Missed this event last month? The Beat Junkies & Slum Village have released the full sets of J. Dilla tributes from Songs In The Key Of D @ Nightlife in Los Angeles 2/12/10, which you can get after the drop. – SET#1: THE BEAT JUNKIES: J.Rocc, Rhettmatic, Mr Choc, & Curse (MP3) – SET#2: SLUM [cont.]

Apparently, the story behind this track was that Biggie recorded his verse (not originally on this J. Dilla beat), and Busta and Nas were to join him. But because Biggie was apparently going at 2Pac in the verse, the song was never finished, as Busta did not want to get involved. Later in 2002, the [cont.]

Statik releases this beat he made on a flight (yes), paying homage to the almighty J. Dilla. Statik Selektah – “Never Gonna” (MP3)

Coincided with the now sold out Dilla / Stussy t-shirt…. Here is the whole documentary in three parts.

Mochilla – the company owned and operated by legendary photographer B+ – will release a three DVD box set on March 30th, chronicling the Timeless concert series. The set will include three concerts that paid homage to important figures that helped shape the sound of hip-hop music, with each J. Dilla, jazz legend Mulatu Astatke [cont.]

This is how DJ Babu spent his Dilla Day…. Bab’s new album “The Beat Tape Vol. 2″ is in stores February 23rd.

The Stones Throw street team probably had a ball with these, sticking them on people’s cars in parking lots of Peanut Butter Wolf performances. In promotion for the late, great J. Dilla’s Ruff Draft deluxe reissue, the “parking ticket”, was actually a postcard that entered fans into a contest to win Stones Throw schwag. In [cont.]

Sure, Michael Jackson’s legacy has been sampled to death, carving out a number of hit records for various artists including Jay-Z (“Izzo”), Kanye West (“Good Life”), Nas (“It Ain’t Hard To Tell”), and tons more. What you may not be aware of however is how many times Michael has tapped these same artists to appear [cont.]

Q-Tip will finally, finally see the release of his long shelved 2001 Arista LP, Kamaal The Abstract, on September 15th, courtesy of Battery Records, a division of Jive/RCA. Yes, that “Stanky Leg” money is being put to good use. The album was originally slated for 2002 release on Arista, which featured the rapper singing over [cont.]

Let’s face it, posthumous albums usually suck. No matter how great the artist behind it is, the end results are usually disappointing. This is mainly because the artist was not around to see the project through until completion. You won’t find many people singing the praises of Notorious B.I.G.’s Duets or any Big Pun album [cont.]

Having a famous, universally loved sibling probably isn’t easy. Ask guys like Charlie Murphey or Jermaine Jackson how flourishing their respective careers have been over the years. In Illa J’s case, he is the younger brother to J. Dilla, an artist who’s light was extinguished too soon, and is widely recognized as one of the [cont.]

     Originally released in 2003, J. Dilla’s Ruff Draft was a limited edition vinyl release for UK based imprint, Mummy Records. Selling out almost overnight, this lost chapter in the Yancey legacy was unheard by most of his fans - not only because of its limited edition nature, but also because of its vinyl only status. [cont.]

  When Hip Hop lost James “J Dilla/Jay Dee” Yancey, the culture lost one of the finest and most consistent producers ever. Dilla created soundscapes for damn near everyone and was one of the few producers who didn’t have to say his name over a beat. Sadly, some still don’t know who the man was behind [cont.]

      J. Dilla aka Jay Dee, has come a long way since his early days as 1/3 of The Ummah, alongside Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Mohammed. Initially, people hated the new sound of A Tribe Called Quest found on “Beats, Rhymes, and Life” and “The Love Movement”, because it was a change from the classic [cont.]

Jay Dee is certainly no stranger to instrumental based endeavors.  After all, his last opus, Welcome To Detroit, not only ushered in BBE’s influential Beat Generation series, but also provided Dilla with the ultimate outlet to exhibit his diversity behind the boards.  While most of us are eagerly anticipating his solo-debut, or his upcoming EP on [cont.]