Here are a few of our favorite sounds celebrating the life and work of James Yancey. RIP

For all you Jay Dee fans...

Download "Smell The Da.I.S.Y." at www.wearedelasoul.com.

Da Inner Soul of Yancy! Dilla forever!

Donations for Dilla goo.gl/WYDusX

De La Soul "Smell The Da.I.S.Y." Mixtape (Produced by J Dilla)*Seamless Mix*

J Dilla's track "The Anthem" feat. Frank & Dank gets an essential remix by the prolific Cookin' Soul, an Okayplayer exclusive for Throwback Thursday.

Artwork by Alexander Grahovsky ( http://alexandergrahovsky.com )

more from Cookin' Soul:

www.CookinSoul.com
www.Soundcloud.com/CookinSoul
www.Twitter.com/CookinSoul
www.Facebook.com/CookinSoulOfficial
www.Instagram.com/CookinSoulOfficial

J Dilla f. Frank & Dank - "The Anthem" (Cookin Soul Remix)

In 1997, Jay Dee was the still new kid on the block. With the success of singles like Runnin' (Pharcyde), and Stakes is High, he had his own undeniable sound, but the majors still weren't sold.
This is proof of that.  
Jay was solicited by a lot of majors to do remixes for artists on their rosters. Time and time again, they would go with someone else. 
The joints he was coming up with were fucking nuts, but to no avail. In one case, he was led to believe that one of his mixes got thru, only to see another producers remix when the 12" showed up at Record Time. 
I told him fuck it I wanna put it out.
I had never put a record out.
Got an investor. 
Then I made a phone call.
Chris Manak, aka Peanut Butter Wolf, was my rep at TRC distribution in California. I was working at Street Corner Music ordering records from him every week. I got the #'s 
from him. Sent the masters over and we had a record.
The first pressing was on blue vinyl. Limited to 1500 copies. 
Gone.
Second press was on green vinyl.
Gone.
I also learned to listen to test presses on multiple turntables.
There was a skip in the middle of the fucking Woo Hah rmx that did NOT SKIP on my 1200. Swear to god I had the onlt 12 that could play that shit. It skipped on EVERY other 1200 turntable in the world. Fucked up. Check your test pressings on a few setups. But, that's fixed now. These records go for $100 plus on the internets these days. 
Remastered by Dave Cooley directly from a sealed blue copy.
Why? Because the plates broke at the plant, and I lost the master in a flood 3 years later. That's why.


Enjoy the Gift...

Shoes

02  Jay Dee Unreleased EP - Woo Hah (Remix) Busta Rhymes

In 1997, Jay Dee was the still new kid on the block. With the success of singles like Runnin' (Pharcyde), and Stakes is High, he had his own undeniable sound, but the majors still weren't sold.
This is proof of that.  
Jay was solicited by a lot of majors to do remixes for artists on their rosters. Time and time again, they would go with someone else. 
The joints he was coming up with were fucking nuts, but to no avail. In one case, he was led to believe that one of his mixes got thru, only to see another producers remix when the 12" showed up at Record Time. 
I told him fuck it I wanna put it out.
I had never put a record out. Jay trusted me.
Got an investor. 
Then I made a phone call.
Chris Manak, aka Peanut Butter Wolf, was my rep at TRC distribution in California. I was working at Street Corner Music ordering records from him every week. I got the #'s 
from him. Sent the masters over and we had a record.
The first pressing was on blue vinyl. Limited to 1500 copies. 
Gone.
Second press was on green vinyl.
Gone.
I also learned to listen to test presses on multiple turntables.
There was a skip in the middle of the fucking Woo Hah rmx that did NOT SKIP on my 1200. Swear to god I had the onlt 12 that could play that shit. It skipped on EVERY other 1200 turntable in the world. Fucked up. Check your test pressings on a few setups. But, that's fixed now. These records go for $100 plus on the internets these days. 
Remastered by Dave Cooley directly from a sealed blue copy.
Why? Because the plates broke at the plant, and I lost the master in a flood 3 years later. That's why.


Enjoy the Gift...

Shoes

01  Jay Dee Unreleased EP - Stakes Is High (Remix) De La Soul

Crazy thing was i flipped this sample in feb. was putting together a dilla tribute project, but had deadlines to finish other projects. so before i knew it feb. was over with,and never dropped the project. So i been sitting on this joint,and others since then. Until I saw Houseshoes had issued a sample flip challenge 2 days ago, and it was the same sample.lol After i saw all the homies flipping the joint i figured I'll retouch up my beat,and share. Ya'll have til june 1st to send your flips as well go to this site for details >>> http://djhouseshoes.com/site/

Electric keys[83] jay dee sample challenge

Howdy Folks, I was a little late to the party with the Jay Dee Contest. But, I seen alot of the homies flip it up so, I decided to give it a try. Hope you all enjoy!!

Whenever It Comes To You94BPM - "Jay Dee Electric Piano Funk"

On this last Tuesday of Dilla Month 2015, the 24th of February, it's my pleasure to share with you an all J Dilla mix chock full of goodies, from personal edits and rarities to classics sprinkled throughout.  The man's music speaks for itself...there can only be one, and only one can win! 

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Morse Code's Dilla Mix: Turn It Up!

Celebrating the life and music of our friend Jay Dee/J Dilla with a 2X$ turntable set by Mr. Choc & yours truly! Thank you LA for rocking with us and special shout out to Inka One for having us play! What up doe to J. Rocc, Rhettmatic, DJ Babu and DJ Lethal as well!!!

It's now downloadable for all!!!
Almighty Ruffnex: C-Minus & Mr. Choc

Enjoy and tell a friend

Live @ Boombox  2X4 Set On J Dilla's Birthday Feb, 7 2015

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