If you ask almost any millennial Detroiter to “hit the Blade dance,” it’s almost guaranteed that they will enthusiastically bend both their arms, raise two fists, and bring it back down in one shaking ...

Put both of your arms high in the air, ball up your fists, now bring them down slowly in a shaking motion. That is called the "Blade Dance", or "Boss Up" dance, made popular by former Detroit rapper ...

Darnell Lindsay Jr., 22, was only 5 years old when his father, the late, great Blade Icewood, was killed. Credit: Kahn Santori Davison Darnell Lindsay Jr. is sitting in an unused office at Auto Kingz ...

DETROIT – We all know how popular the Blade Dance created by Blade Icewood has become. But Blade’s son is saying that’s not good enough. “It’s been going on for some years. But now it’s like on a ...

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Rap performer Blade Icewood has been killed in a drive-by shooting, seven months after another gun attack left him paralyzed from the chest down. Icewood, 27, whose legal name was Darnell Lyndsey, was ...

John Singleton's latest cinematic endeavor, Four Brothers, which is set in the gritty streets of Detroit, stays true to the city's musical roots, not only by lacing the soundtrack with nothing but ...

History: Throughout her decade-long career in the Detroit music scene, Tiffany Blade — also known as Lady Blade — has worked to promote and polish her music and her brand. She's worked with Da Brat, ...