The calm before the storm... _____ Fat Joe ft. Young Jeezy "Slow Down (Ha Ha)" (prod. by Scoop DeVille ) [ clean \ dirty ] [via Miss Info ] Game " Shake " (prod. by Cool & Dre ) [ Bonus Beats Game ft. Ray J " Pussy Fight "] Waka Flocka ft. Diddy , Rick Ross & Gucci Mane [...]

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DOWNLOAD Jaylib Vs. J Rocc (MP3) 29 mins., mixed by J Rocc The year was 2003. J Dilla and Madlib had just wrapped up their album Champion Sound, recording as Jaylib, with Dilla then still in Detroit and Madlib doing all his work from his bomb shelter studio in Los Angeles. J Rocc - who would later become the third member of Jaylib, on the turntables for each of the shows the guys did together - put together this mixtape of Dilla, Madlib and Jaylib songs, as well as some of [...]

JAYLIB VS. J ROCC (2003) 29 mins., mixed by J Rocc The year was 2003. J Dilla and Madlib had just wrapped up their album Champion Sound, recording as Jaylib, with Dilla then still in Detroit and Madlib doing all his work from his bomb shelter studio in Los Angeles. J Rocc - who would later become the third member of Jaylib, on the turntables for each of the shows the guys did together - put together this mixtape of Dilla, Madlib and Jaylib songs, as well as some of their sources, essentially [...]

Newcastle pop quintet Maximo Park contribute this morning's FACT mix. http://www.factmag.com/2010/01 /29/fact-mix-119-maximo-park/ (Available for three weeks) Tracklist: Harmonia and Eno '76 – Lundeburg Heath Thomas Brinkmann – 2suns Jaylib – The Red (with elements of Raw Shit – Instrumental) Moderat – Beats Way Sick feat. Busdriver Cougar – Atatl Nomo – My Dear The Gossip – Heavy Cross (Siriusmo [...]

Of all the lists we've created here at melophobe, this one was the toughest. As Ian Doreian observed during our discussions, many of these albums are like "personal friends." However, after hours of debate, thousands of words sent over email and several deadlines missed, we reached an end. The result: melophobe's shot at naming the best hip-hop of the decade. Blackalicious: Blazing Arrow (2002) So often when [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =hLIdD5UfXIo Brought to you by our sponsors, Brother Love and The Honky Tonk Man. 25. Diamond District - In The Ruff [ Mello Music Group ] Taking artists at their word is a notoriously tricky enterprise. Even allowing for 100 percent sincerity, intentions and ambitions are often discordant with the final results. Luckily, anyone attempting to [...]

Ci eravamo caldamente augurati un terzo capitolo delle "Dillanthology" e subito la Rapster ci accontenta, cercando di fare un poco di ordine nella prolifica produzione in proprio dell'artista detroitiano. La retrospettiva copre tutta la carriera di James solista, non dimenticando alcun alias (presenti sia Jay Dee sia J Dilla , senza dimenticare la sortita Jaylib in coppia con l'altro grande talentuoso Madlib ), frugando in ogni album e inanellando una perla dopo l'altra. Il risultato è poco meno cristallino rispetto ai lavori (remix o produzioni) per altri, ma si pregia [...]

Just found this amazing mix featuring 250+ beats from 1999 to 2009. The artwork is great too - track listings hand-written on cassette covers. Download here: A Boom Bap Continuum Mega huge tracklist after the jump: Intro ft. Oh No, Waajeed, Dom Sum, Take aka Sweatson Klank and Jay Dee 1999 – Mixed by 2tall The Isolationist – Settle Down (prod. Vadim) Lootpack – Episode IV (prod. Madlib) Mos Def – Fear Not of Man Company Flow – Blackout [...]
Awwwww shit, this looks incredible. Stones Throw are currently one of my favorite labels, because I've been really getting back into Jaylib and Madvillain and all that shit. This newest project solidifies them as one of my favorites. Straight from the Stones Throw news page, J Rocc posted this: Share My Bed=M.J. & Dilla 1st [...]

Oh my! Well if you haven't already managed to bestow your music adorning little ears on this mix yet, then today is your lucky day. In preparation for the release of his debut solo album 'Harvest Festival' Mr Goddard (of Hot chip fame) has worked his minimal magic and put together this mix for everyone's favourite online dance and electronic music magazine Resident Advisor . From acid house and bubbling synthesizers to minimal garage and some good old techno. This mix is an aphrodisiac for the ears from beginning to end, and to finish it off with [...]

So as all good things must come to end, so does the Dillanthology series that Rapster Records has been releasing this year. The third volume, Dilla's Productions , hit shelves at the end of last month. Want to know more about it? Start by reading about the first volume (which highlighted Dilla's production work) and the second volume (which focused on his remix work), and then prepare yourself for the closing chapter, which brings together tracks off his solo albums and the Jaylib album with Madlib , [...]

J Dilla: Dillanthology 3: Dilla's Production Dillanthology, Volume 1 featured the best of J Dilla's production for other artists. Volume 2 featured the best of J Dilla's remixes. In the final part of the trilogy is Dilla's production from his various albums. For Dilla fans this will be the most useless of the Dillanthology compilations. Volume three contains: three tracks from Dilla's first album Welcome 2 Detroit , two tracks from Ruff Draft , two tracks from Champion Sound (although one is only available [...]

James Yancey might be more mainstream in death than he ever was in life. His mainstream certainly has nothing to do with his talent. One of the most gifted and influential hip hop producers of all time and largely unrecognized until his tragic death in 2006. Several posthumous albums have already been released and others are planned, the massive amounts of unreleased recordings by the producer remain at this point are still undetermined and Yancey's estate has also been controverted. Rapster has been releasing a series called Dillanthology . Consisting of three volumes [...]
J Dilla ft. Guilty Simpson & Madlib - " Baby " "Turn it up," says James Yancey, smooth and calm over his chopped-up strings and horns, before Guilty Simpson's bass-rap comes in on top of the pitched-up samples. Part of J Dilla's genius was his ability to not only flip the emotion of whatever track he was sampling, but flip the very words the original artists used to create sounds and juxtapositions that pushed his music upwards into something completely new (see: Slum Village, "Players," the chorus of which actually samples The Singers Unlimited's [...]
I've been spending a lot of time recently combing through Pitchfork's list of the top 500 songs of the decade, but one thing that has annoyed me is that I can't find a site that actually lists all 500 songs on one page. I'm tired of having to scroll through page after page. So, I'm doing it myself. Here's the complete list, republished merely as a reference. Go to www.pitchfork.com to see the full presentation with song reviews, artwork, and audio clips. 500. The Big Pink - "Velvet" 499. N.E.R.D. - "Run to the [...]

Viva stream | Archive stream | Download Deadheat No. 51 [9/26/09] The Coup - Dig It! Jaylib - The Red Raekwon - 10 Bricks (feat. Cappadonna & Ghostface) Memphis Bleek - Just Blaze, Bleek & Free (feat. Freeway) Wuf Ticket - Ya Mama Gwen Guthrie - Peanut Butter (Original 12" Version) Patti Jo - Make Me Believe In You Man Friday - Love Honey, Love Heartache (Larry Levan Vocal Mix) Cloud One - Patty Duke Trinidad Steel Drummers - Cissy Strut Deep Fuzz - Kinky Busstop Pt. 2 (Sweaty [...]

I can't stand coffee. Hate the way it tastes. That, however, is the opposite of how I feel about this collection of instrumentals from Jinesis and Prickly Pear . There's a lot of fresh ideas on Coffee Shop 2 , and you can tell that they accomplished their goal of not over-producing a track. You can tell that once they got that magical element going, they let it vibe out, as opposed to those who are continuously being meticulous, producing the soul and essence right out [...]