EMERGENCE

Following an epic cover story last summer, Invincible returns to the pages of the Metro Times, being named one of "70 Who Rock Detroit." The article spotlights 70 artists, producers, promoters, club owners, radio programmers, label heads, managers, journalists, and attorneys who are making an impact on the local music scene.

Here's what MT says about Invincible:

INVINCIBLE
ARTIST, EMCEE
Forget that she's an expert emcee — arguably the finest one in the country at the moment (hear her DIY debut album, ShapeShifters) — and the fact she does generous favors on an international level for fellow Detroit musicians. No, what you need to know is how Invincible (born Alana Weaver) contributes to the greater good of Detroit and its youth through hip hop and literature. The woman successfully and selflessly mentors kids through the nonprofit group, Detroit Summer, using hip hop in particular as a way to question authority, resist oppression and create change — both personally and as a community. Her success stories with inner-city kids are stacking up, and beyond that, she takes her messages of creating community and change to places as far away as California prisons and the West Bank.