DJ Jazzy Jeff & Slum Village - Are You Ready

Album: Best Kept Secret
Slum Village - The Things You Do
(Slum Village under the alias as J-88 to create the album "Best Kept Secret)

J-88 - The Things You Do

New Single off Full Circle's Debut LP "Infinite Edges" 

16. Dot Sh#t

something new for the fans, look out for the new illa j project produced by potatohead people 
- torchlight commission 

Potatohead People - Whatever It Is, It's Working Ft. Illa J, Frank Nitt & Jon Rogers

Done Wright reveals a captivating aspect of his persona in his vibrant, alcohol-fueled album sequel, showcasing his interactions with women in a more intriguing light.

Standing Ovation

Purchase LP, CD, Digi or Vinyl Deluxe Pack --> https://illa-j.bandcamp.com/album/illa-j

From deep musical origins in Detroit, rapper/singer/songwriter Illa J has been slowly navigating his way through the oft-turbulent waters of Hip-Hop since the tender age of 13, when the young John Yancey aka Illa J wrote his first rhyme alongside his brother, the late great J Dilla. After his brother’s passing in ‘06, he began teaching himself piano, bass and taking vocal lessons while finding himself touring the world and recording a slew of Dilla-related projects, notably being an active member of Slum Village until 2014. His first solo album, '08s Yancey Boys and the Frank Nitt 2013 collaborative album Sunset BLVD were both released on seminal label Delicious Vinyl. Feeling the need for a change creatively as well as geographically, in 2012 John moved to the future music hotbed that is Montreal ultimately making the connection with Canadian producers Nick Wisdom & AstroLogical aka Potatohead People (whose acclaimed Bastard Jazz debut album Big Luxury in Spring 2015 featured Illa J on two hit singles). The success of their initial collaborations inspired the team to dive into the studio and embark on Illa J's new self-titled solo album, and present an entirely fresh sound of his own.
 
The album Illa J, produced without any samples by Potatohead People alongside a few groundbreaking co-producers, showcases a more mature and at-ease Illa J who is equally comfortable on top of an electronic boogie-inspired beat (“Universe”) as he is getting grimey over a trunk rattling G-Funk joint (the Kaytranada co-produced “Strippers”). On tracks like the sparse, Rhodes driven “Cannonball” (co-produced by Montreal’s Noo Bap), and the early 90s Spiritual / Acid Jazz inspired “Sunflower”, Illa flexes his muscles through both song and rhyme. And of course being true to his roots, the classic Detroit boom-bap sound is ever present on joints like “French Kiss”, “Perfect Game” (quite possibly Rap’s only ode to bowling), and “Never Left”, a touching tribute to his brother and a call-out to abusers of Dilla's legacy.  Vancouver mainstay MC Moka Only contributes invaluably to the cohesive sound of the album as well, providing signature smoothed-out vocal choruses to tracks like “She Burned My Art”, “All Good Pt. 2” and “Who Got It” (co-produced by Mosaic). Dropping Fall 2015 on Bastard Jazz Recordings, Illa J is a brilliantly-produced, diverse, and long overdue solo effort from Yancey.


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Illa J -  Who Got It Ft. Moka Only (prod. Potatohead People & Mosaic)

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Official video for 'Blow Me Away': luna.lnk.to/bma-vid

Having dropped last year’s standout mixtape aptly entitled ‘Live Under No Authority’, The Age of L.U.N.A. follow up with their seductive new offering ‘Blow Me Away’.


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Blow Me Away

A song from the Mickey Factz and Nottz project The Achievement: circa '82 features Phonte and is an ode to true love.

The Achievement: circa '82

Mickey Factz X Nottz - Treat You Right Feat. Phonte

Donte' The Gr8 featuring ItsKValentine  & Aiyo Sophia Produced by JDilla 
"Bag U Up" (Official Audio)(Donte & K'Valentine featuring Aiyo Sophia Produced by J Dilla) Please follow Donte' the Gr8 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donte_from_mood
facebook: https://facebook.com/donte.fleming 
souncloud: https://soundcloud.com/donte-fleming
 website: https://spaceinvadaz.net 
PLEASE DONATE TO THE Jdilla foundation (James Yancey Dewitt Foundation) on https://www.paypal.com @ maureenyancey@yahoo.com

Bag U Up

"Back in May of 2016, a message from my good friend Mark de Clive-Lowe showed up in my inbox. It was an email introduction connecting Eric Crandell (the founder of 101 Apparel) with me for a possible collaboration project. Over the years, 101 Apparel had collaborated with a list of acclaimed DJs, artists and music producers for their limited-edition "101 Apparel Artist Series", so I was quite honored when they reached out to me as well.

 At the time, Mark and I were riding the wave from my Sound Signature release, "Moon Circuitry", a raw uptempo dance-oriented song which features his brilliant keyboard playing in combination with some soulfully-unapologetic "slap you in your mouth" music I produced. The record broke boundaries, won awards and opened eyes in ways I didn't anticipate, majorly catapulting me back into the music production scene after my 5 year hiatus away from releasing records. And things have been growing stronger and stronger ever since...something I'm beyond grateful for. So when the 101 Apparel opportunity presented itself, I knew immediately that it would be important to connect the dots back to my history...helping my new audience I've acquired in the current underground dance chapter of my career, to also have a taste of my roots in underground hip-hop, etc.

For the exclusive promo 7-inch, I wanted to revisit a song favorite I produced and recorded with Mos Def, and on the flip, include a previously unreleased song I produced and recorded with Yukimi Nagano (prior to the formation of the band Little Dragon she's now become famous with).

Constantly touring and DJing internationally this entire time, it's taken longer for everything to finalize for this project, but I knew once all was completed, it would be special. Plus being that 2018 marks the 25th anniversary since my music was first released on vinyl, I felt this was also the perfect way to remind or enlighten folks that I didn't just pop onto the music scene in 2015. Despite my youthful appearance, I've been at this for quite a long time. It's remained important for me to not only continue to challenge myself in new ways, but to maintain the balance of staying true to the principles that my legacy was first founded on...the things that I've learned from the greats that came before me. 

Collecting records since the age of 5 means that diggin' for music has literally been threaded into the fabric of my lifestyle the last 4 decades. It's been a lifelong journey of discovery, education and pure joy that keeps me growing, learning and sharing. So I definitely wanted my DJ mix to reflect this. My goal was to cohesively weave a slow-building story using numerous vinyl gems from various soulful genres I've collected over the years...records that would eventually inspire the listener to get up out of their seat and dance, evoking the kind of inner happiness that only music from the soul can fill us with. Whether we're familiar with the music or not, or what year it was recorded and released...good music that moves us remains timeless in my opinion. And hopefully through my selections, this becomes apparent...enjoy!" - GE-OLOGY

SIDE A: GE-OLOGY "SUPERSTAR" FEATURING MOS DEF

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Available on 12" vinyl and digital download:

Released by: Mixed Ape Music / Playground Music Denmark

Cat. number: APETERRY1DA
Release date: May 28, 2012

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