Waajeed to launch Underground Music Academy in Detroit
Waajeed’s Underground Music Academy will launch online in 2021 with its physical space opening in 2022.
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E-Digging and Crate Digging: A Collection of Posts
Find resources and inspiration with our e-digging/crate digging article collection.
VIDEO: Tiny Hearts x House Shoes (Interview)
The electronic three piece sat down with House Shoes and talked about how they got together for Boiler Room. It was a Detroit connection in Boiler Room’s BTS feature today with House Shoes talking to Tiny Hearts in LA about their humble beginnings and how their styles don’t really fit but evidently do in the …
How Did I Miss That: Waajeed & The Jazz Katz - Marvin vs. WJK (2006)
Waajeed got his sexy soul groove on with this rework of Marvin Gaye’s I Want You. Our man Waajeed is known for playing with the stereotypes of the music industry as he discussed in his RBMA Seattle lecture from 2006. His one-time project Waajeed & The Jazz Katz is an example of that tomfoolery. To date, …
Tiny Hearts - Stay EP
If you missed Tiny Hearts new Stay EP, make sure to stream it on Bandcamp. Amongst the multitude of brilliant releases, you might have overlooked Tiny Hearts’ Stay EP. We covered the artistically decorated video for Centerfold and now it’s the turn of their first release. The group comprising of Sampleface favourite Waajeed, Dede Reynolds …
VIDEO: Tiny Hearts - Centerfold
Waajeed aka Jeedo teams up with Dede and Tim K to form Tiny Hearts and this is the video for their latest synth-laden track, Centerfold.
Electric Street Orchestra (Waajeed) - Natives EP
Waajeed releases his Natives EP under his Electric Street Orchestra moniker.
J Dilla - Crushin' (Original Version)
In the spirit of Steak & BJ Day, here’s the original version of J Dilla’s Crushin, produced by Waajeed.
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Beat Digging With Waajeed
Waajeed discusses hip hop, beats, PPP, the ladies and the Detroit sound while crate digging in this week’s Saturday Matinée. Before Waajeed was shedding light onto the mystery behind Dilla beats, he was (and still is) a hip hop producer and what do hip hop producers like to do best? Crate dig. In 2006, Waajeed …
28 Days Of Dilla #25: Bling47 Breaks Dilla Edition (Finale)
We say farewell to Bling47 Breaks Dilla Edition but not before Waajeed discusses the humble beginnings of the label. We’re crying some thug tears over here as Bling47 Breaks Dilla Edition comes to an end. For a year or so, the video series has shed light on Dilla’s life, work and mystery behind the beats. …
VIDEO: Jeedo - One (Bling47 Breaks Dilla Edition)
Jeedo gives the rundown on Dilla’s One from Welcome 2 Detroit for Bling 47 Breaks Dilla Edition. Take a look at Waajeed’s face. That’s a common expression you’ll find from the video once you watch. The track under the spotlight this time around is One from J Dilla’s debut (under that name), Welcome 2 Detroit. …
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.