“Gooses Geeses” by Audrey Pongracz
Tomorrow at 10am 323East and Audrey Pongracz are releasing a signed and numbered Giclee print of “Gooses Geeses”. The print is 18′ x 15′ printed on canvas, adorned in the original frame. This limited edition offer is part of the Glass, Cinder and Thorns Group Show at 323East. The opening is for the show March 20th.
For more details go to:
www.323east.com
GREG GOW-PILGRIMAGE EP | TRANSMAT MS99
Toronto-based techno artist Greg Gow is getting ready to release his latest project, ‘The Pilgrimage EP’ via Transmat. If I am not mistaken this is the first record Transmat has released in about five years. If you are not familiar with Transmat, it is a Detroit based label founded by the legendary DJ and producer Derrik May.
The release includes two remixes of the epic poetry “The Bridge,” a link between the current tech-house sound and the legendary sound of the Motor City. The track is based on a dialogue between a syncopated keyboard and a dry bass drum that keeps pushing throughout the track.
“Black Sun” is a steady answer to the impressive tone dominating in “The Bridge.” The classic Detroit keyboard and groovy bass line turn this track into that pure ‘Detroit’ sound; a sound that draws the landscape of the Motor City through speakers and into your mind.
TRACK LISTING
Side A
The Bridge
Black Sun
Side B
The Bridge (Late Night Grand River Mix)
Video Feature: Elzhi – “DEEP”
The debut of Detroit hip-hop artist Elzhi’s (Slum Village) new official music video “Deep.” Directed by Gerard Victor Atillo. DJ Dez on the cuts.
R.I.P. Ron Banks (The Dramatics)
The Dramatics originally formed in 1962 as the Dynamics. They changed their name by 1967, when they garnered their first minor hit single, “All Because of You.” However, the group did not break through until their 1971 single, “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get,” which broke into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9.[1] Their first million selling disc “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get” was awarded gold disc status by the R.I.A.A. in December 1971.
Their members at this time were Ron Banks , William “Wee Gee” Howard (deceased), Elbert Wilkins (deceased), Willie Ford, Larry Demps and keyboardist James Mack Brown (deceased).
Shortly after the success of their first album, Howard and Wilkins left the group. They were replaced by L.J. Reynolds and Leonard “Lenny” Mayes. Through the 1970s, the group appeared on Soul Train and continued to have hits, including the #1 R&B hit, “In the Rain”, “Toast to the Fool”, “Me and Mrs. Jones” (originally by Billy Paul), “I’m Going By The Stars In Your Eyes” and “Be My Girl.” In the meantime, Howard and Wilkins formed a Dramatics splinter group, and came up with a minor R&B hit, “No Rebate on Love.” To distinguish themselves from this group, the core group temporarily dubbed themselves ‘Ron Banks and The Dramatics’. Howard eventually returned to the group for two albums, Somewhere in Time: A Dramatic Reunion and Positive State Of Mind, before departing again.
The Dramatics also were guests on the Snoop Doggy Dogg song, “Doggy Dogg World”. The song appeared on Snoop’s 1993 debut album, Doggystyle.
The Dramatics singer Ron Banks died early Thursday morning, March 4, 2010. Banks was born on May 10, 1951, in Redford, Michigan. It is believed that Banks died of an apparent heart attack.
Podcast Summary
Wefunk Records longtime provocatuer, Mike Clip Payne brings his retro brand of Raw Funk/Brown and Blue Eyed Soul to your world….
Payne, a 29 year veteran of the Hall of Famed Parliament Funkadelic Entourage who has decided to DJ and share his Whirl of Soul with the Planet. Most of the Music he plays is the MOD of “The ” era for LIFE and ocassionally he’ll play an original song from his cast of Freinds, Signed and unsigned Artists as well as George Clinton’s new signings.
Both CLINTON and PAYNE take you on a musical trip with their rare grooves from a World Wide Funk Scene notorious for Blowin Minds!!!
Video Feature: Danny Brown “Re-Up”
Detroit’s own Danny Brown “Re-Up” off his upcoming album, Hybrid . This official video just got released. Some of your parents might not understand.
Video Feature: J Dilla “Won’t Do”
From the critically acclaimed, “The Shining” by J Dilla. RIP
Georgia & Declaime feat. Black Milk, Kool G Rap, & LMNO
“Heaven or Hell” feat. Black Milk, Kool G Rap & LMNO
Georgia Anne Muldrow & Declaime (AKA Dudley Perkins) just released a new single from SomeOthaShip, “Heaven Or Hell.” Produced by Georgia Anne Muldrow, the track features Black Milk as well as the legendary Kool G Rap and Long Beach MC LMNO, each personifying one of the many layers between heaven and hell.
Mello Music Group founder and owner Michael Tolle explains, “I wanted to create a track that showed two extreme perspectives – Kool G Rap doing his Gangster/Drug Lord/Pimp thing while Declaime & Georgia did their righteous preacher thing.” He continues, “However, LMNO came with the most positive message out of the bunch. In the middle, Black Milk did his thing to perfection. Thus the ‘Heaven Or Hell’ title.”
To celebrate the February 23rd physical release date for SomeOthaShip, Georgia & Declaime will be performing a handful of shows, in addition to an in-store meet-and-greet at Fat Beats, New York:
February 23rd at Fat Beats, New York – In-Store – 6:00pm – 7:00pm
February 23rd at SOBs in New York City – Doors @ 7:30pm, Show @ 9:00pm
February 24th at Liv in Washington D.C. – Doors @ 7:00pm, Show @ 8:00pm
February 25th at The Arts Garage in Philadelphia – Doors @ 8:30pm
Official Site:
http://epistrophikpeachsound.wordpress.com/
MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/dudleyperkins
http://www.myspace.com/georgiaannemuldrow
Label Site:
http://www.myspace.com/mellomusicgroup
Funk Night Records – 45’s
Will Sessions “Getcho Mind Right”
If you are from the Detroit area unless, you’ve been sleeping, you’ve most likely heard about the legendary Funk Night. This monthly gathering has brought people of all kinds of people together time after time for no other reason other than to celebrate, dance, to classic funk tracks. Funk Night was started by Scott Craig back in the late 90’s. Scott and Brad Hales ran it for some time then took a brief hiatus. Scott left town and Funk Night started back up again and is still every last Friday of the month.
The real story is the music, the house DJ Frank Raines & the house band, Will Sessions. Will Sessions came together in a basement back in 2007. Most of the members are were involved in in Wayne State University’s Jazz Program. The bands tight enough to jump from funk, hip hop, jazz-fusion to soul music that could make The Funky Meters stop and stare. In the past the band has done live collaborations with artists such as Guilty Simpson, Black Milk, Mayer Hawthorne, Monica Blaire, Phat Kat, & Rickey Calloway. This band is got to be the funkiest thing from Detroit besides Enemy Squad. Of course they are two different worlds of Funk, but you’ll get the idea.
Now Frank Raines, whom many of know and love who has been deeply involved with funk night over the years as a DJ and promoter has stepped it up and started Funk Night Records. Since I have never seen him spin anything but vinyl records its no surprise to me that he was to only release the debut release of Will Sessions via Funk Night Records on 45’s. We just wanted to give you a taste. There are two 45’s (limited edition of 500) and they are only available at Funk Night or directly from Frank.
Will Sessions members: Bryan Arnold (trumpet/keys), Tim Shellabarger (drums), Eric Kacir (guitar), Ryan Gimpert (bass), Matt Martinez trombone), Tom Parks (trumpet), Sam Beubien (trumpet/keys), Billy Love (Vocals)
Links:
Funk Night – www.myspace.com/funknightdetroit
Will Sessions – www.myspace.com/willsessionsdetroit
Funk Night Records – www.funknightrecords.com
Video Feature: Phat Kat – “Cold Steel” feat. Elzhi
“Cold Steel” by Detroit’s own Phat Kat. featuring Elzhi Produced by J Dilla. This is a classic!
PRISON INC
Prison Inc., group show exhibition curated by Gregg Stone, featuring a large collection of drawings created by incarcerated artists with letters from the artists. Additionally, Crewest officially opens a new “Featured Artist Room.” This new Featured Artist Room will feature monthly installations by featured artists selected by Crewest. Kicking off inside this new room, Crewest presents “Life Inside” a collaborative installation, directed under Edgar “OSOK” Hoill, featuring the creative works of Adrian Nieto, John Jarasa, Gregg Stone, Juan Sanchez Jr., Salim Assid Jr., Elena Dominguez, David Montes and Rafael Vasquez. Dedicated and inspired by the trying times of prison.
Exhibiting Artists:
Gregg Stone, Edgar “OSOK” Hoill, Kenny McDermott, J. Cheddah, Leno Delgado, William Woods, Klive Hulsey, Martin Bueno, Javier, Penko, Warlock, Oscar Campos, Adrian Nieto, John Jarasa, Juan Sanchez Jr., Salim Assid Jr., Elena Dominguez, David Montes and Rafael Vasquez.
This is exhibition will be open to the public till Feb 27, 2010. For more information check out Crewest, 110 Winston St., Los Angeles, CA
Links:
Supa Dupa Flow
“Supa Dupa Flow”by Draztic feat. 5ill”
This track, Supa Dupa Flow, is off United States of Mind’s (U.S.M.) latest sampler. U.S.M. has gotta be one of my favorite hip-hop collectives rising out of Detroit, hands down no questions asked. This is one of those raw classics you can’t force out. Check ‘em out, don’t sleep on this.
Diamond District – “Who I Be” Remix + European Tour Dates
“Who I Be” – Marco Polo Remix
Last year the DC based hip-hop group Diamond District dropped their debut album, In The Ruff. They stated that the focus was to create a boom-bap album for the DC area but after listening to it a few times you can see why it took the globe by surprise. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, you should. We just received this Marco Polo remix of “Who I Be” and news of a European tour. We were also told that they will be releasing a remix of “Streets Won’t Let Me Chill” by Detroit’s own Apollo Brown. If you don’t know about Apollo Brown, you’re sleeping…. he’s got something most producers in the industry dream only dream about…
European Tour Dates:
Thursday, Feb 11 – Red Cat – Mainz, Germany
Friday, Feb 12th – Blue Funk District – Brussels, Belgium
Saturday, Feb 13th – Skaters Palace – Munster, Germany
Monday, Feb 15th – La Bellevoise – Paris, France
Thursday, Feb 18th – Kapu – Linz, Austria
Friday, Feb 19th – Acrobax – Roma, Italy
Saturday, Feb 20th – Paci Paciana – Bergamo, Italy
Wednesday, Feb 24th – Halleo2 – Heidelberg, Germany
Friday, Feb 26th – Bohannon – Berlin, Germany
Saturday, Feb 27th – Kassablanca – Jena, Germany
Links:
Check out In The Ruff on Itunes
Reorganized J Dilla estate & plans for J Dilla Foundation
Announcing reorganized J Dilla estate & plans for J Dilla Foundation
Via: j-dilla.com January 24, 2010
The family of late music producer James “J Dilla” Yancey is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of West Coast probate attorney Alex Borden as administrator of Yancey’s estate, and also to announce the establishment of the official J Dilla Foundation. The developments mark a new chapter in preserving and enhancing the legacy of the legendary artist and secure a means of future prosperity for his mother, Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, daughters Ja’Mya Yancey and Ty-Monae Whitlow, and brother, John “Illa J” Yancey.
“I’m so excited because it’s like one big organization,” says Maureen Yancey, who has worked tirelessly to ensure that the well-being of her family remains a priority for all involved and her son’s accomplishments are held in a positive and productive light. “We’ve got cutting-edge people all over the country waiting to work and be a part of it. Everybody’s on one accord it seems like the universe is working with us.”
Borden came on board last April following Arthur Erk’s tenure as Executor and has been working closely with the Yancey family in developing creative opportunities for J Dilla’s vast catalog of music. Says Yancey: “It’s awesome to not only have things back on the right track, but to have people who are really in your corner. I’m just blown away by the past few years, and working doubly hard to get things corrected, it drives you. It’s wonderful.”
The Estate will serve as the channel through which the Yancey family will receive financial benefit from the J Dilla/Jay Dee name, merchandise, and recordings; the goal of which is to create a successful, joyous, and profitable enterprise to be controlled by the family once the probate process is complete. All business dealings with the music of James Yancey, Pay Jay Productions, Inc. and the Estate of James Yancey should be directed to the Estate through the newly launched official J Dilla website www.j-dilla.com. The Estate will also manage contracts, copyrights, and other matters relating to the Yancey name and/or Pay Jay Productions, Inc., and welcomes ideas, requests, and licensing opportunities for evaluation and review with the family.
“We’re very happy about it,” says Yancey in regards to her family’s relationship to the new administration. “The entire family knows how Alex’s team works and how they’ve pulled together and stood up for us even before this time, and it’s just been excellent. The communication is wonderful. It’s like family…we’re just one big family.”
In a separate but complementary role to the Estate, the newly established J Dilla Foundation has filed for tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status as a non-profit charitable institution to help fund the development of music in the inner city and provide scholarships to students enrolled at schools with progressive music curricula. Four initiatives will be launched each year and three cities chosen to enhance local music programs, with scholarships awarded to one or more students at the beginning of the fall semester. Target cities for 2010 are Detroit, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. The Foundation will hold fundraisers in each city with each effort anticipated to bring approximately in $10,000+ of donations.
“One of the things Dilla wanted me to do with his legacy was to use it to help others, people with illness, and kids who were musically gifted but had little hope due to poverty,” says Yancey, founder and chair of the Foundation. “The Foundation is to keep Dilla’s dream alive to help youth—those who aspire to make good music—and develop their time, talent, and nurture their skill. We also want to be there financially for those who are talented but don’t have the money or access to the networks they need to help them grow.”
By the time of his death in February of 2006 from complications due to Lupus, Yancey was revered by the music world for his contributions to hip-hop and R&B, emerging from the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan to become one of the industry’s most influential artists. “Every year, Dilla and his dream get bigger and bigger,” says Yancey. “Every time I go to a different city and visit with his fans, the dream just grows. It’s something that I can’t even describe, and it’s not going to die.”
Contact:
Estate of J Dilla/James Yancey
www.j-dilla.com
J Dilla Foundation
www.jdillafoundation.org
Andres aka DJ Dez: Interview
Humberto Andres Hernandez, aka Andres aka DJ Dez, was born in to a Cuban family in Detroit, MI. in January of 1975. Music has been a part of his life since day one. Dez got his first set of percussion drums at the age of three. His family moved to Los Angeles in the early 80’s. This is where he first got his hands on a pair of turntables. When Dez was in his mid-teens, family moved back to Detroit, where he currently still resides.
Over the years he has had a vast amount of musical influence and has become an international name and staple with in the Detroit hip-hop community. Besides being Slum Village’s DJ and releasing several solo projects on vinly under the name Andres his production credits include artists as Monica Blaire & Elzhi among others. We sat down with Dez to hear his thoughts about his early influences, music, his family, and city.
What has inspired you to want to make music?
I would have to say watching DJ’s scratch a record. For instance a song called called, “A Touch of Jazz” that was on Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince’s first album. It was my introduction to a lot of blue note records. He scratched in records like Donald Byrd’s “Change,” “Mr. Magic” by Grover Washington, “Places and Spaces” and “Dominoes” by Donald Byrd. A lot of Detroit music and I didn’t even know. Just good…good.. funk jazz records…. fusion records. All I know is I would here scratches and the scratches would bring in more music. And I was just like, Wow!
It was around ’88 that I actually learned how to DJ. I learned how to scratch first by this gentleman by the name of Michael Fox. His DJ name was DJ Transformer. I’m trying hard to find that guy too. It’s a very common name, so it’s been kind of hard for me to search. He had equipment. He had turntables and a drum machine. So, we actually started a rap group. We made our own music. We were trying to find records that the DJ’s we like used to cut up. The of course, I was just engulfed with Marley Marl. You couldn’t tell me nothing about Marley Marl. That was it! Marley Marl!
What is it you love about music?
You can really get wrapped up in a really good song. I don’t know what feels better than a good song. There’s nothing like that. A good song is not sex or nothing, but damn it’s close. I’m a sucker for melody and harmony, beats, and rhythm.
What do you love about being a DJ?
The fact that I’m in control, I can take you where I want to take you. I’m kind of a selfish DJ. I only play certain quality music. Sometimes I’ll bend. I don’t bend too much though, because I’m in the driver’s seat.
Is there anyone particular that has influenced you as a DJ or a producer?
Well, as a DJ, this is a name I always throw out there, a gentleman by the name of Joe Cooley. I used to listen to him on the radio. I couldn’t go outside. This was when I lived in California. This is when I was introduced to hip-hop. Joe Cooley is a very funky guy. He’s very funky with his scratching and very rhythmic with his scratching. Me being a percussionist I took to his patterns. Now mind you Jazzy Jeff is Amazing, but I was introduced to Joe Cooley first. Jo Cooley had already blew my head away. I feel like DJ Aladdin is like the second coming of Joe Cooley. He spawned from Joe Cooley. Bobcat was doing his thing at the same time so I’ll give Bobcat more credit than that. I learned up under the stylings of Joe Cooley, as far as DJ’ing.
What do you love about the City of Detroit?
The one thing I love about Detroit, is that you can kind of be low key. You can be really known around the world and you come to Detroit and be nobody. In some circles you can be somebody, but in other circles you’re nobody. Which is cool. It kind of works out though. Sometimes you don’t want people all in your business. You don’t want everybody knowing what you’re doing and who you are sometimes.
Its not out of line to say that Detroit has moved the way we look at life more than on one occasion. Lots of music, art, and culture has come to life here in Detroit that has influenced the world. Why do you think this is?
I think that Detroit has always been the big city with the small city mentality. We’re kind of in the middle, so we’re always looking at New York and Los Angeles and what they’re doing. We kind of do our own thing. I don’t know what it is about Detroit, but there is clearly something here. I couldn’t put my finger on it. I guess we soak up a lot. Some people say it is a follower city. I think we do have a lot of followers, but everybody aint meant to be that leader, that one leader. So, it might be a city with a lot of followers, but you always have those few that will jump up and say, “I’m going against the grain.” We need to keep it real with each other, because here in Detroit we’re in denial, even about our country roots . Most people’s parents are from down south so you know the traditions sprinkle down. Everybody here has pretty much migrated from down south with the exception of people like my family, people from the Caribbean, or any other place abroad.
A lot of people don’t touch on the L.A. Detroit, Chicago, and New York thing. We kind of share a certain period of time in music. Where we are really all on the same page. And that era I’m talking about is the early eighties. When you got Cybertron, you got Egyptian Lover, you got Nucleus, Mann Parish, Ice T, with the style of music he was doing at the time with Chris “The Glove” Taylor with “Reckless”. The Stuff we did with Techno, What Nucleus did with Electro and Afrika Bambaataa with “Planet Rock.” Nobody was copying anybody else. We were just all influenced by James Brown and Kraftwerk. New York just rapped over it. L.A. like to scratch over it. New York called it electro. L.A. called it techno-hop. Which I find to be right on the nose as far as a marriage of styles. They rapped over that shit. It wasn’t hip-hop at the time,. Those were the party records.
And then in hip-hop, I feel like Detroit runs it. On a major label, there’s no artist that’s bigger than Eminem. On a an underground scale, we run it. Who’s fucking with Black Milk, Royce, Guilty Simpson, and the wave of all of them together. You know, Slum and Fat Kat. Who’s fucking with that? They are listening to Detroit, and they don’t even know it. Dr. Dre was a fan of J-Dilla, period. We touched everybody. People know what’s up. The industry clearly knows what’s happening. It’s just these other fools that don’t know what’s happening
How did your association with Slum Village come about?
J-Dilla was a good friend of mine. Slum Village was his group. I was in California and I could remember he was telling me they were looking for a DJ at the time, but I didn’t know that he was leaving the group. I thought I was going to be on the road with my boy and he wasn’t in the group any more. I ended up going on the road to DJ with them 2001.
What was the one thing you learned from J Dilla that you take to heart now more than anything?
Listen…Listen to your records. Listen to your records. There is a lot there. Listen…listen. He had an excellent ear. I think that the best speakers are the best listeners. You’ve got to listen, to pay attention, to know what the hell you’re talking about. When your listening to somebody’s record and it’s a ridiculous sample and you find out a month later or a week later, that you have that album and you didn’t do anything with it and you like the sample. You didn’t listen, and it flew by you. Everybody just wanna drop the needle and take the first thing they find. It’s time consuming to go through records, and records, and records. That’s why when you’re cleaning the house or doing something requiring some time, you know cut it on and listen from start to finish.
Could you name your top five favorite DJ’s?
I would have to go with Kenny Dixon Jr., Theo Parish…..I’m very spoiled when it comes to DJ’s…Jazzy Jeff, Joe Cooley, and Don Q.
Elzhi – “Audio Cinematic” (Prod. DJ Dez)
Bethany Shorb’s Cyberoptix Tielab 2010 Preview and Photography Exhibition
Here’s a few photos from Bethany Shorb’s Cyberoptix Tielab 2010 Preview and Photography Exhibition at 323East. Bethany Shorb is a Detroit-based costume, set, and graphic designer. She is also the founder of Cyberoptix Tie Lab wich is one of the largest eco-friendly, solvent-free print shops in the America. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Nylon, BPM, WIRED, ANTENNA, and on the Martha Stewart Show. This exhibit at 323East opened January 15th. For more info and photos check out 323East or cyberoptix.com.
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Lafayette Building – It’s Gone
The City of Detroit recenly decided to demolish the Lafayette Building. The Lafayette Building was a 13 story high-rise office building located at West Lafayette Boulevard in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was built in 1923. I was pretty sad to see such a historic building be destroyed. Not to mention that there was a good amount of art that was destroyed with it. Here is just a few pictures. Security told us we had to leave the area.
Detroit Graffiti – Old Pics
As we are getting back to business we’ve got to clear out some space. We’ve got a vast amount of pics of Detroit Graffiti. Here’s just a few pics. We’ll post more down the road but not all at once. Most of this pics were taken in the old Packard Plant. The rest in various locations in Detroit.
Professor Griff (Public Enemy) speaking about hip-hop
Here’s a little big of footage I shot last night at 5E Gallery in Detroit of Professor Griff (Public Enemy) speaking about the current condition and issues with in the hip-hip community and culture. These four segments of footage only represent bits pieces of his speech. If anything that is said strikes your interest, please take a moment to dig deeper and research a little bit.
Dequindre Cut – New Pics
Here’s some new graffiti pics of some work in the Dequindre Cut in Detroit.
MALT - PHERS - TEAD | Detroit, MI (Dequindre Cut)
MALT | Detroit, MI (Dequindre Cut)
PHERS | Detroit, MI (Dequindre Cut)
TEAD | Detroit, MI (Dequindre Cut)
Danny Brown “Head”
“Head” by Danny Brown – this track is produced by Quelle – video by Notion Tha Bartender
Blacktop “Reversed” – Exchange Bureau
“Reversed” feat. Amalia – Remix by John Arnold
We really wish we could tell you more about this. We searched but struggled. We can tell you this…This shit is funky goodness. The Exchange Bureau’s has just announced their 15th release, a new single from Vancouver-based Blacktop. It includes remixes by Swedish Opolopo and Detroit-based John Arnold and Moot Zoo. If you feel the vibe, dig in and check out.
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Glenn Barr Solo Show @ 323 East
His work has been featured in Mad Magazine, DC Comics, background stylings for The Ren and Stimpy Show, Bjork’s “I Miss You” Video, galleries around the world, not to mention just about every major art publication that has anything to offer. Glenn Barr and 323 East are preparing for the opening of his first solo show in Detroit in seven years.
In celebration of the show, Barr is making available 35 limited edition, signed and numbered Giclee prints sold exclusively through 323East, available opening night. Glenn Barr’s Solo Exhibit at 323East opens Wednesday October 28 with an artist’s reception from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m., and runs through November 27. The show is free and open to the public.
For more information go to:
323 East’s Official Website
Glenn Barr’s Official Website
Dillanthology Vol. 3 – Dilla Productions
“Raw Sh*t”
We wanted to post this late last week. After reading the official press release in the mail there wasn’t too much about this that we could say. So I took a good portion of the release and slapped it in here. But you got to here this project. The two Volumes that lead up to this. Each volume seemed to have been stuck in my car radio for weeks after they came in the mail.
In his brief 32 years J-Dilla, also known as Jay Dee or James Yancey created and shaped a new sound for Hip-Hop that inspired beat smiths, MCs and music lovers around the globe. With an incredible line of production credits for De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, Erykah Badu, The Pharcyde Janet Jackson, Busta Rhymes, Common, D’Angelo, his own crew Slum Village and so many more it is little wonder that J-Dilla has been described as a visionary, a genius & the quintessential producers’ producer by some of the most respected names in the game. The fact that both Pharell Williams & Kanye West name him as their major inspiration speaks volumes to the influence of his distinctive “Dilla Sound”.
His own albums Rough Draft & Donuts on Stones Throw, Welcome 2 Detroit & The Shining on BBE Records stand out as masterpieces of modern music production and capture the imagination of producers, DJs & all music lovers across the world.
In the final part of the Dillanthology trilogy, Dillanthology Vol. 3, is set to release with in the next few days on Rapster. This collection presents tracks from his solo albums and the Jalib album with madlib. Guest spots from Guilty Simpson, Black Thought, Phat Kat, Common, and D’Angelo.
If you are in Detroit this Tuesday night, come out to 5E Gallery and celebrate with us. The Official Detroit Dillanthology3 Release Party will be hosting by Fusicology, Rapster Records, and the Foundation.
Tracklist
1. J Dilla – WorkinOnIt
2. Jay Dee – Pause
3. Jaylib – Raw Sh*t
4. J Dilla – Nothin Like This
5. J Dilla – Anti-American Graffiti
6. J Dilla Glamour Sho75 (09)
7. J Dilla – Won’t Do
8. J Dilla – Baby feat. Madliv & Guilty Simpson
9. Jaylib – The Red (Instrumental)
10. Jay Dee – It’s Like That
11. J Dilla – Crushin’ (Yeeeeaah!)
12. J Dilla – Reality Check feat. Black Thought
13. Jay Dee – Featuring phat Kat
14. J Dilla So Far To Go feat. Common & D’Angelo
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Guilty Simpson w/ Will Sessions
For those that don’t know, Will Sessions has got to be the greatest funk band in Detroit besides Enemy Squad. They’re two different worlds and generations, but both amazing. This past weekend Will Sessions performed live at the Magic Stick in Detroit, MI with Guilty Simpson (Stones Throw). Frank Raines threw down some classic funk and soul cuts (All 45’s – Real Vinyl Records) as usual. Phat Kat, The Fatt Father, Black Milk, and the Almighty Dreadnaughts also shared the stage through out the set. Even though I would like to think differently, this was a most likely a once in a life time performance.
The Fatt Father
Frank Raines
Guilty Simpson
Guilty Simpson and Black Milk
Phat Kat
The Crowd
Will Sessions
Will Sessions
The amazing Monica Blair and Marv Won
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Will Sessions
Denaun Porter, Phat Kat, DJ Dez, Marv Won
