Rapper Royce Da 5′ 9″ has collaborated with the Detroit Pistons on a retail capsule collection inspired by the life of J.Dilla. The announcement was made on Wednesday (February 7th) on what would have been Dilla’s 50th birthday. In the 18 years since his passing, from lupus and a bloodContinue Reading
Today would have been J. Dilla’s 47th birthday and it is also the 15th anniversary of Donuts, the album he was working on before he passed. It is well known that Dilla’s dedication to his craft had him working on Donuts from his sickbed. The instrumental album was named afterContinue Reading
[youtube id=”xCac5jyS-nM”] Slum Village has an official video for “E (I) Go” directed by Ryan Lightbourn and it’s a tribute to the struggles associated with social and personal change. Related posts: Slum Village Perform And Speak On Baatin Slum Village “Villa Manifesto” Webisode 2: In The Lab Part 2 SlumContinue Reading
[youtube id=”9h7i38vYziw”] Today Questlove shared some of his personal video footage of Common’s Electric Circus sessions with J.Dilla on drums. You can read Questlove’s details on the session here. Related posts: Common & Questlove Talk About Hennessy Artistry Series Questlove On J.Dilla’s Sampling For RBML Common & John Legend PerformContinue Reading