VIDEO: Slum Village Soundcheck With J Dilla
A rare video of Dilla getting ready for a soundcheck with Slum Village in LA in 2000 has been uncovered.
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FREE DOWNLOAD: Hawk House - A Little More Elbow Room
UK group Hawk House finally release their mixtape, A Little More Elbow Room. So far, we’ve had a few tracks, a name change and a few videos but at long last, Hawk House has dropped a full release. A Little More Elbow Room full to the brim with soulful synthy hip hop wonders and production …
The Best Five Songs To Sample The Beatles (According To Houston Press)
Houston Press put together a list of their five best songs made from Beatles samples. The Beatles are probably the most famous band ever (yes, even more famous than One Direction) and they have a pretty extensive sample history but Houston Press took it upon themselves to select just five of the best songs they …
Doc Heller - Totally Nonlethal, But Totally Effective
The man of many alter egos, Doc Heller, has returned with a new remix tape.
Robert Glasper - Dillalude #2
Dillalude #2.. This was the link I was searching the internet for a few nights ago and stumbled across a few other gems. It’s now time to share the Dillalude experience with you all.
No Love City Start J Dilla T-Shirt Kickstarter Campaign
Clothing company No Love City have launched a Kickstarter campaign yesterday to make limited edition J Dilla t-shirts. You had me at Dilla. Chicago clothing company No Love City are planning to make limited edition J Dilla shirts to honour his legacy and they need your help. The design, completely original and drawn by The …
J Dilla - Trucks
J Dilla’s synth-crazy Trucks is now available to stream via Rappcats.
VIDEO: Piano Cover Of J Dilla's Sleeping Like A Dog
J Dilla instrumental covers aren’t rare but this one on piano is pretty special. Tributes, covers, remakes – you name it, someone has done some kind of alteration of Dilla’s work and we’re here for most of them (we’ll bypass Rebirth Of Detroit). This one, however, takes the essence of the beat and reforms it …
Flying Lotus, Thundercat and Herbie Hancock... Listening To Dilla?!
We told you about the possibility of Flying Lotus, Thundercat and Herbie Hancock working on music together. Now there’s another video of them listening to Dilla. Now, I know what you might be thinking – “I listen to Dilla everyday, that’s not news.” Well, that’s true and I do it too BUT when the track …
Eric Lau - Everytime feat. Rahel
UK’s Eric Lau drops the first single off his second album, featuring Rahel. You’ll be hard pressed to find a better track than this all week. Eric Lau has been all over the place these past few months, from Hong Kong to Hamburg, but amongst all the travelling, he’s found time to release the first …