If you are a fan of Rap Attack then chances are, you are a fan of the legendary producer J Dilla. J Dilla’s “The Diary” was intended to be the project designed to take him from the backpacker world to the commercial mainstream before his untimely passing. This album would have been the platform for […]
As the hip-hop community still mourns the death of A Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg, his family pays tribute by releasing a snippet of his J Dilla-produced song, "Nutshell."
Does this mean the Illmatic rapper is planning on dropping a new project?
It's been 10 years since legendary producer J Dilla passed away. In honor of his legacy, the good folks at DubLab released a very rare Flying Lotus mix, which was recorded the same day J Dilla died.
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Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey recently revealed some details about the forthcoming release of her son J Dilla‘s latest posthumous album, The Rebirth of Detroit. The album is slated for release in the fall.
Kanye West and Mos Def were searching for some drunk and hot girls but ended up at Lupe Fiasco’s show at The Blue Note Jazz Club. The frequent collaborators had more than two words for the audience as they freestyled over J-Dilla instrumentals courtesy of the Robert Glasper Experiment. Mr. West took a few moments […]
Words By Jonothan “Gotti” Bonnano “I think it’s funny how record labels don’t provide health insurance but have life insurance policies on their artists.” -Crooked I When DJ Premier announced on his “Headquartez” radio show on Sirius Satellite radio that Kool Herc, widely known as the Father of Hip-Hop, was “sick and needed financial assistance […]
James “J. Dilla” Yancey will always go down as one of the greatest producers to touch an MPC, as seen by the yearly Dilla tributes and the loads of beats he’s contributed to the likes of Common, Busta Rhymes and others. But as Jay Dee, he was nice on the mic as well. Boasting a […]
In honor of what would have been producer/MC J Dilla’s 37th birthday, Gifted Team Films, Okay Player, and Brian “B. Kyle” Atkins have released the documentary Still Shining which tells the story of his life through interviews with his family, friends, and artists he worked with. Dilla died on February 10th, 2006, just days after […]
Check out Black Milk's cool stop-motion video for the "Welcome (Gotta Go)," from his critically acclaimed new album, Album Of The Year.
It’s never easy holding together a group in hip-hop and few know this better than T-3 of Slum Village.
