HiTech Are The Detroit Rap Crew Tapping Into The Citys Techno Roots
The members of Detroit rap group Hitech have come together in a cosmic alliance that's hard to ignore: pornhub videos. Rapper King Milo, one-third of the trio, called a meeting during a recording session with Detroit rapper Milf Millie, who had recently become an amateur porn star. When they tell this story to Millie, they realize they slept with the same woman. Then a bit later, Milo and Millie are at a party where 47 Chubbs, now the group's producer, is DJing. They had to talk about how they met, and you could see where things were going. "Yes brother, he had all of us. King Milo Zoom said." And then we got together. We did this crazy duet that was technically "The Same Girl" minus Usher and R. Kelly. "
This is probably the best way to describe high tech music. The band creates restless tracks that set the trio's main story in the realm of the virtual. All three band members were making music in Detroit's underground rap scene before they met, but also drew inspiration from the hi-tech Motor City's artistic roots. His sound belongs to a subgenre called ghettotech, a fusion of Detroit techno and rap that quickly gained popularity in the 1990s. A characteristic of sleazy and groovy ghetto lyrics is that they are often humorous. Songs like DJ Assault's Ass N' Tits are pretty fun, even if they're X-rated It's not a relaxed sex life that's mainstream, but something much lighter.
First released last year on the tech-leading FXHE label, Hitech features tight basslines and ready-made drums that deliver irresistible appeal. An invitation to sweat it out on the dance floor and leave it behind. "In Detroit, people don't move like they used to," Milley says. "We really wanted people to be engaged and go home as hell. It was a one-night stand, some shit."
"After the pandemic, many people have felt left out or isolated, so now is the time to create that voice and enjoy it," Chopps, 47, said. "People dance, have fun, build relationships and connect with others through music and other things."
It's no wonder Omar Sek sees potential in a group of friends. A culture of high-tech's contagious approach to ghetto technology is exactly what it needs. A reminder of the power of the dance floor, once a common sight in the city. "The dog put the turbocharger on our back and said, 'Dude, let's bring Detroit home, everybody's home here,'" King Milo recalled. Mellie dramatizes how she first got into the studio with Omar. Are you trying?'" You took this nonsense?" I say, "Fuck." The session was organized thanks to Chops, who met Omar in his showroom window and showed him a demo tape: "He told us he played this shit all summer, playing with a frying pan, walking and other things like that". Said 47 chops.
Last month, Hitech released their second full-length project, Datewatt , which manages to harness the strengths of the group's debut. Already enthralled by the upbeat allure of dance music, highlights like opening track "Nu Munni" show where the rap world can go. Jersey Club's influence on modern rap is already ripe for exploration in Bad Bunny's "Where She Goes" and Lil Uzi Vert's "Just Wanna Rock" and another form of '90s black electronic house music. Hitech's Live Hype is also a good test. They told me on Zoom that they were staging a guerilla-style protest against "Cop City" in Atlanta and had a floor-level fan interaction reminiscent of early Weird Future. His music is just as daring, combining a wide range of styles from his Detroit roots. "But not in the formal sense of transgenderism," King Mellon said. I would say it's a mix of genres, like Avatar: The Last Airbender.
