It’s been a great few days for remembering the work of J Dilla. The annual Dilla Weekend took place just days ago in Miami, and today, on the date of his actual death, there have been videos, interviews and mixes showing up everywhere. Here’s a quick round-up:
Get Live With It mix, from J. Rocc and DJ Rhettmatic:
2002 studio session footage, with Common and others:
Memories of Dilla from Camp Lo, Ski Beatz and his old group Slum Village:
Diggin’ in the Crates crew member and all-round legend Lord Finesse is releasing an extended version of his excellent The SP1200 Project: A Re-awakening album in March, and you can hear snippets from eight of the new tracks below. Pay your respects to one of the most gifted rappers and producers of all time when it hits stores in a few weeks time.
Raw Poetic and K-Def have teamed up for new album Cool Convos in Quantum Speech, and its sounding nice. Stream the whole thing below, and then head on over to iTunes to cop it.
Hip-hop and The Beatles. Its been done before, but these two mixes from the aptly-named MartinGeorge are something a bit special. Listen to parts 1 and 2 of An Adventure to Pepperland Through Rhyme & Space below. Way better than that Kanye/McCartney shit.
Joey Bada$$ is currently everywhere we look, and continues the onslaught with a video for Teach Me, from the recently-released B4.DA.$$ album. It’s a change of pace for the young Joey, and not our usual thing, but you can’t help but admire the kid’s swagger. Check the video below and let us know your thoughts.
Pro Era artist Kirk Knight drops new track Brokeland from his upcoming debut album. It’s another promising sign of good things to come, and proof that the crew is more than just Joey Bada$$. Listen below and hit us up in the comments.
Kendrick Lamar goes in hard on new track The Blacker the Berry, from his much-hyped upcoming album. A million miles from the upbeat i, K-Dot is angry as fuck on this one. Check it out for yourself below.
DIRTYDIGGS and west coast legend Planet Asia have dropped a new EP entitled 2010 AD. Care to guess what year the tracks were recorded in? No worries if you can’t figure that one out, because the beats still sound fresh five years on. Listen to all four tracks below.
http://www.audiomack.com/embed4-album/kingmedallions/2010-ad
Helsinki-based producer Fatgyver has released this track from his upcoming album ‘Talk to Strangers‘. The beat is nice and funky, and features Raw Poetic and the always-reliable Blu. Check it out below.
