, and its irritating to keep that up.