Stussy and the Estate of James Yancey have teamed up to present a commemorative J Dilla t-shirt in celebration of “Dilla Day 2014″ on February 7th, presented by Stussy & Rappcats.com. This tee is constructed of 100% soft cotton & made in Mexico. A crew neck t-shirt, which features an image of J Dilla (photo [cont.]
Some lost SV surfaces, in observance of Jay Dee’s 40th birthday.
33 1/3′s classic album series of books attempts to deconstruct each LP by talking to the parties involved in its creation. Following books based on DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing and Nas’ Illmatic, their next subjects will be J. Dilla’s Donuts, Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and Danger Mouse’s The Grey Album. Check out descriptions [cont.]
Phife’s first single of the work-in-progress album, MUTTYmorPHosis. Produced by DJ Rasta Root.
Thanks to Yancey Media Group, legendary Detroit producer J. Dilla‘s Dillatroit, a project in which the fallen hip hop hero’s music clashes with another Motown music titan, house producer Moodymann, has received an official digital release. The project originally was released on vinyl-only in 2012, but now Dillatroit is available to the masses via EMPIRE, [cont.]
From Akomplice Clothing: Through this collaborative project J Dilla continues to bless the world with the gift of music. 100% of our profits will be donated to provide instruments and music lessons to children, who would otherwise be without. “This project was so exciting to do for me. It was a honor working with the [cont.]
Benji B and Madlib talk indepth about Quasimoto, the latest Madvillain happenings alongside Doom and some treasured memories of J Dilla. Check out video highlights of the interview as well, below.
Delicious Vinyl brings you Sunset Blvd, the new album from Yancey Boys, the group piloted by John “Illa J” Yancey and Frank Nitt. The dynamic new collection is built around previously unheard tracks created by Illa J’s brother: the late, great J Dilla (James Yancey). With Frank Nitt’s standing as J Dilla Music Catalog Curator [cont.]
The Yancey Boys’ (Frank Nitt & Illa J) Sunset Blvd album will be released next week on Tuesday, October 29th via Delicious Vinyl. The album is entirely produced by the late, J. Dilla, after a group of unheard beat tapes were discovered, never heard by the general public and used to help craft the album [cont.]
On October 29th, Delicious Vinyl will release the second Yancey Boys album entitled Sunset Blvd. Consisting of Illa J (J. Dilla’s younger brother) and Frank Nitt (Frank N Dank), the album features production entirely from the late, J. Dilla, featuring a new batch of beats that was recently unearthed. The album features Common, T3, Talib [cont.]
Delicious Vinyl brings you Sunset Blvd, the new album from Yancey Boys, the group piloted by John “Illa J” Yancey and Frank Nitt. The dynamic new collection is built around previously unheard tracks created by Illa J’s brother: the late, great J Dilla (James Yancey). With Frank Nitt’s standing as J Dilla Music Catalog Curator [cont.]
From the “Diamonds & Ice” 12-inch EP, to be released August 27 on Pay Jay.
Dilla covers Gary Newman’s “Cars” for this track from the new 12″. From RappCats: “Anthem” and “Trucks” were two of the songs J Dilla recorded in late 2001 and early 2002 as he put the finishing touches on what was supposed to be an album featuring his raps over production by the likes of Madlib, [cont.]
Featuring guest introduction by Paradise Gray (X-Clan), jessica Care moore, Omari King Wise, Duminie DePorres and Khalid El-Hakim. “Center Of The Movement” music video was made in support of all of the individuals and businesses featured in the video, including the Black History 101 Mobile Museum, whose owner Khalid El-Hakim is publishing the new book [cont.]
Paul Rosenberg releases this lost “Funky Cowboys” track from 1994 into the wild. R.I.P. Dilla, R.I.P. Proof.
Talib Kweli talks to Hard Knock Tv’s Nick Huff Barili after his performance at the Samsung Galaxy Sound Stage during the SXSW 2013 festival. The interview starts off with Kweli reminiscing about how he was inspired by Doug E Fresh growing up. As topics switch, Kweli talks about why he chose to name his up [cont.]
Trinity – “20 In” in stores March 26th 2013. Featuring vocals by Janelle Collins and lyrics by Sadat X and A.G., “Sunshine” is an uplifting track that looks at the good things this life has to offer with lyrics: “All afternoon I’m great, This feeling is hard to duplicate”, “I’m around people that prosper, Real [cont.]
In this episode, Fuse celebrates legendary producer J Dilla, who has worked with The Roots, Common, Erykah Badu, Janet Jackson and A Tribe Called Quest. Then we join musician friends J. Rocc, DJ Spinna, Frank Nitt and Grap Luva in Detroit to open Dilla’s storage locker, never-before-seen to the public.
“Anthem” featuring Frank N Dank, produced by J Dilla. Mixed and mastered from the original 2-inch tape. 12-inch clear vinyl to be released on Pay Jay Productions, Spring 2013. http://www.rappcats.com/shop/jdilla-anthem/
Riggins remembers Dilla in the above clip, and explains how it influenced his own style.
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