Tiff Massey is a Detroit artist who makes wearable sculptures and music. “Detroit Is Black” is her spoken-word piece about gentrification in Detroit and it’s produced by Jeedo X aka Waajeed. You can see her sculptures at her site and hopefully there will be a full-length album to follow theContinue Reading
[youtube]kb6DlMLL3Bo[/youtube] Waajeed has a new project coming in September and he says that “Fresh Boogie” is representative of his new sound. You can get the song as a download by signing up for the Bling47 newsletter.Continue Reading
[youtube]BrugTA_xtbE[/youtube] Rich Medina talks about the origins of J.Dilla’s version of Brother Jack McDuff’s “Oblighetto” and how the song was also used for “Scenario” by A Tribe Called Quest.Continue Reading
[youtube]mKm6cAvGyII[/youtube] [youtube]Mu2nGmqPZn0[/youtube] [youtube]NCxY6db6CEw[/youtube] [youtube]Nub4OHyKH-Q[/youtube] Last night the J.Dilla Rebirth Of Detroit listening party took place at the Magic Stick in Detroit. McKinley Jackson, who is the father of late rapper/hypeman Proof debuted his new band The Philanthropists of Soul. Jackson was accompanied onstage by Amp Fiddler, DJ Dez and othersContinue Reading