Detroit's new sign attracted controversy after being billed as
Detroit's new sign attracted controversy after being billed as "Hollywood-like."
  • Detroit spent $400,000 on a new Hollywood-style sign as it hosts the NFL Draft.
  • Detroit views the NFL Draft as a chance to showcase its recovery after years of financial trouble.
  • Residents have widely mocked the sign and at least one rapper made it the subject of a diss track.

"All I want to know is now much we paid for this?" Detroit rapper Gmac Cash asks in his new single, "Detroit Sign."

The answer: About $400,000.