KevinNottingham.com Spotlights JYoung The General
To supplement their sponsorship of Black History Year: Installment Two, KevinNottingham.com featured JYoung The General in the site’s Artist Spotlight section. An excerpt of the interview: My grandfather Maurice King, former music director of Motown, would be the biggest just because of his importance in helping maintain one of the most influential companies in our [...]
Metro Times Covers JYoung The General in “Motor City Five”
In this week’s edition of Metro Times, writer Jonathan Cunningham speaks to JYoung The General for the paper’s “Motor City Five” segment. A quote from the story: MT: Does creating such an EP make you a militant emcee? JYoung: Umm, I’ve always preferred being more militant … although I think there’s a negative aspect with [...]
Real Detroit Weekly Praises “Black History Year: Installment Two”
In this week’s edition of Real Detroit Weekly, writer Bianca Gonzales praises JYoung The General’s latest EP, Black History Year: Installment Two. The review is short, but her opinion on the project rings clear. Visit your Detroit area newsstands or CLICK HERE to read the review, and CLICK HERE to download Black History Year: Installment [...]
EVENT: All BLAT! Everything at Club 621 – Lansing, MI 4/28
If you’re in the capital city area of Michigan, then come on out to Club 621 in Lansing THIS THURSDAY on April 28th for our first All BLAT! Everything concert featuring the BLAT! Pack’s own: JYoung The General, FowL, The Amature, Chell, CapitalSS, J.A.E., J.R., and KuroiOto. The show will also feature Othello, High Royalty, [...]
The Amature Live In Concert on May 6th w/Mr. Chief
On May 6th you can check out the BLAT! Pack‘s own The Amature in concert at The Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan. He’ll be sharing the stage with Live Voices, Rusty De Yah, and Mr. Chief with DJ Krispy on the 1′s and 2′s. 18 & up, and only $7 bucks! Tweet
JYoung The General Featured in the Metro Times
You can check out the BLAT! Pack‘s JYoung The General in the pages of the Metro Times – one of Detroit’s premier lifestyle newspapers. You can also catch him featured on their website. In the words of writer, Jonathan Cunningham on Black History Year 2: It’s a dynamic concept that in essence works as edutainment [...]
JYoung The General “Black History Year: Installment Two”
Michigan emcee JYoung The General has joined forces with KevinNottingham.com and dN|Be Apparel to present the second installment of his Black History Yearseries. Just like the first installment which was released a year ago, Black History Year Installment Two is executively produced by Nick Speed (who has produced for G-Unit, Danny Brown and Elzhi). Black History Year: Installment Two is part [...]
Tasherre D’Enajetic Praises BHY2 as “One of Year’s Greatest”
JYoung The General’s new project Black History Year: Installment Two has received another positive review from Michigan hip-hop mainstay Tasherre D’Enajetic! An excerpt of the article below: In the case you missed BHY1 I highly encourage you to cop it before you proceed. #1 reason I’m saying that is, the sequel smashes its predecessor. In [...]
Black History Year: Installment Two Preview in Lansing NOISE
The first piece of press regarding JYoung The General’s new EP Black History Year: Installment Two has hit the net, courtesy of Lansing State Journal NOISE. An excerpt of the story: JYoung the General knows good hip-hop music is more than catchy beats and clever rhymes. It involves smart, carefully placed social commentary– lyrics that [...]
BLAT! Pack and Gateway Services Raise Awareness of “Bullycide”
In 2010, 35 youths lost their lives, by suicide or at the hands of someone else, as a result of being bullied. This is also known as “bullycide.” So when Gateway Community Services approached BLAT! Pack to perform at “I Was Here,” we jumped at the opportunity. The event’s aim was to raise awareness of [...]
