SLCT’ED MIX:
Rhettmatic –
J Dilla Whatupdoe Vol. 3

Over the weekend, the one and only Rhettmatic
of the World Famous Beat Junkies crew, added on a new chapter
to Whatupdoe – his series of J Dilla tribute mixes.

He broke it down best himself:

Peace Everyone…..

Today is February 7th, 2013….which means it is the birthday of one of the greatest Hip Hop Producers of all time, James Yancey aka J Dilla. Today he would’ve been 39 years old. It is incredible that every month of February for the last 8 years that Dilla’s life & music is celebrated around the whole world. It is also bittersweet because he was taken from us in such an early age when it looked like he was really get ready to take the world by storm. I’ve been very lucky & blessed to be part of his close circle of friends when he moved to Los Angeles. Not only was he was a talented individual and one of the nicest & humble guy I ever met, he was also a private person…..you definitely don’t want to get on his nerves…LOL!!

I know there’s a lot of Dilla Tribute mixes out there, and me personally, I don’t think there’s anyone that can out top a Dilla mix that was made by my fellow Beat Junkie & the 3rd Member of Jaylib, the Funky President himself, J.Rocc. The only one who can possible come close would our good friend, Houseshoes. I already made 2 mixes a few years ago, but I was inspired again to work on another one. I tried to finish the mix late last night but got real tired….I just finally finished this mix before the day was over. I definitely was trying not to repeat songs like I did on my previous Dilla mixes but sometimes you can’t help going back to his classic catalogue. Anyways, here’s my third installment of my “J Dilla Whatupdoe” mixes, a 30 minute vibe mix. Unfortunately, we also lost another Musical legend a few days ago….Mr. Donald Byrd, and i actually added the original “Think Twice” song to the mix as well as Dilla’s version, in paying homage to the legendary musician.

Rest in Peace to Donald Byrd…..and Rest In Peace & Happy Birthday to one of the greatest….J Dilla.

Rhettmatic
Beat Junkies

PS. A BIG Thank you to the homie Jeff Jank of Stones Throw.

Alright then.

You can stream the mix in full here
before downloading for free
below our own handmade tracklist for the set below.

Also, after the jump, check out Rhett’s record collection,
as featured on the latest installment of Fuse‘s Crate Diggers series.

1. Rhettmatic – Mavillain Release Party: Special Guest (live intro)
2. Cris Williamson – Shine On Straight Arrow
3. Jaylib – The Red (instrumental)
4. J Dilla – untitled
5. Jaylib feat. Guilty Simpson – Strapped
6. J Dilla – untitled
7. Guilty Simpson – Stress
8. Phat Kat – Dedication To The Suckers
9. Q-Tip – Fever (instrumental)
10. Slum Village – 2U4U (instrumental)
11. Elzhi – Freestyle For Ma Duke’s
12. J Dilla – untitled
13. J Dilla – Smack A Bitch (Jay Dee Is President)
14. Billy Paul – Let The Dollar Circulate
15. Steve Spacek – Dollar
16. J Dilla – Big Thangs (instrumental)
17. J Dilla – CaDILLAc
18. Jaylib – Survival Test
19. Slum Village – Conant Gardens
20. Jaylib feat. Talib Kweli – Raw Shit
21. Neil Innes & Son – Cum On Feel The Noize
22. J Dilla – Wild
23. J Dilla feat. Busta Rhymes – Geek Down
24. Temple City’s Kazoo Orchestra – Kazooed On Classics
25. Roger – Maxx Axxe
26. Aloe Blacc – Maxxass
27. J Dilla – untitled
28. J Dilla – untitled
29. Frank N Dank – Off Ya Chest
30. J Dilla – Trucks
31. Dustbusters Interview
32. Donald Byrd – Think Twice
33. J Dilla – Think Twice

Selected & Mixed by Rhettmatic