Posts Tagged ‘j dilla’

J Dilla – “Trucks”

PayJay Productions released a 12″ vinyl earlier this week featuring J Dilla‘s long-lost “Anthem,” and today, we get to hear the single’s B-side. “Trucks” is, as Spin so eloquently put it, a “gangstafied Gary Numan tribute”... Read more »

J Dilla ft. Frank-N-Dank – “Anthem”

Even years after his death, there is no less excitement surrounding a J Dilla release. The prolific artist may be best known for his production, but on The Diary, an album Dilla made in the early 2000s and... Read more »

Yancey Boys ft. Frank Nitt – “The Throwaway”

Almost three months after being named chief curator to J Dilla‘s music catalogue, Frank Nitt (of Frank-N-Dank), alongside Delicious Vinyl, present this throwback single from the Yancey Boys, aka brothers J DIlla and Illa J, entitled... Read more »

Frank Nitt Named Chief Curator Of J Dilla’s Music Catalogue

After years of frustration, confusion and much strife from the family of J Dilla and his many fans worldwide, the Yancey Music Group issue a press release last night that officially announced Frank Nitt as the... Read more »

Album Stream: J Dilla – Rebirth of Detroit

One of the greatest hip hop producers of all time is now even putting out albums posthumously (with the help of Yancey Media Group & The J Dilla Foundation). This collection of unreleased Dilla tracks feature... Read more »

J Dilla Ft. Chuck English & Boldy James – “Detroit Game”

A mother load of unreleased beats by legendary producer J Dilla are being released tomorrow (June 12th) on the Rebirth Of Detroit album, which features a whole host of Detroit rappers, including Danny Brown, Chuck Inglish... Read more »

Video: Yasiin Bey Performs “Sunshine Screwface” Live At Paris’ Radio Nova

Prior to his show last night with Talib Kweli in Paris at La Bataclan, Yasiin Bey dropped by Radio Nova for a live on the air segment in which he performed “Sunshine Screwface”, a track produced... Read more »

Nico Segal ft. Macie Stewart – “Dreamy”

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... Read more »

Proof – “The Fizzo” ft. T3 (prod. J. Dilla)

  So you might be wondering who I am at this point in time. I go by Big Jerm and I’m from Michigan. I like music a lot, especially hip-hop. Family means a lot to me,... Read more »

XV & J Dilla – Thanks For The Donuts

If you’re a hip-hop head or have been on the Internet at all today you’ve probably heard that today is the late, great J Dilla‘s birthday. My dude XV just released a collection of a couple... Read more »

Jaylib – Louder (Blast Your Radio Theme)

Jaylib! This unreleased joint is that same dusty, thumping hip-hop that blew out a speaker in my Jeep in highschool (it was “Starz” from Champion Sound). It’s too bad that second album never came. RIP Dilla.... Read more »

Moxie Black – “Closer” (J Dilla vs Moxie Black vs Death Cab For Cutie)

The latest leak from Moxie Black. You already know though, right? These guys are on some other shit, and as much as you’re getting as a sample, believe that the album has a lot of “oh... Read more »

J Dilla + Michael Jackson – "Player Has Butterflies"

!!! Oh shit. Happy Saturday! From J Rocc: Share My Bed=M.J. & Dilla 1st track “Player has Butterflies”…wait 4 the rest Dil Jackson – Player Has Butterflies | YouSendIt Pigeons and Planes... Read more »

Dilla vs. Jigga

Saw this over at Sound Verite, where he posed the question… What if Dilla produced the Blueprint? Makes you want to check it out, right? This is from the mixtape The Lost Blueprint, which matches up... Read more »

New! J Dilla ft. Black Thought – Reality Check

Here’s the first track off Jay Stay Paid, a collection of 25 mostly unreleased J Dilla beats mixed by Pete Rock. Out June 2nd. This one features Black Thought of The Roots/Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.... Read more »