Articles Tagged “#DillaWeek”
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Listen: DJ Cable – 2013 Valentines Mix (Dilla Edition) #DillaWeek
It’s going well past 7 days now with #DillaWeek, but how can we possibly pass up a Valentine’s Day mix of Dilla tunes?
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Dilla’s “Lost” MCA Album Will Finally See The Light Of Day #DillaWeek
We couldn’t have capped off our #DillaWeek better than with this news. Check out the details right here.
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Video: Thank You Jay Dee #DillaWeek
On this date in 2006, hip-hop lost one of the greatest producers the world has known. His time was short, but his impact was enormous. Thank you Jay Dee.
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Listen: Frank N Dank’s 48 Hours Instrumentals By J Dilla #DillaWeek
Finally, this unique part of Dilla’s discography gets properly mixed, mastered and pressed on a slab of vinyl you can buy through Stones Throw and stream right here. I love #DillaWeek.
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Video: Karriem Riggins Pays Tribute To “J Dilla The Greatest”
We’re not the only ones celebrating #DillaWeek: Today, February 7th, is James Dewitt Yancey’s Birthday. In remembrance, one of Dilla’s close friends and collaborators, Karriem Riggins, sat down at Iron Works Studios in Eagle Rock…
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10 Tracks That Prove Dilla Ripped Mics Too (#DillaWeek)
Dilla’s status as one of the GOATs among hip-hop producers is undisputed. That is a shadow that looms large, even on Dilla himself, because his prowess on the mic is often overlooked. Dilla was a…
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Listen: J Dilla – DeWitt To Do It #DillaWeek
You’d be hard pressed to find a more appropriate time to release unreleased gems by James DeWitt Yance, b.k.a. as J Dilla, than this week. Fat Beats is now shipping this 4-track EP curated by…
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Re-Upped: Thank You Jay Dee Acts 1-4 #DillaWeek
In the years immediately following Dilla’s passing, J.Rocc, an extraordinary DJ and friend of Dilla, did a fantastic series of tribute mixes for the Stones Throw Podcast. Many DJs wish to do tribute mixes to…
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The Day I Heard Dilla Died (#DillaWeek Part 1)
This week, on Thursday the 7th of February, James “Dilla” Yancey would’ve turned 39 years old, if Sunday the 10th wouldn’t have marked the 7th(!) anniversary of Dilla’s passing. Welcome to the first installment of TRU’s #DillaWeek.
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Montpellier Names A Street After Dilla
The French city of Montpellier has a neighborhood in which the streets are named after contemporary musicians. They have a Ray Charles, Aaliyah and Amy Winehouse street, and now there’s a street named after Dilla…
