From his work with the Soulquarians collective, to Donuts, his instrumental album which dropped three days before his death, Jay Dee aka James Yancey aka J Dilla created a sound that was often imitated, but never duplicated. His genius transcended production, and he will undoubtedly go down as one of Hip-Hop's greatest musicians ever. Dilla had a knack for creating entire beats around obscure samples that [...]
Today is the day known as Dilla Day. The day to celebrate James DeWitt Yancey, known as John Doe, MC Silk, Jay Dee, or most commonly J Dilla, and all he has done for music. Below me and another iLS writer, Nikko, have put together some of, but not all, our favorite tracks with Dilla. If you feel there are any crucial tracks missing hit us up in the comments below and we'll add them. Anyway, iLS wishes you a happy Dilla Day, we just want you all to relax and chill out to some tunes celebrating the day of [...]
CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW VIDEO A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip tests his DNA to trace back his African ancestral roots. Video by Native Resonance Previous Posts On Q-Tip •J• Tags: african roots , dna , Q-Tip , resonance , tribe called quest
- Santigold returns with "Big Mouth" from her jump Master of My Make Believe this spring. Get the download from Santi directly below, also peep the Q-Tip produced "Go" with Yeah Yeah Yeahs Karen O. Santigold- "Big Mouth" -mp3 Santigold ft. Karen O. - "Go" -mp3
I found DJ Daigo on Soundcloud and am glad I did. His music is really cool. Here are some of my faves from the Sydney, Australia DJ. Enjoy. Soul Superstar - Jazzanova vs Lupe Fiasco - Daigo Re-bake mashup - Right Click/Save Link As to download Dangerously Wild - Busta Rhymes vs Common & Lily Allen - Daigo RE-bake - Right Click/Save Link As to download Mama Belly Dancer - Walkerman vs Kardinal Offishall [...]
For this month's Dilla Day track I have selected a track by The Brand New Heavies which J Dilla remixed under the Ummah name along with Q-Tip. It appeared on the double 123 single in
Popping Up is our recurring look at new artists making noise on the music landscape. Because, hey—Madonna and Britney were once unknown, too. We're 85% sure that Chris Glover, now known professionally as synth-enthusiast and remixer extraordinaire Penguin Prison, is not an aquatic bird. Nor is he incarcerated. This 28-year-old New Yorker is, however, an artist who cut his teeth by dabbling in hip hop and remixing tracks for such artists as Goldfrapp ( "Rocket" ), Darren Hayes ( "Talk Talk Talk" ) and Ellie Goulding ( "Starry Eyed" ) before releasing his [...]
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Akai: Official The revolutionary pioneers in music production and drum machines also known as AKAI have done it again. This time, they are back with a new sleek design with even more features than the original for the modern day producer with the MPC Renaissance. Coincidentally enough, I was just having a chat with my buddy the other day about new set ups and how he could implement his MPC2000, or any other set of drum pads into a computer production midi set up. Now with the introduction of the MPC Renaissance, any other sampler [...]
Grammy-winning Esperanza Spalding Releases Radio Music Society, A Kaleidoscopic Collection From One Of The Brightest Lights In The Musical World Release Date Set For March 19th 2012 When relative unknown singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding defied the odds and beat off competition from Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & The Machine and Mumford & Sons to win the 2011 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, stunned music critics, fans and bloggers took to the web [...]
T.I. 's been on a roll since his return to the public a few months back, littering the Interwebz and iTunes with a steady string of singles, videos, cameo appearances and freestyle/ remixes to help re-assert his position as one of the top players in today's rap game. Assuring this hot streak continues on until the release of his forthcoming "comeback" effort Trouble Man , today saw the arrival of his newest mixtape F*ck Da City Up and tacked on the tail-end of the banger-heavy sixteen-track set lies the complete [...]
I don't know if it was the holiday season acting as a catalyst for the longstanding riff between these cousins but whatever the catalyst was, it's refreshing to see two grown men show some humility and reconcile their differences. Here's the statement issued by Consequence to Rap Radar: After a very intense & extensive meeting, Q-Tip & myself have resolved our public & private issues. With so many manufactured "beefs" in Hip-Hop, this situation was very real and shows that their can be resolution through humility & dialogue. Check out this pic of us [...]
After the massive success of the album Record Collection in late 2010, Mark Ronson & The Business INTL came back for more last September with Record Collection 2012 , a massive remix EP released on Kitsuné. The seven-track EP includes a completely revamped version of the track "Record Collection" featuring new vocals by MNDR , Pharell, Wiley and Wretch 32, and adds six stomping remixes by CSS , Database, LOGO , Perseus, Plastic Plates and Moonlight Matters. Mark Ronson & The Business INTL - Record Collection (LOGO Remix [...]
SBTRKT: Official | Video by: Hidden Place For our UK friends over the pond SBTRKT has just announced a ring of LIVE performance dates towards the end of February [with support from one of my more recent favorite sibling duos Disclosure!!!]. Having seen this set up of his live I can honestly say it is mandatory attendance. If you end up going please let us know how the show went and if you would like to go on our behalf to cover the show please contact us ;) [...]
I really can't think of a better way to end the week than what I consider to be one of Jay-Z's sickest tracks Girls, Girls, Girls featuring Slick Rick, Biz Markie and Q-tip. We've got some big names (with talent) collaborating on this track, so saying that it's good would just be stating the obvious. Having said that, this post is not intended to provide you with more music or hype it up in any way. My intentions for this segment are to celebrate the recordings that have made today's music possible under the hands of creative musicians [...]
Whilst we may known for our refined palette in underground disco and house and often only spotted ripping some muscle in the gym or spinning wax at da hottest clubz, once every so often (most Thursdays) we switch our dumb bells for an XXL Fubu vest (dress) and swing on down, John Wayne style to The Social , just off Oxford street for some beer, bitchezzz and...hip hop karaoke (observation only) It's pretty hit or miss, but the odd time they'll spin 30 minute intervals crammed with the finest old school 90s flavas! In honour of these little [...]
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