While we were all going nuts last week about the announcement of the lost vocal J Dilla record finally coming out soon, including dope joint The Introduction, Ma Dukes and Dilla’s estate also released the 2nd installment of the King of Beats instrumentals. You could argue that we’re almost reaching Dilla saturation point, but for now we’ll happily take in more goodness from our much-missed hero Jay Dee.
Category: J Dilla
J Dilla – ‘The Introduction’
Today Nas announced there’s a new J Dilla vocals album named The Diary coming soon on Mass Appeal Records. The Introduction is our first taste, produced by House Shoes. Listen below.
Kid Kold – ‘Love It Here’
Kid Kold snags a Dilla beat for this new joint, taken from his upcoming The Black Gang EP. Watch below.
J. Rocc & Karriem Wiggins J Dilla tribute
The 10th anniversary of J Dilla’s death is almost upon us, and with the Dilla Weekend taking place in Miami over the next few days, a lot of Jay Dee tributes have popped up online this week. Here close friend J. Rocc and Karriem Wiggins recreate a couple of Dilla classic down in the Stones Throw dungeon.
DJ Spinna – ‘Labcabincalifornia 20th Anniversary Mix’
Labcabincalifornia was the second album from The Pharcyde, and featured two of the finest beats J Dilla ever created in the shape of Runnin and Drop. It’s now 20 years old, and DJ Spinna is celebrating with this mix. Listen below.
BlaccOut Garrison – ‘Mom’s Kitchen’ feat. Abstract
BlaccOut Garrison has bagged a J Dilla beat for his latest single, Mom’s Kitchen, also featuring Abstract. Listen below.
Phife – ‘Nutshell’
The re-issue of A Tribe Called Quest classic People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm came out today, and amongst the many bits of press coverage is a snippet of a new, J Dilla produced single from Phife. We are proud to say we were lucky enough to see Phife Dawg perform this live in London last week, and it was dope. Watch the short clip below.
J Dilla – ‘Dillatronic’ (stream)
Ma Dukes has made the new Dillatronic collection available for stream in advance of it’s release, making this a great day for us die hard J Dilla heads. Listen on the link below, and cop it when it drops in a few days.
Stream it here (H/T Okayplayer).
J Dilla – ‘Dillatronic #34’
Another new track has surfaced from the soon-to-be-released Dillatronic collection of unheard beats by J Dilla, and of course, its dope. Listen to Dillatronic #34 below, and pre-order the project here.
Frank Nitt – ‘Slippin’ feat. Illa J
Frank Nitt dropped his slept-on Frankie Rothstein album a few months back, but here keeps the momentum going with an animated flick for Slippin. With a beat from J. Rocc and guest vocals from Illa J, its got quality all over it, and sounds dope. Watch below.