Who’s Detroit’s Best Rapper?

Here in the Motor City, we're known for a lot of things. Pizza comes to mind. But, of course, Detroit also has great music. Detroit is the birthplace of Motown music. It also has a vibrant hip-hop scene. So, who's Detroit's best rapper?

The website Axios.com recently conducted a survey and asked people to vote for their favorite Detroit rapper. The outlet conducted round four of the survey on Aug. 18, 2023. A lot of talented rappers made it to the final round. Some of the rappers on the list that didn't get to No. 1 include Street Lord Juan, Blade Icewood, 42 Dugg, Slum Village, Kash Doll, Sada Baby, Peezy, Icewear Vezzo and more.

So, who is Detroit's best rapper? Well, the top four on the list were Big Sean, Eminem, Boldy James and Danny Brown. The top two were Danny Brown and Eminem. Then, the No. 1 pick, with 61.9% of the votes, was Eminem. Are you surprised Eminem is on top? Eminem, personally, is one of my favorite rappers. I mean, Danny Brown is fantastic, too. Big Sean and Boldy James are all ace, too.

I would probably go with Eminem for my top pick. He was one of the first artists that I ever played on the radio. It was a rock station, but because we were near Detroit, we played "Lose Yourself" and several of Eminem's big singles. People would call us up and ask, "Why are you playing hip-hop on a rock station?" But, Eminem was super popular, so it worked. I also feel like his music video for "My Name Is" is one of the most influential hip-hop music videos. Oh, and Mom's Spaghetti is really a thing, if you weren't aware. It's available in Detroit. Also, I hear it's delicious. Find Axios.com's full survey here and see if you agree with the results.

The 65th Annual Grammy Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb. 5 in Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Stadium. Leading in nominations is Beyoncé with nine, and Kendrick Lamar follows with eight. Mary J. Blige, Future, DJ Khaled and the producer and songwriter The-Dream, each have six Grammy nominations.

Take a look at the full list of winners below (updating live):

God Did - DJ Khaled
I Never Liked You - Future
Come Home The Kids Miss You - Jack Harlow
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers - Kendrick Lamar - WINNER
It's Almost Dry - Pusha T

"Churchill Downs" - Jack Harlow ft. Drake
"The Heart Part 5" - Kendrick Lamar - WINNER
"Wait For U" - Future ft. Drake and Tems
"God Did" - DJ Khaled ft. Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, John Legend, and Fridayy
"Pushin P" - Gunna ft. Young Thug

"God Did" - DJ Khaled ft. Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, John Legend, and Fridayy
"Vegas" - Doja Cat
"Pushin P" - Gunna and Future ft. Young Thug
"F.N.F. (Let's Go)" - Hitkidd & GloRilla
"The Heart Part 5" - Kendrick Lamar - WINNER

"Beautiful" - DJ Khaled ft. Future & SZA
"Wait For U" - Future ft. Drake & Tems WINNER
"First Class" - Jack Harlow
"Die Hard" - Kendrick Lamar ft. BLXST & Amanda Reifer
"Big Energy (LIVE)" - Latto

"Virgo's Groove" - Beyoncé
"Over" - Lucky Daye
"Hurt Me So Good" - Jazmine Sullivan
"Here With Me" - Mary J. Blige ft. Anderson .Paak
"HRS & HRS" - Muni Long - WINNER

"Do 4 Love" - Snoh Aalegra
"Plastic Off The Sofa" - Beyoncé - WINNER
"Good Morning Gorgeous" - Mary J. Blige
"Keep On Fallin'" - Babyface ft. Ella Mai
"Round Midnight" - Adam Blackstone ft. Jazmine Sullivan

"Cuff It" - Beyoncé - WINNER
"Good Morning Gorgeous" - Mary J. Blige
"HRS & HRS" - Muni Long
"Hurt Me So Good" - Jazmine Sullivan
"Please Don't Walk Away" - PJ Morton

Cory Henry - Operation Funk
Moonchild - Starfuit
Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights - WINNER
Tank and the Bangas - Red Balloon
Terrace Martin - Drones

Chris Brown - Breezy (Deluxe)
Lucky Daye - Candy Drip
Mary J. Blige - Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
PJ Morton - Watch the Sun
Robert Glasper - Black Radio III WINNER

Adele - "Easy on Me"
BTS - "Yet to Come"
Doja Cat - "Woman"
Harry Styles - "As It Was"
Kendrick Lamar - "The Heart Part 5"
Taylor Swift - "All Too Well: The Short Film" - WINNER

Beyoncé - "Break My Soul" - WINNER
Bonobo - "Rosewood"
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - "I’m Good (Blue)"
Diplo & Miguel - "Don’t Forget My Love"
Kaytranada Featuring H.E.R. - "Intimidated"
Rüfüs Du Sol - "On My Knees"

Beyoncé - Renaissance - WINNER
Bonobo - Fragments
Diplo - Diplo
Odesza - The Last Goodbye
Rüfüs Du Sol - Surrender

Adele - "Easy on Me"
Beyoncé - "Break My Soul"
Bonnie Raitt - "Just Like That" - WINNER
DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy - "God Did"
Gayle - "ABCDEFU"
Harry Styles - "As It Was"
Kendrick Lamar - "The Heart Part 5"
Lizzo - "About Damn Time"
Steve Lacy - "Bad Habit"
Taylor Swift - "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)"

Beyoncé - "Be Alive"
Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto - Cast - "We Don’t Talk About Bruno" WINNER
Jessy Wilson Featuring Angélique Kidjo - "Keep Rising (The Woman King)"
Lady Gaga - "Hold My Hand"
Taylor Swift - "Carolina"
4*Town, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O’Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo & Grayson Villanueva - "Nobody Like U"

ABBA - "Don’t Shut Me Down"
Adele - "Easy on Me"
Beyoncé - "Break My Soul"
Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius - "You and Me on the Rock"
Doja Cat - "Woman"
Harry Styles - "As It Was"
Kendrick Lamar - "The Heart Part 5"
Lizzo - "About Damn Time" - WINNER
Mary J. Blige - "Good Morning Gorgeous"
Steve Lacy - "Bad Habit"

Anitta
Domi & JD Beck
Latto
Måneskin
Molly Tuttle
Muni Long
Omar Apollo
Samara Joy - WINNER
Tobe Nwigwe
Wet Leg

ABBA - Voyage
Adele - 30
Un Verano Sin Ti - Bad Bunny
Beyoncé - Renaissance
Mary J. Blige - Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days
Coldplay - Music Of The Spheres
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Lizzo - Special
Harry Styles - Harry's House - WINNER