Beats inspired by J Dilla is the theme at the centre of SertOne’s newest EP Quesadillas. Each of the four tracks is inspired by an individual Dilla production from the Intro to the Ruff Draft LP to chimes and vocals … Read More…
Erykah Badu’s New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh has just been released. Less politically-minded than Part 1: 4th World War, it is more focused on matters of the heart. Overall, It is also more deeply rooted in the … Read More…
Three part documentary focusing on J Dilla’s time in LA with B+, Egon, Peanut Butter Wolf, J.Rocc and associates of the legendary producer. Part One:
Today would have been the legendary hip-hop producer J Dilla’s 36th Birthday. Here are some videos and mixes in his honour.
Erykah Badu is finally following up her New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War with Part Two or specifically New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh. The album is due out at the end of March and features production … Read More…
Mos Def and Talib Kweli reunited on The Ecstatic last year over this J Dilla-beat. Here is the official video drected by Coodie & Chike. “It’s got more words than a Mos Def CD!” – 30 Rock
Below is a list of my favourite records of the last ten years. Ranking these albums was led by a) what the album means to me and b) how often I’d listen to it. Each and every one of these … Read More…
What would happen if you put hip-hop’s most venerable producer with the greatest pop star the world has ever known? J Rocc decided to find out and in doing so, he is paying tribute to both deceased J Dilla and … Read More…
Remember those archaic days when you picked up a magazine or a free newspaper and saw a playlist of what people were into that week and you would then immediately check it out if you thought it was interesting. The … Read More…
It’s certainly a step in the right bloody direction. While Mos has been off doing movies and getting attacked on current affairs programmes his musical output has waned significantly. There’s no doubting that Black on Both Sides was a landmark … Read More…
February marked three-years since the inspiring hip-hop producer J. Dilla aka Jay Dee passed away and this June sees another celebration in the form of Jay Stay Paid – a 25-track LP produced by Dilla’s mom Maureen Yancey aka Ma … Read More…
