Flying Lotus - Fall In Love into Slum Village (Edit)

KNXWLEDGE - Kafe

"As with Danny, House Shoes was my introduction to Quelle. In the same Barham apartment where he introduced me to Danny, Shoes let me hold two CD-R’s over Christmas 2007. The two jewel cases had drawn-on paper sleeves, one of them read Blue Mondays and the other was personalized to Shoes. I was floored. This guy sounded like nobody else. He could do straightforward rappity-rap, introspective and emotional joints and apparently made beats too. 

Life kept moving and one day I got word Quelle had moved to Oakland, about two hours away from where I lived at the time. I reached out and it was like reconnecting with an old friend from high school. We did hoodrat things together on both sides of the Bay Bridge and once in a while he’d play me some rap music. 

I knew I wanted Quelle to be involved with this project and it didn’t take much convincing to get him on board but it did take a minute to settle on the right song. Initially I was going with a lo-fi joint called “Sugar Honey Iced Tea,” which to date it’s still one of my favorite pieces of music Quelle has ever produced. Unfortunately Quelle had an accident in Chicago, where he lived when he cut the track, which lead to the loss of much music, including the track I was hoping to secure. 

We were about to abandon the idea just as Quelle discovered Knxwledge and Dibia$e and began to cut records with them. some of those songs would end up on the first volume of 2Dirt4TV but that was just an aperitif, Quelle actually finished the better part of an LP helmed pretty much entirely by Knx and Dibi. Unfortunately, a series of derailments and delays has kept that album from seeing the light of day but I managed to get Dibia$e and Quelle’s consent to use “Quantize” for this project. I’m very happy I waited because I consider it to be one of the best tracks Quelle’s recorded."

- sweeney

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QUELLE CHRIS & DIBIA$E - QUANTIZE

J Dilla - Practice Session (Ummah Instrumental)

Catch Me Out The 6 Leanin' (remix)

What I Need (feat. Big Kahuna OG) [prod. Tuamie X KVZE]

“Know Your Work” by Eazali Done hits with confidence, clarity, and purpose — a reminder to stand tall in your grind and never downplay your value. Eazali delivers razor-sharp bars about self-respect, elevation, and cutting off anything that blocks the mission. It’s motivational, unapologetic, and full of that focused energy that pushes you to level up. This one’s for anyone building something real.

Mentally iLL

Know Your Worth

Dear Dilla, you shaped my perception for music in ways I can't describe in words. Music has always touched my heart, but your music moved my soul. You had a gift of making the most creative music using samples from the most unlikely sources. I'll never understand why someone like you, who could have given the world so much more, would be taken way so soon. Dilla, you "literally" changed lives and you probably saved lives too, because when you make music "straight from the heart," it's not just music anymore.

You will always be my favorite musician of all time....

Thank You Dilla, Rest In Peace

Artwork "Jay Dee" by mikemeth

---- I DO NOT OWN ANY PART OF THIS TRACK --- I'm simply trying to express my soul, support my favorite artists and help spread good music to those who might not have heard it.

*LOVE, PEACE & MUSIC*

J Dilla - Brothas Just Don't Know (Instrumental)

outchea.

hope P knew his ring blocked the M on his finger.

acapella: got it twisted

prolly the shittiest mixdown you'll ever hear btw

MOBBDEEP

Originally hailing from Florida, Ghost McGrady headed out west and posted up in Koreatown, Los Angeles where neighbors and police frequently complained of a loud smell and an even louder stereo system blaring the wide spectrum of vivid sounds that would ultimately come to form the beats throughout this album. This is a collection of songs composed over the past four years (2014-2018) that form one coherent thought: Believe. Each beat was created with an open mind and a ‘fuck the popular sound’ mentality that comes from years upon years of sample chopping and sound design experience dating back to Ghost McGrady’s genesis at age 11 in his darkened bedroom.

Believe is the consequence of House Shoes discovering Ghost at a local event and building a relationship that culminated in Shoes curating this album using brand new tracks & material that had previously been heard in various internet locations. To have these heavily textured songs that were once made in a dim lit, lonely, and depressing apartment be heard on vinyl is simultaneously a dream fulfilled and the perfect medium for their expression.

Ghost McGrady’s “BELIEVE” will see release this Halloween
on Street Corner Music.

Pre-order the LP/CS at www.fatbeats.com

www.streetcornermusic.com

Ghost McGrady - Parks & Shit

_Spin Em Back Around.

https://www.classicdrugreference.blogspot.com

QUELLE CHRIS & DIBIA$E - QUANTIZE

classic drug references