HiTech Are The Detroit Rap Crew Tapping Into The Citys Techno Roots
Members of Detroit rap group HiTech have teamed up in a cosmic alliance that's hard to ignore: PornHub Videos. Rapper King Miley, one-third of the trio, recalls meeting fellow Detroit rapper MILF Mali for a recording session after learning that someone he'd recently been close with was an amateur porn star. When they tell Millie's story, they realize they have slept with the same woman. Then shortly after, Miley and Miley were at a party where 47 Chops, the group's current producer, is a DJ. They started talking about how they met and you can see where this is going. “Yes, brother, we've all had it. We were his kids," says King Milo of Zoom. "Then we came together as champions. We did this crazy collaboration that was technically 'Same Girl' sans Usher and R. Kelly."
This might even be the best way to describe HiTech Music. The band delivers politely chaotic tunes that take the trio's origin story into a predetermined world. All three band members played in Detroit's vibrant rap scene before meeting, but HiTech also draws inspiration from the Motor City's artistic roots. Their sound belongs to a subgenre called ghettotech, which emerged in the 1990s as a fusion of Detroit techno and the rapid rise of mainstream rap. The hallmark of bad hypnosis-oriented ghettotech songs is that they are often very funny. Tracks like Ass N' Titties DJ Assault are incredibly fun, even though they're rated "X." Indecent sex is not the most common thing in the mainstream, but something much simpler.
Released last year on technology pioneer Omar S' FXHE label. An invitation to sweat the dance floor and leave everything else behind. "In Detroit, people don't move the way they used to," says Mulley. "It's like we really want people to get engaged and go home and go, 'Damn, that was the night, some shit.'
"Many people who have survived the pandemic have been humble, introverted, or just plain themselves, so now is the time to speak up and enjoy it," says 47 Chops. "People dance and have fun and make connections and connect with each other through music and everything."
Unsurprisingly, Omar Sergeevich has potential in a group of friends. HiTech's infectious approach to ghetto technology seems to be exactly what this culture needs. A reminder of the dance floor energy that was once popular in the city. "The dog put the Turbins on our backs and said, 'Dude, let's bring Detroit home, it's a home for everyone,'" King Milo recalled. Mellie steps in and reveals how they first came to the studio with Omar. “He's like, how seriously are you trying to take this shit, I'm like, 'Shit. The session happened thanks to Chops, who first met Omar in a gallery of his shop and gave him a demo tape. "He told us he's been playing this shit all summer, just playing with a whip and riding horses and all that shit," says 47 Chops.
Last month, HiTech launched its second full-length project, Détwat , which managed to harness the power of the group's debut. Standout tracks like opener "No Money" give a good idea of where the world of rap might be headed, and she's already taken over by the upbeat magic of dance music. Jersey Club's influence on modern rap is already evident in songs like Bad Bunny's "Where She Goes," Lil Uzi Vert's "Just Wanna Rock," and "ghettotech," another homegrown form of black electronic music from the '90s. 90. be explored... HiTech's raucous live show is also good proof of this. Through Zoom, they tell me about performances at the “Cop City” guerrilla protests in Atlanta, and are engaging with grassroots fans who remember early Odd Future. Their music is decidedly bold, fusing many of Detroit's genres. "But not a change of type in the formal sense," said King Milo. “I would say change the genre, like Avatar: Airbender.
