http://www.rappcats.com/thank-you-jay-dee-act-2/ A dedication to the late J Dilla, mixed by J Rocc. This was the second of a four-part series, released over the course of three years.

Thank You Jay Dee, Act 2, mixed by J Rocc

Pace Cadets: Tennishu, Trappachino, DJHarrison. With special guest: MIGHTY MONDE.

Track by: djharrison.

Aint Nobody Playin No Games!?! - Pace Cadets feat. Mighty Monde (produced by DJHarrison)

Track 7 off my continuous compilation album, iMAKE GOLD!

Gotta time travel a bit. This joint was born in 2020—a year of madness, pain, protest, and profound racial reckoning. Amid COVID's chaos, we mourned George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and carried the weight of Sandra Bland and Eric Garner's tragedies a decade ago. Creating music felt heavy for me. Many ideas I began from that time period remain unreleased because I wasn't in a good head space. Yet from that grief, art emerged. This is one of those records.

I made the beat back in 2018. I remember there was an album cover sitting in my studio that had the face of a black man that kept staring at me while I was working on the beat. I took it as a sign to make the beat tell the story of those eyes. I had someone in mind that I knew could bring the feel more to life. I sent a demo beat to my Playlist Retreat brother, Philly legend Rich Medina (DJ, poet, educator)—not just for his iconic voice, but I needed to hear his perspective on our fractured world. His line "Black Codes in Stealth Mode" hit me and that's what inspired the song title. It speaks to the resilience of Black and Brown communities navigating decades of systemic trauma… and to our unbroken spirit.

Love to Rich for blessing the jawn 👑

As we continue to Wake up - iMAKE GOLD! ⚡

Shoutout to everyone rocking with the journey!

Produced by 14KT
Lyrics : Rich Medina
Mixed: 14KT for Karat Gold Music (ASCAP)
Mastered: Aria Mastering

iMAKE GOLD!

Stealth Mode ft. Rich Medina

Spooky Szn

Pride
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tracks by KPGohan and Krispy

mixed and mastered by DERAILED

cover art by KP4ART

Bandcamp

Hurting Me (prod. Jon R)

Tap In & Listen Across Various Platforms 

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/smoke-face-player/1748017564

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3DMYXpZfAGO12bJgDnTEND?si=yPM3FxewTVujJLR5A5uY6A

YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCmjfqlbqSaXid3uqACMvG9w?si=JlmioW_wInhtMhDk

Call Me Back

 A few weeks ago, Dres from Black Sheep tweeted that he was digging my song "Flight", from my album "Optimism". I retweeted it and Dres hit me up to let me know he wanted to rhyme over it. Within a week, he sent me the file and here it is..  ft. Robert Glasper on Keys, Lage Lund on Guitar, Joe Martin on Bass, and Johnathan Blake on Drums. Download and enjoy. 

Flight (Energy) ft. Dres of Black Sheep

An exclusive bonus track from the 7" flexi-disc included in the new release of J Dilla's lost classic "Jay Love Japan".  The bonus 7" is included in the deluxe edition available at http://smarturl.it/jaylovejapan.

J Dilla - The Look

This was the third of a four-part series, mixed by J Rocc, released yearly from 2006-2009. This one was originally posted as episode 29 of the Stones Throw Podcast. Cover: Homer remix by Jeff Jank.

Tracklist
http://www.rappcats.com/thank-you-jay-dee-act-3

Thank You Jay Dee, Act 3, mixed by J Rocc

Having given us one of the most successful album releases in the Wah Wah catalogue with their eponymous debut over 18 months ago now, Bristol siblings in jazz the Colman Brothers have finally succumbed to the remix project we’ve all been waiting for, and what a project it is!

The brothers’ sophisticated style and penchant for 60s latin influenced jazz by the likes of Horace Silver and Francy Bolland has been brought right up-to-date by some of the most heavyweight producers around, and a few new names to watch. 

Up and coming beat-maker from Caracas, Venezula, Jimmy Flamante kicks things off in a low slung style akin to producer of the moment Tall Black Guy, who also features with his typically laid back re-working of one of the original album’s highlights. Elsewhere, latin specialist Sunlightsquare drops a 4/4 version of “Some Other Wonder” that’s aimed strictly at the dance floor, as does the mysterious Bman, and newcomers Skinshape impress with a dubbed out take of  the very cheeky “Momo”.

Look out for Herma Puma’s re-imagination of “The Chief”, taking it directly back to its B-Movie roots, as well as the popular interpretation by our very own Part-Time Heroes. And don’t forget label mate/boss Scrimshire who also weighs in with a sultry remix of “She Who Dares” and beat heads Frameworks, whose version of “El Nino” will keep lovers of both hip hop and jazz happy in equal measure.

Add to that sublime mixes from UK legends Easy Access Orchestra and The Herbaliser, NYC’s Greenwood Rhythm Coalition, Hamburg’s Renegades Of Jazz and of course, Bristol’s very own Colman Brothers themselves, and you’ve got an international selection of the highest order!


09 On A Better Day I'm Dreamin (Tall Black Guy Remix)

Production: James Yancey aka J Dilla

snippet by @floreal1

DILLA - LOST TAPES - snippet

Ypsilanti, Michigan’s own golden child, Kendall Tucker, bka 14KT, is a multi-talented Artist/Producer/DJ. His musical roots came from growing up singing in the church choir. It was there and by studying his parent’s jazz and soul records, along with piano and upright bass lessons, Kendall learned the fundamentals of music.

14KT got his start as 1/7th of this mighty Hip-hop collective, The Athletic Mic League. He started out as an emcee, inspired by the sounds of Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Gangstarr, A Tribe Called Quest and Outkast. Finding it hard to get instrumental beats, KT started using the “Pause/Play/Record” method, by looping breaks on cassette tapes so the crew could rap over them. 

14KT’s solo career began in 2008. After a rich history with AML, he entered and won his first beat battle competition, in Red Bull Big Tune Detroit. Later that year, he released his debut instrumental LP, “The Golden Hour [Soundtrack].” The Golden Hour made its mark appearing on many year-end “top albums” lists. Okayplayer said “this is the sort of striking project that can singlehandedly create an artists following.” And so it did.

14KT is the last Big Tune national champion, which he went on to win in 2010.
He’s worked with the likes of Aloe Blacc, Black Milk, Bun B, Danny Brown, Elzhi, Jay Electronica, JMSN, Masta Ace, Mayer Hawthorne, Legendary Motown Funk Brothers guitarist Dennis Coffey and many others. His music was featured in the DVD for Michael Rapaport’s A Tribe Called Quest documentary, “Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest.” Live, he’s rocked with the Stones Throw crew, at Low End Theory, SXSW, on tour with Mayer Hawthorne, Slum Village, and across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia.

To date, 14KT has released seven solo albums, as well as his collaborative Hip-hop album, "Takin Ls" with emcee Ozay Moore,  R&B/Soul album, “Saturn Return” with singer/songwriter AB, and “The Big Knock”, together with Mayer Hawthorne as the “Beat Wave” group Jaded Incorporated [Universal Republic/Casablanca Records]. Jaded Incorporated was born out of their mutual adoration for the Post-Punk and New Wave music of the early 1980′s, and Ghettotech music in the 90′s Detroit scene.

14KT is currently revving up to release another duo collaboration album with Michigan rapper Ro Spit, entitled "RSXGLD" to be released in 2017.

For Beat inquiries/Booking/etc 
Contact: KaratgoldMusic@gmail.com
www.i4KT.com
www.Karatgoldmusic.com

Stealth Mode ft. Rich Medina

14KT

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