J Dilla's MPC And Moog Heading To The Smithsonian
The upcoming National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. has a new exhibit courtesy of J Dilla’s custom Moog synth and MPC3000.
Tag: Detroit
Dapper Rapper: Perennial Merchants
From janitor to jerseys – how one Detroit entrepreneur sold off his entire sneaker collection to start Perennial Merchants, an online fashion shop. Having lived in Atlanta, Charles Roberts returned to his hometown of Detroit with a dream. Problem was the capital wasn’t there and working as a janitor on $8 an hour wasn’t going …
SoundBoyMusic - DeetroitSoundS
Detroit’s SoundBoyMusic channels the spirit of Dilla with his latest project, DeetroitSoundS. Good luck if you’re a producer coming out of Detroit wanting to keep you name away from Dilla’s. Even Black Milk, as diverse as his sound has become over the years, gets the comparison wherever he goes. But some harness the vibe he …
VIDEO: Black Milk On Mass Appeal's Rhythm Roulette
Black Milk takes part in Mass Appeal’s Rhythm Roulette series and makes something dope out of three (well, two) random records he picked blindfolded.
De La Soul - Dilla Plugged In (Prod. J Dilla)
De La Soul and J Dilla combine once again for “Dilla Plugged In”, a cut from their upcoming mixtape “Smell The D.A.I.S.Y.”.
Interview: Black Milk At Scala
We interviewed Black Milk. Again. This time at Scala before his gig.
Interview: Black Milk
We interviewed Black Milk and asked him about his latest album, No Poison No Paradise, his approach to sampling and some of his favourite albums.
Review: Black Milk - No Poison No Paradise
We reviewed Black Milk’s No Poison No Paradise.
VIDEO: Black Milk - Sunday's Best/Monday's Worst
Black Milk’s poignant video for “Sunday’s Best/Monday’s Worst” is now available to stream.
VIDEO: Theo Parrish (Slices DVD Feature)
Detroit’s Theo Parrish talks about his love of crate digging in Electronic Beats’ Slices DVD magazine. This is actually from a year ago but it’s new to us so we’ll treat it as such. Electronic Beats is a quarterly-published magazine dedicated to electronic music and as part of their Slices DVD feature, they followed Theo …