Name: ?uestlove "J Dilla Tribute Mix" on Hot97 [2-10-2012] by DJ Definit
Duration: 1 h 5 min 48 s
Description: With today marking the sixth anniversary of J.Dilla’s passing, Hot 97 in New York kept Friday guest DJ spot open for ?uestlove. For an hour, The Roots drummer played an entire set of J. Dilla classics. Turn It Up!

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I've never listened to as much music on my headphones as I have the last two and half years since my daughter was born.  In fact, I've become quite the headphone connoisseur, purchasing five different pairs of headphones in the last year.  I've got monitoring headphones, deejaying headphones, walking around the house headphones; I even have a pair of headphones that fit me just right for when I'm laying on the couch just listening to music.  That's pretty much what I do.  When done doing honey-do's and daddy-do's, I put on my headphones, listen to music, and search for inspiration for my next mix.  The problem I had for months was the actual "mixing" part of the equation.  I kept wasting my precious free time napping instead of mixing.  Enter: coffee.  The key ingredient to the equation is coffee because those wonderful brown beans have kept me awake and mixing.  The Beats serve as the inspiration.  The Headphones allow for hearing the inspiration while Lil Mixes sleeps.  And the Coffee keeps me awake enough to create.  


Beats, Headphones, & Coffee

This mix is very special to me as it is dedicated to the honor of the late great J Dilla. I made this to showcase the versatility & amazing quality of work from one of the greatest producers of all-time. 
   From emerging from the gritty city of Detroit to showcasing his genius to the entire world before his passing at age 32, Dilla (also known as Jay Dee) always kept his love for all forms of music front and center. It's my honor and duty to continue to push music forward and keep his memory alive with everything I have in me. 
       I will post a tracklist soon but I want you all to just engulf the mix and embrace the rhythms. Music can truly change lives and we all must be creative in every aspect of our lives. Word to Dilla.
   Special thanks and honor to his mother Maureen Yancey, his mentor Q-tip, Questlove, Busta Rhymes, ILLA J, Madlib and the man who taught him : Amp Fiddler. 
        -DJ Rashad Hayes

Tribute to J Dilla

Figured it's a good time to re-up this tape from six years ago. I've been hesitant to do so since there's five million J. Dilla tribute tapes out there, but...whatever. Maybe you all will dig this one too! Here are the notes from the original release:

"I really dug Dilla, his choice of records, his lush filtered samples, his basslines, and the fact he loved to eat donuts. I was introduced to his genius by Jumbo of the Lifesavas. He hit me with a dub of the early Slum Village album before it dropped, and told me to dub it and give it back to him the next day, cuz that was his only copy. And even rocking a dub of a dub, the beats were just so ill. I’d bump the shit til I couldn’t take the rhmyes anymore, but I never got tired of the beats.

I’d wanted to do this tape for awhile, and felt I should put something together dedicated to Dilla, as I was a fan of his music. Not every beat or 12 inch, but the feel of his production – he just had a great ear for great records. This tape is a mixture of some of my favorite Dilla-related records (that I own on wax) from well-known to more obscure, from rock to classic hip-hop tracks. It is by no means any kind of compendium, and isn’t meant to be. It’s just a brief sampling of music I dig, music that represents the inspiration I took from Jay Dee."

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#WeLoveDilla is the third edition of my #WeLove mix series.
In commemoration of his birth month I wanted to pay tribute to him with a small sampling of his discography.  

#WeLoveDilla

We Love Mix series: https://soundcloud.com/chorizofunk/sets/we-love-mix-series

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We Love Dilla Mixed by DJ Chorizo Funk

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Mixography: The Collectives 
Volume II, Native Tongues
Thursday, August 27th - 10pm at (le) poisson rouge
Tickets: bit.ly/mixography2
COMING UP:
9/24 - Volume III - Death Row vs. Bad Boy
10/29 - Volume IV - Good Music
11/19 - Volume V - Soulquarians
Photo: Deneka Peniston
Art: Adrian J Padarath

1. De La Soul-Ego Trippin pt. 2
2. De La Soul-Stakes Is High
3. De La Soul (ft. Redman)-Oooh
4. ATCQ-Find A Way
5. Q-Tip-Breathe & Stop
6. Beatnuts-No Escapin This (Eh! Team Party Break)
7. Black Sheep-The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
8. ATCQ (ft. L.O.N.S.)-Scenario
9. ATCQ-Hot Sex
10. Queen Latifah-Latifah's Had It Up 2 Here
11. Jungle Brothers-Straight Out The Jungle
12. Brand Nubian-To The Right
13. De La Soul-Ring Ring Ring
14. De La Soul-Copa Cabana
15. Busta Rhymes (ft. Q-Tip)-Thank You
16. Q-Tip-Life Is Better (ft. Norah Jones)
17. ATCQ-Electric Relaxation
18. Kanye West & Consequence-Electric Relaxation 2003
19. Jungle Brothers-Toe To Toe
20. Brand Nubian-Slow Down
21. Busta Rhymes-Genesis
22. Busta Rhymes (ft. Rah Digga)-Betta Stay Up In Ya House
23. De La Soul-Simply Havin
24. ATCQ-Footprints
25. De La Soul (ft. Jungle Brothers, ATCQ, Monie Love, & Queen Latifah)-Buddy

Mixography: The Collectives - Vol. II, Native Tongues [Mini Mix]

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With today marking the sixth anniversary of J.Dilla’s passing, Hot 97 in New York kept Friday guest DJ spot open for ?uestlove. For an hour, The Roots drummer played an entire set of J. Dilla classics. Turn It Up!

?uestlove "J Dilla Tribute Mix" on Hot97 [2-10-2012]

View the track list at Wax Poetics:

https://www.waxpoetics.com/blog/music/mixtape/25th-anniversary-commons-resurrection-mixtape-chris-read/

Common 'Resurrection' 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

I am constantly thinking of different themes to build a mix around. With the completion of each mix I typically fall into a 2-3 week funk where I try to think of a new theme for my next mix. Following the Folger's Blends mix I was struggling to think of a new theme. Then, one day while doing a random google search I stumbled onto the above logo. At first glance, I thought the logo was straight dope. However, the logo became even cooler when I learned that it was the creation of my favorite t-shirt designer, Derek from Manifest Worldwide. Given that the saying behind the logo comes from a ATCQ song, I was originally intending to do a Tribe mix. However, since Tribe mixes are a dime a dozen I went in the direction of creating a mix that attempts to capture the jazzy vibe that groups like Tribe and Digable Planets spawned. As the title suggests, all songs on this mix incorporate jazz based samples. The track selection includes music from jazzy groups and producers such as A Tribe Called Quest, Digable Planets, Diamond D, Black Moon, De La Soul, Madlib, No ID, Gang Starr, Showbiz & AG, Big L, The Roots, and Nas (I think that's all of them?). Half the fun of making this mix was doing the research to ensure that all songs maintained a jazz break. Some were no brainers, but other songs with jazz breaks were quite surprising. Jazz based samples have always given a special vibe to hip hop music so I hope this mix captures that magic. Thanks again to Derek at Manifest for inspiring the mix's theme.

We Got the Jazz

A blendtape in celebration of Q-Tip's 50th birthday today.  His music has always been a huge influence in my life, so it's an honor to work with his team to present this surprise bday gift to him.

I always wanted to hear a full collab with Tip on the mic and Pete Rock on the boards, so I decided to make it myself.  I took Q-Tip's vocal's from the 'Amplified' album, and blended them with Pete's fire 'Return Of The SP1200' instrumental LP.

Special thanks to my guy Mike Rapaport, and Rachel for inspiring the idea 

TRACKLIST

Breathe And Stop
Wait Up
Go Hard
NT (ft Busta Rhymes)
Vivrant Thing
Work It Out 
Moving Up
Enuff 
Higher (ft Phife Dawg) [Filthy ReFix]
Do It, See It, Be It (ft Phife Dawg) [Filthy ReFix]
Let's Ride
Things You Do 

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?uestlove "J Dilla Tribute Mix" on Hot97 [2-10-2012]

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