the late great Blade Icewood (Darnell Lindsay Sr.). Although the 22-year-old was only 5 when his father was murdered, he has his father’s mannerisms, voice, and a uncanny resemblence to him.

The Detroit hip-hop community was dealt a heavy blow in 2005 when Blade Icewood was shot and killed outside a car wash on Seven Mile Road, ending the career of one of the most promising rappers ...