It's already been a decade since J Dilla — the mercurial producer and rapper from Detroit — passed away and his posthumously completed album, The Shining, saw the light of day on BBE Records. 

As they prepare to release the project on 7" for the first time, we're extremely honoured to get our hands on a never-before-heard mixtape by the master himself. Made some time between mid-1999 and early 2000, it's a fly-on-the-wall showing of what Jay Dee had blaring out of his speakers while on the sofa or by the MPC. 

Sink into your own couch and press play before ordering a copy of the re-release.

Order The Shining here - http://bbemusic.lnk.to/JDilla-The-Shining

J Dilla: Back To The Crib Mixtape

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DOWNLOAD: http://www.trapninja.com/tracks/dj-quik-black-friday

DJ Quik - Black Friday

01-immortal technique--bin laden(remix) street-aes

produced by @josh-the-goon

hand on the steering wheel, Caribbean style 
drunk driving off a refill, what y'all tryna keep real 
2012 new car smell, life's still ill 
triumph of the steel, will time will reveal 
on this ball with the rest of yall and can't call it 
alcohol, trip and fall, call it an alcoholic 
lil balls, lil brawls, always over wallets 
bleed greed, stitch yourself back up and get on with it 
song lyrics inspired by the Brooklyn Bridge 
hundred of us on a train, out the window, just looking 
it's a goddamn beast, what 
all of it, we just leasing, and it stays a beast until our lease up 
don't freeze up, I seen cats delirious, you taking this too serious 
I'm talking bout me, yup 
don't know where we're going, or why we came 
maybe we're just daydreams in God's brain, man I'm saying 
I just do me, duly, and hope it's noted 
keep my motto - don't trip - and try to stay up off that broke shit 
I'm Ron Paul, in it for the long haul, doctor on call 
and for the encore, one last long score 

at the deli on that pork belly, french roll 
on the celly at the telly, one night paid, take my life to go 
all he had's a doggie bag, gave up his pad 
flew to a new town, walked from the airport, fuck a cab 
white hairs falling out, walk it out 
cold weather's whatevers I got leathers 
stroll through the snow thoughts pushing levers 
they tell us pressures turn a rock precious 
so I try to take my pain sober hoping it registers 
meditation or medication, a shot of Jameson 
a shot aint doin naything, what we chasing? 
you ain't chasing, you running like you seen Jason 
and running in place until you turn around and face him 
the pace hastens, wondering where did I go 
it's vitiligo, I'm somebody I don't recognize 
profile of an old child 
exhausted from screwing myself, I'm off it - fingers crossed of course. 

I came to find my people, where y'all at 
I came to thread the needle and sew shit up for real 
I can feel success' breath on me 
got me wired like a couple bags of meth, on me real SOB 
every time she gets close she flips and leaves me left lonely 
not this time, I'm acting right, I packed light 
nothing to lose but time, the only currency that worries me 
you hesitate a second late? might never get a second break 
you take your chances 
and this next dance is dedicated to all my shit that failed 
hope my ship ain't sailed 
and if it did, let me get on as a stowaway 
this life is a poker game, you play your cards and you don’t complain 
would if I could, but I don't know my lane 
fate got plans for me but I got my own, y'all gon know my name.

Great Expectations (produced by @josh-the-goon)

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