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FLOTUS ON THE TRACK
Yes, you read that headline correctly. First Lady Michelle Obama joined comedian Jay Pharoah for the track “Go To College” part of Obama’s Better Make Room campaign, which encourages students ages 14...
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DILLA MONTH IS HERE!!
DILLA MONTH That’s right!! Anyone who is familiar with this page knows what February is! Dilla Month! Every day at 2pm, I’ll post a song that is either produced by Dilla, features Dilla or is Dilla...
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Dilla Month Day 1 – People
Dilla added his own spin to this classic Eddie Kendrick tune. Adding some of his own audio effects as well as speeding up the track itself chances it from a somber song of persistence to a much needed...
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Dilla Month Day 2 – The Light
Probably one of Dilla’s most infamous beats was his take on Bobby Caldwell’s “Open Your Eyes”. The track also featured drums from The Detroit Emeralds “You’re Getting A Little Too Smart”. Word on the...
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Dilla Month Day 5 – Of
Young peerer over Dilla… Shout out to everyone going out to see Lupe tonight in NYC. See y’all there.
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Dilla Month Day 7 – Raise It Up
Happy Birthday J Dilla!! Seeing how today is the anniversary of the birth of J Dilla, it’s only appropriate that I once again share my “first time I heard Dilla” story. Detroit. 2000/2001. High...
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Dilla Month Day 8 – Come Close RMX
Even though Pharrell Williams and his Neptune partner Chad Hugo produced Common’s 2002 hit “Come Close” featuring Mary J. Blidge, it’s the remix that we will be blasting today. Even Pharrell stepped...
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Dilla Month Day 9 – Didn’t Cha Know
Dilla was known for providing Hip Hop with major hits, he also lent his hand to R&B, evident by this gem from Erykah Badu’s 2000 release Mama’s Gun.
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Dilla Month Day 10 – Nothing Like This
Today marks the day J Dilla passed away. Merely days after his 34th birthday and release of his infamous album Donuts. It’s only fitting that I share with you my favorite Dilla track. There are so...
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Dilla Month Day 12 – Prayer Rug
We know that many big named stars have added their lyrics to Dilla beats, but there are son unknown gems floating around the internet. Here’s one straight from NOLA, Asante Amin.
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Dilla Month Day 13 – Let’s
It’s Saturday! If you’re in New York, today is the first day of Donuts Are Forever at Brooklyn Bowl. There are many Dilla celebrations going on around the country. Find one in your area and go...
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Dilla Month Day 14 & 15
My apologies, yesterday’s post didn’t go out. So today, you get a double dose of Dilla. And another one:
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Dilla Month Day 17 – Two Can Win
I’m sure for many people, this may have been their unofficial introduction to The Sylvers. Dilla took this classic and tweaked it in a way that only he could.
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Dilla Month Day 18 – Do For Love
It’s common knowledge that producers were jackin’ Dilla for his beats. Probably one of the most notable’s is Tupac’s posthumously released Do For Love. Although Soulshock and Karlin are credited with...
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Dilla Month Day 19 – We Clear?
As I’ve said before, while there are many well known artists who has graced Dilla beats, there are many up and coming artists who body a DIlla beat just as well. Jerse-emcee P. Genz proves that. He...
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