28 Days Of Dilla #20: Da' Enna C - Now
Back in 1994, Dilla (known then as Jay Dee) produced a beat for Da’ Enna C. It was the start of something truly magical.
Tag: Detroit
Whodat - Medical Leave Beat Tape
Detroit’s Whodat drops a minimalist hip hop beat tape worth listening to. Hip hop has such a wide stylistic spectrum (if you bother to listen to everything BUT the radio) and albums like this are certainly pushing that door. Detroit’s Whodat (real name Terri McQueen) recently released her Medical Leave Beat Tape, with an avant …
28 Days Of Dilla #17: J Dilla - Jay Love Japan
Jay Love Japan was that one Dilla album that brought [and probably still brings] a tear to the eye of every Dilla fan out there.
28 Days Of Dilla #12: J Dilla - Welcome 2 Detroit
The year was 2001. Despite being released a year beforehand, hip-hop heads were still snappin’ their necks to Slum Village’s Fantastic, Vol 2 and without giving anyone a moment’s peace, that man J Dilla released his solo debut Welcome 2 Detroit.
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Black Milk In The Studio
Black Milk takes us on a brief tour of his studio set up and shows us his MPC skills in this week’s Saturday Matinée.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson - Parkour
Apollo Brown and Guilty Simpson give us a “free run” through their bonus track Parkour.
How Did I Miss That - Donuts: The Videos
In this instalment of “How Did I Miss That?”, we look at the videos for Dilla’s Donuts. Last week, we told you about the re-release of Donuts as a 45 box set. The wait for that isn’t too long (it comes out in January) but if a month is too long for the “new” audio, …
Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson – Nasty feat. Planet Asia
Something nasty this way comes, from Apollo Brown & Guilty Simpson.
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Waajeed At The RBMA
Waajeed, the man behind PPP, talks about growing up in Slum Village and getting militant on Dilla’s beat machine.
Clear Soul Forces - Detroit Revolution(s)
Clear Soul Forces’s new album Detroit Revolution(s) is the perfect homage to the Motor City.