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Pay Homage: Dilla

Feb 7, 10:57pm

Considering the influence Dilla had on the current wave of the culture, there's more than plenty tributes, mixes and the like floating around out there and they'll make appearances across the blogsphere all week long. Today, I chose this. Mos Def and Robert Glasper got together in Ann Arbor, MI. covering sixteen tracks of material. If that doesn't work for you, @HouseShoes has been on his grizzly all day (literally) spreading all kinds of audio dope courtesy of Dilla. 01. Black Radio 02. Fantastic [...]

Mos Def x Robert Glasper - J.Dilla Tribu... » Dilla_Forever_Illa.mp3

Link Text: Mos Def x Robert Glasper - J.Dilla Tribute Live In Ann Arbor
File Name: Dilla_Forever_Illa.mp3

Artists: J Dilla, Mos Def, Robert Glasper

Tags: Music, Audio, Mos Def, j dilla, Robert Glasper, STRAY SHOTS

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