Long gone are the days that Supakaine was a member of Via Marz, which found him rapping about being young and having fun every weekend. At 25, Kaine seems to possess a wiseness beyond his years and with each release, he doubles down on that. He’s branded himself as an artist that relies on his music being a great form of “real rap,” with each song having some type of meaning to it. Whether it be work hard to get what you want out of life, being safe being in the streets or getting betrayed it’s a message for everybody on Just Like My Neighbors.

With 11 songs in total, Earlly Mac, Mike Floss, Perrier Rosewood, Drey Skonie and a few more help Kaine in bringing the project to life. On the production side, he enlists his trusted team of producers that include W$ Kharri, Icepic, DaG, and a few others. They all come together to put together a consistent and cohesive piece of work that will satisfy listeners for a time to come.

Hear Just Like My Neighbors above.

You can also listen on Apple Music, here.

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After dropping the excellent Scholastica Park last year, Detroit rapper Supakaine has started the campaign for his latest already. Just Like My Neighbors is next up on his horizon, and “F*ck Wordplay” is the first offering from it. A few weeks ago he dropped it on all streaming platforms, but now we have a set of visuals for the video as well.

Set in Detroit, the video for “F*ck Wordplay” is a scenic route of Detroit while Kaine goes about his day putting the things that make Detroit, Detroit on display such as Carhartt and lots of snow. He rides shotgun with producer DaG and they both cruise through the city. His WHLGN friends make a short appearance as well before he sets out on his journey.

Kaine is finding a niche for real life bars and it’s working perfectly for him. We can’t wait to see what he does on his next tape. Take a trip with him above on “F*ck Wordplay.”

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Supakaine​ ​has had quite the year.

After finishing a tour with Slum​ ​Village,​ ​Guilty Simpson and​ ​Black​ ​Milk, the Detroit rising​ ​star found himself overseas in South Africa closing out a festival this Summer — he then jumped on another tour with Def Jam’s Amir Obe.

Now, Supakaine has buckled down to give us this 11-track masterpiece. Scholastica Park is stacked with smooth Hip-Hop beats, heavy drum and snares and well dug-up samples. Aforementioned tourmates Guilty Simpson and Slum Village join the likes of Chuck Inglish, Sam Austins and DaG as features on the project.

Supakaine really took his time to deliver some of the best lyrics he’s ever written (it’s filled with witty lines that are both inspirational and thought provoking), and this full-length deserves every bit of solid play through. Stream Scholastica Park in full below (available via all streaming platforms).

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Much like other major cities in the United States (ex. Chicago, Atlanta, L.A.), Detroit has long been a hotbed of great Hip-Hop talent. From Eminem to Big Sean to Danny Brown, the Motor City has been as diverse as the culture can get…new(er)comers like DeJ Loaf and Tee Grizzley have also made sure to keep that torch well lit. Another artist — Supakaine — has been buzzing in the Midwest city’s underground scene since 2015’s Ghetto America; now he has a new single (and more) for 2017.

Here lies “Bridges,” a dope, laid-back cut that sees production from Icepic and Slim Village‘s Young RJ…the track follows last month’s “What A Feeling” and continues Supakaine’s trend of hard-hitting, expressive bars over nostalgic sounding (and often soulful) beats. It’s definitely a teaser for Supakaine’s forthcoming project Scholastica Park, said to be dropping sometime this Fall.

Stream “Bridges” below and check out more from Supakaine via his official website. You can also enjoy our recent interview with the Rock City lyricist here, where he speaks on the new music, the movement taking place in his hometown and more.

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In 2015, Detroit rapper Supakaine dropped a great project in the form of Ghetto America, and then fell away from the spotlight for a little while. Since he’s been gone, he’s watched Detroit turn into a hotbed of music, and soon he’ll be back to join the festivities. He’s currently readying his new project Scholastica Park, which is set to drop around the fall. All the singles he’s dropped have been stellar; just listen to “Dear” and I’m sure you’ll keep it on repeat.

RESPECT. was able to sit down with him and discuss the new project, who’s producing and featuring on it, whats up next for Detroit and a lot more. Enjoy it below.

RESPECT.: Why so much time between Ghetto America and Scholastica Park?

Supakaine: Basically, cause I was tryna hone in and make it sound like me. When people hear the music, I want them to hear it and identify with me.

RESPECT.: What makes the two albums different from each other?

Supakaine: Scholastica Park, this s**t got like a lot of live instrumentation on it. It’s real hip-hop, the content the same, I’m telling another story but other than that..

RESPECT.: What producers you got on it?

Supakaine: DaG, of course. W$ Kharri. Icepic and RJ from Slum Village.

RESPECT.: Out of those producers who’s your favorite to work with?

Supakaine: It gotta be the dudes I just named, but fasho DaG and Icepic, we just got that chemistry.

RESPECT.: What artist do you think influenced you in your music right now?

Supakaine: The past couple years it gotta be Nipsey. Not even so much the music but just how he move. I wanna get my s**t like that, real boss s**t, owning everything. The way he set his whole brand up inspires me.

RESPECT.: With so much buzz coming from Detroit, where do you see Detroit going and who are some of your favorite artists?

Supakaine: I think Detroit about to have one of them surges like how it was with Chicago and Chief Keef and all them. They was getting deals. LA done had they time, Atlanta have had theirs, I think it’s Detroit’s turn. Everybody about to be getting on. Payroll, he my favorite artist in the D. Babyface Ray. Chav (Chavis Chandler) too. I just was on the phone with him yesterday, I told him how he inspired me to go down this lane. He been on the soulful route.

RESPECT.: So, what Detroit artists do you got on there?

Supakaine: I got Payroll, I’m bouta drop a single with him and Guilty Simpson. Guilty came up like in the last decade like with Dilla and s**t. I got Chuck Inglish obviously. I got a record with Slum Village. I got a record with Ye Ali we might be putting on there, and that’s all I can giveaway right now. Working on a few bigger ones too.

RESPECT.: What was it like working with Chuck Inglish?

Supakaine: It was crazy because I used to listen to them n***as in middle and high school. Cool kids was on my iPod every day. So, we was in LA, I met him through Earlly Mac. He was just showing me mad love; it was crazy cause this was a n***a I looked up too. It’s dope having him on a record with me hearing his voice next to mine.

RESPECT.: If you had to describe your sound as something to anyone who never heard it what would you describe it as?

Supakaine: With this new album, it’s Hip-Hop, it’s gritty, grimy, lot of emotions in the records, stories that everybody can relate too. And basically, s**t that everybody been through, and that’s what I was focusing on with this project. Trying to make everybody relate to it, everybody ain’t got 100 racks. A lot of these n***s be talking and don’t got what they say they got.

RESPECT.: What steps did you take on the album to make it more relatable?

Supakaine: Really allowing myself to go back in time, and put myself back in them situations, and getting out how I felt in these situations. Expressing how I was feeling and what I want to say. Before, I don’t think I was doing the best I could.

RESPECT.: I know you had ran into a few problems with the police so what was your personal experiences with them growing up?

Supakaine: Man. The police in the D, from my encounters, they not even really like the police. It’s kinda just like you in a situation with a n***a you know supposed to listen to. Them n***s just do whatever. I done been pulled over, had a pint of lean, quarter of weed, all type of s**t. They a just take all that s**t. Impound the whip, and not give you a ticket or nothing. They just want some bread, they hungry just like the n***s in the street.

RESPECT.: Why the name Scholastica Park?

Supakaine: Right over there off Outer Drive, 6 mile Southfield area, that’s where I grew up. It’s like a church,  like a catholic school. And that’s what it’s called. St. Vincent, St. Scholastica and It’s a park right at the end of my street on Ashton. All the kids used to be up there, so it’s really just setting the environment. It’s like the setting of a movie or a play or something like that.

RESPECT.: Are you going do a tour anythime soon?

Supakaine: Yeah I can’t talk about how with who right now, but we definitely got a run for the end of the year we tryna get together. That’s when I’m dropping the project, like end of August-Septemberish so we in talks right now trying to put that together.

Respect.: What impact does your team have on your career?

Supakaine: A lot of people be having managers, but they not really involved. But Joe different he be in the studio with me. Running the streets together. Couple years ago we a scramble up our last, fly to New York both in the streets just talking to whoever we know. And outside of music, I think that’s the most impactful. I can get the music done with the creative guys but this n***a Joe we really just growing as men together, and n***s really need that in this industry. Icepic too, producer, engineering all my stuff, we been working for years. Just stay tuned.

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“Incense” is a song that makes Kaine, Kaine. He has frequent collaborator DaG on the boards and alongside him for a verse, and outside of the subject it oozes Detroit. Cartier glasses are on display, Michigan jerseys, Carhatt jackets and so forth. The two trade bars posted up around their posses while “Incense” burns freely.

Scholastica Park is coming soon, so stay on the lookout for Supakaine. Enjoy the Joe Robinson-directed visual above.

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