Just when all the over-saturation and post-mortem bandwagoners almost had me putting all my favorite Dilla shit back on the shelf - in comes the official torchbearer, House Shoes, to re-ignite the spark. His forthcoming mixtape (in the truest sense of the word), The King James Version, is a smoke-filled trip through the used [...]
Tag: J Dilla
Circulations & Jay Scarlett’s New Worlds
w/ Guilty Simpson, SA-RA & more
w/ Guilty Simpson, SA-RA & more
Cutting-edge Japanese label, Circulations, have joined forces with European tastemaker & host of Amp Soul Generation radio show, Jay Scarlett, for the brand new compilation, New Worlds. The project was put together to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the HMV Shibuya store - one of the leading retail supporters of quality music in Japan. [...]
While I Was Gone
I’m back, bidges!! Did ya miss me? Haha.
First off, I just wanted to say Thank You once again to everyone who’s hit me up about the Loose Joints mixtape. I’m glad you guys liked it - I’ve got some more mixes on their way soon, so stay tuned for more on those.
I’ll be [...]
FRESH SELECTS: LOOSE JOINTS
As promised, here’s the first-ever Fresh Selects mixtape. No, it’s not really mixed - its just a .zip full of tracks that I’ve been feeling lately, and/or been meaning to post about. I’m gonna be gone for the next couple of days so I wanted to put this up to hold you guys [...]
BLING47 RADIO Presents…
PPP - Abundance Mixtape Preview Pt. 1
PPP - Abundance Mixtape Preview Pt. 1
Brand new episode of Waajeed & Bling47’s podcast series, Bling47 Radio. This latest installment is the first of a two-part sneak preview of PPP’s upcoming Abundance Mixtape - which will be available right here in the coming weeks. All of this will be leading up to the release of PPP’s new album, Abundance, [...]
FRESHCLUSIVE:
PPP feat. Dilla “Shotgun”
(Waajeed’s Plinky Remix)
PPP feat. Dilla “Shotgun”
(Waajeed’s Plinky Remix)
After the overwhelming response to the Pay Jay post, and people hitting me up (whys everyone e-mailing me but not leaving comments here?! LOL) saying they donated off the strength - I decided it’s about time to start bringing out the exclusives. I still stand by my statement that new tracks shouldn’t be needed [...]
“Pay Jay ready… is the check cut?”
Ah… Jay Dee …where do I even start?
J Dilla Changed My L—nah, that’s played out. Without Jay Dee I wouldn’—eh, not that either.
Fuck it. If you made it to this site, you should know by now who James D. Yancey is and what he means to not just me but any&everyone whose been [...]
New Illa J & Guilty Simpson produced by Dilla
Brand new track from the late great J Dilla’s younger brother (and a formidable artist in his own right), Illa J, featuring fellow Detroit native, Guilty Simpson. The song is “R U Listenin?” - the B-side to the first single leading up to his upcoming debut LP, Yancey Boys, due out on Delicious Vinyl [...]