DJ Jazzy Jeff & Slum Village - Are You Ready

A track i produced of the Dirty District Vol 2 featuring my mentor J Dilla

Do Ya Thang (Featuring J. Dilla)

Bahamadia  One-4-Teen (Funky For You)

God of X

HDWAV 5.1 - SW33TT 3V1L DRR11LLL 0FF1C14L R3M1X FT 50 Cent - When It Rains It Pours

Slum Village - Keep It On Pt. 1

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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)

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 
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Bag U Up

The Source

Lock It Down

Jay Stay Paid

Dilla Bot VS. The Hybrid

Sound Of The City

So Gone

James Yancey (1974-2006)
http://www.j-dilla.com/biography/

Dilla Bot VS. The Hybrid

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