"See everybody wanna go to big deal from no deal/To make it to the top you still gotta go uphill..." With James Dewett Yancey's birth and death date both within [...]
This new drop from Big Sean is my jam, a proper commemoration to J Dila . In honor of J Dilla being one of the most influential producers of all time, I decided to lay a verse to one of my favorite tracks off of J Dilla's "Donuts". Being from Detroit I feel I have a responsibility to honor his legacy n continue it in my own way. Download Big Sean Two Can Win Download Big Sean Two Can [...]
No one has shaped my view of music more than James Yancey. He challenged our idea of music and pushed us towards a more progressive and creative appreciation of hip hop. He died six years ago, but the music lives on in his wake. This project is dedicated to the life and memory of the one and only J Dilla. -L'Orange DOWNLOAD "Still Spinning" ON BANDCAMP CLICK HERE L'Orange: Twitter • Facebook • Bandcamp [...]
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One week removed from Pete Rock 's explosive massacring of the Throwback At Noon for Mister Cee 's #BlackFistFridays , ?uestlove steps up to the decks for a special J Dilla tribute mix. Nothing but classics. Shouts to Rap Radar , via Miss Info . DOWNLOAD #BlackFistFridays: ?uestlove On Hot97 (2/10/2012)
photo from Frolab.com In honor of J Dilla, The Roots put out "Dilla Joints" or as Questlove requested because of their Philly roots "Dilla Jawns". It's some dope renditions of Dilla Jawns as done by the Roots check it below... The Roots - Donuts (Outro) The Roots - Hot Shit (Im Back!) The Roots - World Full of Sadness The Roots - Upper Egypt The Roots - [...]
Small Eyez felt inspired to sort out a tribute to the man like Dilla , and freestyled this shit. Finished in two takes, in 30 minutes. Some cool shit to vibe to, especially for those of you who are sitting on unreleased Dilla gems and just feel inspired. Got a great vibe to it, some shit to smoke to and pen your own dreams to. Fuck Dilla Day or Week. This is Dilla month. DOWNLOAD Small Eyez " The DILLest Shit "
Everything about this is silky smooth. Jazz and spoken work poetry often go hand in hand. Like true partners in crime, the two just fit together. Nico Segal understands this, and for a young artist he has an surprisingly established comfort level with both. Best know as the trumpet player for Chicago outfit Kids These Days , Segal takes control of the mic on this one to share some slick verses over a J Dilla produced template. "Dreamy" is just that, a lovely track that floats along on a mesmeric mixture of brass and background [...]
Dilla Bot Vs. The Hybrid (Alternate Version) by J Dilla & Danny Brown In honor of J Dilla Day, here's a previously-unheard alternate version of Danny Brown's contribution to Dilla's posthumous classic, Jay Stay Paid. iTunes: Jay Stay Paid - J Dilla ( Amazon ) ( Nature-Sounds Store ) via Nature Sounds
Every Friday at noon in February Mister Cee will be handing the decks over to a guest DJ for the "Black Fist Friday Mix." This week The walking beat encyclopedia, Questlove, threw down a mix in remembrance of the late great J Dilla. The hour long mix includes joints from Roots own Black Thought, Ghostface Killah, Busta Rhymes and many more artists Dilla worked with through out his illustrious career . Questlove Speaks on Dilla's music:
As many of you know, ?uestlove is probably the biggest J Dilla fanatic there is; I guarantee he has just about every piece of music that James Yancey composed. ?uesto was on Hot97 today as a guest dj, and every song in his show was related to J Dilla; I only wish I could have listened to this live because ?uestlove is one of the most knowledgeable musicians of all-time, and I can guarantee he put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into this. As far as a dj set is concerned, ?uestlove [...]
I still can't believe that this man is gone because it always saddens me to think about Jay's passing. Jay Dee truly was a producer's producer, and no one will ever be able to top Dilla's abilities. I feel as though I am a very fortunate human being; experiencing and finding out about Dilla's music is truly one of the greatest things that has happened in my life. His music is something that I will always be able to confide in whether times are good or bad, and I thank him for that. For those of you fortunate enough to [...]
In honor of J. Dilla being one of the most influential producers of all time, I decided to lay a verse to one of my favorite tracks off of J. Dilla's Donuts . Being from Detroit I feel I have a responsibility to honor his legacy n continue it in my own way. His soul will live forever… RIP J. Dilla S/O illroots
Medium Sean throws down a few bars on "Two Can Win" in tribute to Dilla. Sean had this to say about it: " In honor of J. Dilla being one of the most influential producers of all time, I decided to lay a verse to one of my favorite tracks off of J. Dilla's Donuts. Being from Detroit I feel I have a responsibility to honor his legacy n continue it in my own way. His soul will live forever… RIP J. Dilla" Big Sean - Two Can Win [...]
Last week DJ Mister Cee invited the legendary Pete Rock to spin some tracks during the highly coveted noon throwback spot on Hot 97. For those of you unfamiliar, this is the one hour of radio time that is tolerable here in the New York City area. Questlove was Cee's second guest in honor of Black History Month, as he went in with a ton of classic tracks. While I was vibing out to the live session, here is a stream and download for those of you that missed it. Included in the mix is an awesome J Dilla tribute, [...]
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Today marks the sixth anniversary of the death of a true hip-hop legend, James "J Dilla/Jay Dee" Yancey. And as ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ listen-questloves-j-dilla-trib ute-mix-on-hot97/61755/
The boy Dilla is highlighted, musically, in this episode, with all tracks being either produced or rapped on by the man. We kick a full RAW re-cap, as well as info on what happened post-RAW. Fun show with a grip of great music... and my usual musings. DOWNLOAD blackrasslin podcast 018 Tracklist: intro song: J Dilla ft. Frank-N-Dank - We F'd Up (prod. by Kanye West) WWE RAW (2/6/2012) Recap song: J Dilla ft. Nottz & [...]
Earlier this year, we saw footage of artists such as Boldy James and Chuck Inglish working on the ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ j-dillas-mom-ma-dukes-speaks-o n-her-sons-legacy-es/61702/
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