In this episode, Detroit’s favorite DJ House Shoes talks about breaking the legendary J Dilla, almost dying in a carjacking on Mother’s Day, and reveals the real story behind Eminem and 8 Mile.

Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections.

Bling47 Breaks takes you on a journey into samples used by J Dilla. Filmed, edited and animated and directed by Waajeed.

Bling47 Breaks takes you on a journey into samples used by J Dilla. In this episode, House Shoes reveals the sample for Slum Village’s “Hoes”. Filmed, edited and animated and directed by Waajeed.

One might keep the new carpet crisp and clean by slipping on a pair of house shoes when indoors. Detroit bred, and now LA based, producer House Shoes brings a similar style to the production on his debut Let It Go. Following in a line of talented beatsmiths from the land of Lions and Tigers – from Jay-Dee to Apollo Brown – is no small task. Armed with a plethora of his pals from Motown on the mic, with a smattering of other artists from across the land, he still finds room for his production to speak for itself on the eighteen tracks.

Let It Go is loaded with jazzy backdrops, and includes a heavy emphasis on off-tempo drum patterns. It could easily fly over the head of some listeners as a little too subdued and at times may be seen as dragging in spots. It’s not geared for the club and even in the whip it is a little patchy due to a handful of downtempo tracks like the Black Spade narrated “Sunrise/Love”. The best listening suggestion would be on a pair of headphones or throwing the wax on the turntable while lounging around the house. That isn’t to say that the whole album is a snoozer.

Greneberg elevate a roots based beat on “Dirt”, and the ever-improving Alchemist on the mic continues to transform into a more pleasant listening experience, especially when complemented by Oh-No and Roc Marciano. “Time” featuring Big Tone was chosen as the initial single, and it’s easy to see why with verses about easily relatable topics and universal themes. Add samples from Steve Miller Band’s “Fly Like An Eagle” and you have a track that leaves an impression after the stop button is pushed.

There are standout cuts, and the production is solid throughout, but Let It Go still leaves something to be desired. Having the album for three months and yet not getting around to reviewing it may be the best way to summarize the impression it made. House Shoes is a solid producer, but the album’s execution and layout is choppy in parts, and at times much of it feels skippable.

An animated Danny Brown morphs into different cartoon characters. Animation by: Ruffmercy.com “Sweet feat. Danny Brown” is now available on House Shoes “Let It Go” (CD/Vinyl/Digital Download) and “The Time EP” (CD/Vinyl/Digital Download).

Directed by Greg Ponstingl. From House Shoes’s debut album Let It Go.

House Shoes’s long awaited debut album “Let It Go” is finally in stores today via Tres Records. The album is entirely produced by the Detroit to LA producer, and features guest appearances from Danny Brown, Black Milk, Oh No, Alchemist, Roc Marciano, Quelle Chris, Guilty Simpson and many others.

In celebration of his album release, enjoy the official music video for the song “Time” ft. Big Tone. “Time” was also featured on “The Time” EP and the video was directed by Mario Butterfield.

Furthermore, you can also check out this in depth interview with House Shoes courtesy of Ruby Hornet. Shoes breaks down his history of being a dot-connector, watching the growth of Mayer Hawthorne and Danny Brown, and the Detroit hip hop community.

House Shoes lets loose another leak from his upcoming album “Let It Go” dropping on June 19th. The album is entirely produced by House Shoes and features guest appearances from Danny Brown, Black Milk, Alchemist, Roc Marciano, Oh No, Nottz, MED, Black Spade, Shafiq Husayn, and many more.

Houseshoes is the ambassador for all things Detroit hiphop. Currently located in Los Angles we chopped it up at his lab and talked all things music. Click Show More!

This is his section from Behind Closed Doors Vol.3 DVD. You can purchase the full 80-minute beatmaking documentary which also features !llmind, Khrysis, Samiyam, Kelakovski and more over at http://www.louisden/bcd

House Shoes’s debut producer’s album “Let It Go” drops June 19th via Tres Records. The album is entirely produced by House Shoes, and features guest appearances from Black Milk, Danny Brown, Alchemist, Oh No, MED, Roc Marciano, Quelle Chris, Shafiq Husayn, and many others. “The Time” EP, which serves as a precursor to the full length album, is out today and features some album tracks as well as exclusive instrumentals limited to the EP. Today, enjoy the free download for the song “Sweet” featuring Danny Brown, which is from “The Time” EP as well as the upcoming full length.

Detroit’s very own, House Shoes is preparing for his first album release “Let It Go” dropping on June 19th via Tres Records. The album is entirely produced by House Shoes and features guest appearances from Danny Brown, Black Milk, Alchemist, Roc Marciano, Oh No, Guilty Simpson, Quelle Chris, Shafiq Husayn, and others.

Today, enjoy the first leak from the album for the song “Last Breath” featuring Nottz, Oh No and MED. The song is representative of the overall tone of the album, featuring stutter-step drums, menacing synths, and rugged vocals from VA’s finest, Nottz and Oxnard heros, Oh No and MED.

“The Makings” Pt 2 features past productions from House Shoes featuring songs with Elzhi, Danny Brown, Quelle, and others and also features audio commentary from Rich Medina, Paul Rosenberg, Crown Royale (DJ Rhettmatic & Jamal Bufford), Paradime, Nick Speed and others.

House Shoes on the track. Quelle Chris’s album Shotgun & Sleek Rifle is in stores now.

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Rap Guy’s Girlfriend produced by Haircut (aka Mayer Hawthorne) is the second leak from Tenacity’s I’m Different project. I’m Different is a compilation of Tenacity material mixed by DJ Rhettmatic, and Hosted by House Shoes. It features producers from around the world and guest appearances from Guilty Simpson, & The Abolitionists.

Today Mello Music Group presents The Official Daily Bread Mixtape, mixed by DJ House Shoes , starring Rochester NY emcee Hassaan Mackey and Detroit producer Apollo Brown . The 45 minute original mix is the jump off for Apollo Brown and Low Budget mic smasher Hassaan Mackey’s new album Daily Bread.

The House Shoes mixtape features a variety of past tracks, collaborations, features, rare and unreleased tracks, along with new material including a sneak peak at the track “Weak Won’t Do” from the upcoming Daily Bread album, and the Apollo Brown Troubled Waters Remix of The Trenches featuring Sean Born. Other mix guests include Invincible, Nick Tha 1Da, Danny Brown, Black Milk, Emilio Rojas, Diamond District, Kenn Starr, The Left, Elzhi, and more.

House Shoes + Apollo Brown + Hassaan Mackey) – “Daily Bread (Mixtape)”