Posts Tagged ‘James Yancey’
J Dilla – “Motor City” feat. Q-Tip x Busta Rhymes (J Rocc Blend #2)
April 26, 2017
Powerful posthumous heat from the late great J Dilla with some assist on the production by J Rocc and lyrical content delivered by Bussa Buss and Leader Quest Q-Tip. Check out this previously unreleased “Motor City” blend from the album (linked below).
The late, great J Dilla is widely regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all time. Since his death in 2006, Dilla’s mother Maureen “Ma Dukes†Yancey has worked tirelessly to further her son’s legacy, and her latest effort is the new project Motor City. Inspired by Dilla’s beloved hometown, Motor City is a collection of rare and unreleased Jay Dee instrumentals, hand-selected and sequenced by Ma Dukes. Conceived as a “letter†to her son, Motor City is packaged in a limited-edition mailing envelope, complete with a handwritten message from Ma Dukes to J Dilla inside. This 19-track collection will be available at physical and digital outlets worldwide on April 21st, 2017.
J DILLA – MOTOR CITY FEAT Q-TIP X BUSTA RHYMES (J ROCC BLEND #2) | MOTOR CITY (LP)
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Tags: Busta Rhymes, J Dilla, J Rocc, J Rocc Blend #2, James Yancey, Jay Dee, Ma Dukes, Maureen Yancey, Motor City, Q-Tip | 
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DJ Rhettmatic Speaks On His Friendship With J Dilla & Learning When He Got Sick And More (Video)
April 7, 2017
Cerritos (California, USA) producer DJ Rhettmatic talks about how he linked up with and befriended J Dilla. Caution: You might get a little misty-eyed. Dude was with Dilla on his last tour. Man!
Posted in Hip-Hop, Producers, Relationships, Videos | Tags: Beat Junkies, DJ RHETTMATIC, J Dilla, James Yancey, memories, reminiscing | No Comments »
House Shoes – “KJVIII” (Mixtape)
February 20, 2016
Game recognize game. Detroit recognize Detroit. Beatmaster recognize Beatmaster James ‘J Dilla’ Yancey the late and still great! The beatmaster party of the first part, well that’s House Shoes. Doing what he do, he decided to tap back into that DJ House Shoes part of himself and digs deep into some crates to take us deep into Dilla’s sample vault for this “KJVIII” mix. Nice.
The King James Version.
Part III.
God Bless.
– House Shoes
Posted in Mixtapes, Music | Tags: House Shoes, J Dilla, James Yancey, KJVIII, Part III, The King James Version | No Comments »
“Dilla Day” Detroit (Video)
February 20, 2013
Fuse TV covers the celebration of life of one of Hip-Hop’s all-time greats – James “J. Dilla†Yancey. Festivities captured in the above footage are from the Detroit, at which folks like Talib Kweli, House Shoes, and J. Dilla’s mom speak on his legacy.
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Questlove Spins J Dilla Classics For RBMA Party (Video)
November 30, 2012
Got to give the people what they want… and they always want some J Dilla at the dopest parties. So, since ?uestlove (of The Roots) was behind the tables… J Dilla it is. Check out the video above for a DJ set featuring spins of a few J Dilla classics!
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