Alter Ego Management

Ok, the hot stuff for this week!  Again, the magic phrase is FREE DOWNLOAD!!!

No folks, “Failure” is just the latest free download from the former Illite!  Yes, he’s now going by T. Calmese, and if you’re not sure of that, just check out the fact that we’ve finally changed his profile on our site!  But none of that’s as important as THE MUSIC!

So understand this: every week Mr. [...]

Anyone who has kept their ears open to Hip Hop in southeastern Michigan in the last decade is familiar with both the Subterraneous Crew and the Athletic Mic League. Both crews have rock solid track records with both group and solo releases. In recent years numerous artists from both crews have put out solo projects [...]

In case you haven’t heard, the United States Social Forum kicks off today in Detroit. Although some grumpy old guy at the Detroit News would have you believe that the USSF is “a hootenany of pinkos, environuts, peaceniks, Luddites, old hippies, Robin Hoods, and urban hunters and gathers,” we know better. The United States Social [...]

Burn by iLLiTe
One of Detroit’s underground hip-hop veterans, iLLiTe has given us the gift of rhyme for over 15 years. If you haven’t heard iLLiTe yet, check out his video for “Burn,” directed by Gerard Victor Atillo and shot right outside of Alter Ego Management’s building in Detroit. “Burn” can be found on iLLiTe’s “Champion [...]

If you haven’t checked this out, do so immediately! Illite speaks live in Ann Arbor…

And don’t miss the incredible freestyle!!

Join Alter Ego Management, Underground Resistance, Fusicology and Vitamin Water in support for Backpacking for Success, a non-profit organization in support of Detroit Area Youths.  On Sunday May 24th from 1pm - 10pm we’re having a benefit party at Z’s Villa in Midtown.
Show your support for the Detroit community! This is an all ages event [...]

That is, we’ve just added one of Detroit’s best kept secrets, iLLiTe to the team! This musical storyteller performs as half of the duo Octane & Illite outside of his own projects, most notably the underground masterpiece “Creme de la Creme”, a full length CD that’s currently undergoing some updating. URB Magazine has [...]

Prepare yourself as we work on updating you with so much stuff it’ll make your head spin…but not like in the Exorcist, in a good way. Honest. Like how Alter Ego is planning on taking over WMC and Remix Hotel, like how Guillamino is taking over Texas. Like how The Regiment is [...]