Entries in J Dilla (21)
Yasiin Bey plays J Dilla (June 11th)
On June 11th, Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) will take to the stage at the London Indigo O2 for a once in a lifetime gig, performing tracks from the back catalogue of the great J Dilla, who sadly left us way too soon back in 2006. For more information and tickets, check HERE - if you're a Dilla fan, you do not want to miss this.
De La Soul - Vocabulary Spills (Prod. J Dilla)
De La Soul are back with a brand new project, and what a project it is. The legendary Hip-Hop group are set to release 'Smell The Da.I.S.Y.' on March 26th, which celebrates the life and legacy of James D. Yancy aka J Dilla. HIP-HOP.
DJ Cable - 2013 Valentines Day Mix (Dilla Edition)
DJ Cable blesses us with an incredible mix for Valentines Day, which pays tribute to the life of the late great J Dilla, who was born and died in February. This is all you need for V Day - perfection.
J Dilla - Lets Pray Together x Mind Yo Business
Two of my favourite tracks from the brand new 'Dillatroit' EP, which was recently released on Kenny Dixon Jr.'s Mahogani Music label and is a collection of previously unreleased (and some unheard) Dilla tracks/beats. The EP has been released in collaboration with two organisations run by Jay Dee's family: Yancey Media Group & The J Dilla Foundation, the latter of which helps fund music programs in inner-city schools. Only available exclusively on limited edition vinyl, so get your copy HERE. Still the best to ever do it.
Slum Village - Reppin' (Official Video)
A cool video for the latest single to be lifted from the recently released 'The Dirty Slums' mixtape by Slum Village & Mick Boogie. And every single second, I stay Dilla & Baatin reppin'...
J Dilla - Dillatroit (Feat. Supa Emcee, Nick Speed, Guilty Simpson) (Official Video)
Official visuals for the latest single to be lifted from J Dilla's posthumous album 'Rebirth Of Detroit', which was released today and is available HERE. A pretty cool album on the whole and it has that raw Jay Dee feel throughout, but nothing will bring him back and nothing will compare to his work whilst he was here with us. R.I.P. James Yancey.
?uestlove - J Dilla Tribute Mix
Yesterday marked the 6th anniversary of the passing of the late James Yancey, better known to most as J Dilla or Jay Dee. To pay tribute ?uestlove, one of Dilla's close friends and long-term collaborators, has put together this stunning hour long mix, which was premiered on Hot 97.
Big Pun & J Dilla - Twinz React (February 7th Edition)
2 years ago today, the guys over at Cookin' Soul let loose a simply incredible mixtape, which consisted of Big Pun spitting over Dilla beats. Here is the mind blowing 'Twinz' over 'React', which is a beat lifted from the Jaylib project. Download the mixtape HERE. Rest In Power.
Happy Birthday J Dilla
Today would have been Jay Dee's 38th birthday. Anyone who knows me, knows what his music means to me, so nothing else needs to be said here. Gone too soon...