Mistrust Music have given a special treat to hip-hop fans Down Under in bringing out two of the most skilled MC's to emerge out of Detroit's hip-hop scene – Phat Kat and Guilty Simpson – for the 'Sounds of Detroit' tour. The two rappers wouldn't hit the stage until much later in the night so in the meantime a promising line up of support DJ/Producer's stepped up to the stage to try and bring the Detroit sound to Sydney.

DJ Jonah was up first and I was instantly pleased at how well he stuck to the theme of the night by playing classics from the Detroit scene such as "Royce Da 5'9" and "Slum Village". I've lost count of the hip-hop concerts I've been to where the support DJs seemed to have lost the plot and selected tracks which weren't in sync with the main act at all – and I think it's important, at hip-hop concerts, to create an environment where the specific scene(s) represented by the main acts are promoted. Unfortunately, this notion seems to be lost on the next act, local producers Seekae in DJ mode.

I've seen Seekae live before and was left very impressed, but this gig saw them a bit out of place. They started off with some truly horrific glitchy mash-ups of popular tracks like "A Milli" and "Say My Name", not to mention a remix of "Pop Lock N Drop It" which was terribly off-beat – cringe-worthy indeed.

Thankfully, Seekae seemed to quickly catch on to the awkward stares from the growing crowd and switched to playing some awesome glitch-hop and dubstep productions which seemed to go down well with the venue. However, it was a set that would have found itself more at home at something like a UK grime concert than a Detroit hip-hop gig.

As the scheduled set times were thrown off-course, upcoming local producer Dizz1. As he played around on his MPC on stage I felt underwhelmed by the minimalistic sound but after the first couple of forgettable tracks he delivered some beautifully crafted hypnotic productions as a decent amateur MC came on stage and started freestyling over the beats. One of Dizz1's tracks in particular – titled "Clocks" – stood out as a very innovative and melodic production, and with that he proved himself as a name to remember and the best of the night's support acts. I think he could do without the MC repeating his name over and over again, but that only detracted from the set a little bit.

Ronnie Cash, better known as Phat Kat, took to the tiny stage and instantly began taking us to Detroit with his flawless flow over futuristic J Dilla productions, paying tribute the late, great beat-maker. Watching him rap over the gorgeous sounds of Detroit really proved that amongst all others, J Dilla was far ahead of his time with tracks like the brilliant set opener "Digi Dirt".

All his underground hits were included in the set, from crowd-favourite "Cold Steel" to "True Story Part II" as well as new material like the track "Fans". Not a single track performed was underwhelming as Phat Kat closed his set with "Vip In" to make way for Guilty Simpson.

Simpson also opened with a Dilla track with the awesome "Baby" as he showed us why he is one of the best from Detroit. I couldn't pick a fault in the man's flow! He is a ridiculously talented rapper who gave us hits from his classic "Ode to The Ghetto" and even material that he did with Madlib.

I thought it was unfortunate that the two rappers did not perform any of their collaborations (like "Nightmare") but as Phat Kat later explained to me, they just couldn't find the record. Preparation aside, the main set definitely delivered and stayed true the 'Sounds of Detroit' theme – I doubt anybody would have left disappointed.