been slappin this for years, didnt know this was on soundcloud

Also featured on this mix right here: https://soundcloud.com/a_to_the_o/straight-away

Push miss feather weight into a cinderella 😳😳😳

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Chill Rap II (2017)

from the DIAMONDS & ICE 12-inch EP, to be released August 27 on Pay Jay. 
http://www.rappcats.com/jdilla-diamonds-ice/

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J Dilla - Diamonds (The Shining Pt. 1)

From Black Milk's latest full-length album, If There's A Hell Below. 

iTunes: http://smarturl.it/blackmilk_hellbelow

Physical and Digital on Bandcamp: https://blackmilk.bandcamp.com/album/if-theres-a-hell-below

If There's A Hell Below
01. Everyday Was ft. Mel
02. What It’s Worth
03. Leave The Bones Behind ft. Blu and Ab
04. Quarter Water ft. Pete Rock
05. Hell Below ft. Gene Obey
06. Detroit’s New Dance Show
07. Story and Her
08. All Mighty
09. Scum ft. Random Axe
10. Gold Piece ft. Bun B
11. Grey for Summer
12. Up & Out 

What It's Worth

Listen to Kendrick Lamar's new album, Section 80.

08 Poe Mans Dreams (His Vice) (Feat. GLC)

13 Kush & Corinthians (Feat. BJ The Chicago Kid)

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On February 10th, 2006, the world of Hip Hop lost J Dilla aka Jay Dee.
James ‘J Dilla’ Yancey leaves behind an impression on Hip Hop that will last the test of time. A bridge between Hip Hop’s underground and mainstream, Dilla’s contributions ranged from single- handedly defining Detroit Hip Hop as a founding member of Slum Village to providing his production talents to Common, D’Angelo, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, The Roots, Janet Jackson and Macy Gray.

The Shining marked the reunion of J Dilla & BBE, who had released Welcome 2 Detroit, J Dilla’s debut album. The Shining serves as a showcase of J Dilla’s talents which features him not only as a producer, but also as a rapper, singer and musician. Featured guests on this album include Busta Rhymes, Common, Pharoahe Monch, D’Angelo, Madlib, Black Thought, Medaphor aka MED, and Guilty Simpson.
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The Shining Instrumental

So Far To Go

J Dilla - So Far to Go (Feat. Common & D'Angelo)

From the album Yes Lawd! http://stonesthrow.com/nxworries

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Nxworries - Anderson Paak & Knxwledge - Suede

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Our recent excursion to Russia - as part of the Stay True series with Ballantine’s Scotch Whiskey - proved bountiful for a number of reasons. Not only because it jammed some of the nation's finest boom bap reps together with a hand-picked selection of America's similarly-inclined elite. But also because it was a tour engulfed in genuine, raucous energy. Relationships were formed and a genuine companionship emerged between the heads involved.
 
 So the story goes that DJ Premier spent a few days in the studio alongside St. Petersburg's BMB Spacekid and one half of LA-based funksters NxWorries, Anderson .Paak. The result of their combined wizardry is "Til It's Done" - a headnodding joyride through electro-funk characterised by a hip-hop drum kit underbelly and topped by Anderson's ever-capable vocal acrobatics.

Anderson .Paak appears on behalf of NxWorries Courtesy of OBE

DJ Premier x BMB Spacekid ft. Anderson .Paak "Til Its Done"

PRUNED - Shadow Formation Through Social Conditioning

In the wild garden of self, shadows grow like morning glory choking social 
graces while mother's voice whispers "ladies don't..." Shadow formation 
isn't mysterious—it's systematic pruning. "Anger sculpted into 'professional 
development,' desire trimmed to 'appropriate networking.'" Notice the 
generational transmission: grandmother's silences feeding underground streams, 
father's stunted dreams tangling with yours. But unexpected blossoms open 
in corners where society's shears cannot reach.

Psychedelic punk-folk with Māori ceremonial elements. Defiant and sacred.

From "Breakfast with Jung: Chapter 2 - The Shadow"
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Pruned   (Lyrics)

In the wild garden of self, shadows grow
like morning glory choking social graces,
while mother’s voice whispers, “ladies don’t . . .”
through thorny stems of inherited shame.
I grip grandfather’s pruning shears, half-afraid—
the same ones he used to shape his rage
into neat hospital corners and pressed shirts,
his garden brutally ordered, painfully trim.

The blades know their business: snip
anger sculpted into “professional development,”
desire trimmed to “appropriate networking,”
wildness boxed into “showing initiative.”
Each cut releases copper-scented memory:
playground taunts, teacher’s frowns, lover’s sighs.
Some shoots spring back, defiant as weeds
between sidewalk cracks of conformity.

That laugh too loud, that truth too raw,
those wants that refuse to wear politeness.
In boardrooms, they peek through blazer sleeves—
tendrils of authentic self, untamed.
Deep beneath, grandmother’s root system spreads,
her silences feeding underground streams,
while dad’s stunted dreams tangle with mine,
growing strange fruit in darkness.

What bitter nectar, what sweet poison
flows through this family tree?
Each season brings its own hard choices:
Spring’s wild shoots marked for taming,
Summer’s unruly growth demanding scissors,
Autumn’s stark reveal of what we’ve sacrificed,
Winter’s bare truth of what remains.

The pruned parts compose their own dark mulch.
Yet in these shadowed corners of the soul,
where society’s shears cannot reach,
unexpected blossoms open their throats:
midnight orchids of forbidden joy,
passion vines heavy with might-have-beens,
butterflies birthed from chrysalis of shame.

My hands still grip these inherited blades,
but now I notice: between the cuts,
how shadows dance with light, how pruned stems
weep sweetness, how each small act
of necessary savagery makes space
for both the tended and the wild.



Prunded

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The Waters (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid)

Sudanese­-American hip­hop artist Oddisee's new EP, “Al­Wasta,” takes its title from the Arabic colloquial term used to mean (to use colloquial English) “the plug.” The term “wasta” comes from the Arabic word “wasat,” meaning “middle” or “middleman,” and describes a member of the community who acts as a connector using their wealth of social currency. Understanding the value of social currency & how to use it (for better or worse) is what Amir Elkhalifa aka Oddisee focused on as the primary inspiration for his writings.

07 Oddisee - Slow Groove

from the album YES LAWD! http://stonesthrow.com/nxworries

Yes Lawd!

NxWorries - Anderson Paak & Knxwledge - Lyk Dis

Biking Ft. Jay Z & Tyler, The Creator

Get it on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/biking-feat-jay-z-tyler-the-creator-single/id1225119790

Frank Ocean - Biking

Released via Big Beat White Label

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D.R.A.M. - Broccoli (feat. Lil Yachty) [Chet Porter Remix]
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D.R.A.M. - Broccoli (feat. Lil Yachty) [Chet Porter Remix]

@realillaj : "This song is special because I feel blessed to have the parents that I had and their support for me my entire life for anything I wanted to achieve. My mom always has and still encourages me and supports me towards fulfilling my dreams whatever dreams those might be. I know its been really hard on her, especially after losing James and then my dad. And through all that, she still had the strength to keep moving forward strong. And  I just really wanted my mom to know how much I appreciated her support, and how much i admire her strength and courage. 

As we grow older, we don't always go in line with what our parents would want us to do. Especially coming from a family where your entire family is in the public eye and involved in the industry. Whatever happens, if we dont agree on same things when it comes to music and vision, at the end of the day she is my mom and always will be. So when Calvin played me the beat, all that came out and it connected with something deep within me, that I never got the chance to express. I love you mom!

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Illa J - Maureen (prod. by Calvin Valentine)

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The Waters (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid)

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