08/18/2026
Black people are the innovators of Detroit! ❗️🌆
And you can’t talk about Detroit without knowing Waajeed.
Join us and Detroit’s Ambassador of Sound and Swag DJ Killa $quid $quid as we place the spotlight on Detroit producer, DJ, artist and educator Waajeed WAAJEED, founder of Underground Music Academy Underground Music Academy.
Detroit’s musical influence reaches around the world and Waajeed has spent decades pushing the sound forward. Growing up in Detroit’s Conant Gardens neighborhood, Waajeed came up alongside J Dilla, T3 and Baatin of Slum Village, eventually becoming the group’s DJ and playing an important role in the early years of one of Detroit hip-hop’s most influential groups.
But his work has never stayed in one lane. Across hip-hop, house and techno, Waajeed has built a career rooted in experimentation while connecting Detroit’s musical legacy through Detroit’s Underground Music Academy.
Located in Detroit’s historic North End on East Grand Boulevard, UMA is Detroit’s community hub dedicated to developing future leaders in electronic music through education and mentorship.
Since 2025 UMA has curated its own showcase at Movement Detroit, taking over the festival’s Detroit Stage for a full day and putting Detroit talent in front of audiences from around the world. 🌎🎶
It’s a continuation of what that has always made Detroit music different: one generation learning from the people who came before them and creating space for the generation coming next.
Black Detroiters have always been the innovators of our sound. This is the city that built Motown, invented techno and pushed hip-hop in new directions. And on East Grand Boulevard, where generations of Black Detroit music history have been built, Waajeed is creating space for that innovation to continue.
So when you Visit Detroit, remember Black hands built it.
🎥 Shot and edited by $quid
🎨 Featuring the “Dilla is Forever” mural by Victor "MARKA27" Quinonez 🇲🇽🗽 created during BlkoutWalls Mural Festival 2021
