Perhaps we should start this list off by saying, technically, no one J Dilla song is better than the other. When we think about our fallen brother in beats, we don't have one negative thing to say ...
It’s been 25 Years since our “Three Feet High” release. We have a lot great memories and an incredible journey. Amazingly enough, our fans stuck around, supported and still want more. Ok, but before ...
The historical celebration includes a capsule that will also feature contributions from Mitchell & Ness. In related J Dilla news, the producer's 2001 solo debut, Welcome 2 Detroit, is getting a ...
O n February 10th 2006, Hip-Hop lost one of its true innovators when James “J Dilla/Jay Dee” Yancey passed away due to complications from Lupus. In a relatively short span of time J Dilla created an ...
With so much music being created, shared, and stored digitally these days, it’s easy to take for granted the easy access to rarities and behind-the-scenes snippets that at one point would have been ...
Something interesting is happening in the “Progressive R&B” category at this year’s Grammy Awards. Four of the six nominated albums contain songs that bear the unmistakable rhythmic signature of a ...
Stem Player, the company made famous for its exclusive debut of Kanye West’s Donda album, will be premiering some never before heard beats from the late J Dilla. The company has already dropped two ...
The Hollywood icon looks back at his legendary life and career in an upcoming new Netflix documentary. 13 hours ago "I did a whole J Dilla album but that's another story for another time," Logic said.
Dilla Time by Dan Charnas MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux One way to conceive Dilla is as the 21st-century James Brown, whose edict that every Famous Flame was playing a drum bore fruit with the seminal ...
At first, Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer created digital shorts featuring parodic musical collective The Lonely Island as a joke, but after three albums and an upcoming movie, it’s ...
It’s no secret that J Dilla had a profound influence on beatmakers around the world. But now, thanks to music creation library Splice, you can evoke the iconic producer’s sounds into your own ...
In a new interview conducted by Cheo Hodari Coker, the great Busta Rhymes shares several details regarding his 30-year career. Sitting down with Cheo Hodari Coker for GQ, the 48-year-old rapper and ...