James Yancey Productions (Tribute to Jay Dee aka J Dilla) Mixed by @Haylow

"Lightworks" Cover art by Fuse Green (@fusegreen) 

Pete Rock "Dilla Mix 2014" Backspin Sirius Radio

The Dusty Handclap Episode #5 Hosted by @drtysoap
Artwork by: @ASHROK1

Track list: (All Vinyl)

The "Dilla" Handclap No. 5 (Hosted by drtysoap)

Live from Johnny Brenda's in Philly! 
Hosted by Dayne Jordan
Tribute Set in 3 Parts. 
1. Beat & Batches
2. More Known 
3. Dilla Inspired

DJ Jazzy Jeff/Doing it for DILLA!

The Pharcyde is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their iconic album Labcabincalifornia by releasing a commemorative mixtape. In a collaborative effort, the #BeamMeUpSpinna mixtape is mixed by NYC’s DJ Spinna and features “Nasty Habits”, an unreleased joint from the vault that features Ralph Tresvant & Bobby Brown.  Imani & Bootie Brown also asked a group of producers to remix and add their own personal spin on a few of the Labcabincalifornia songs that you all know and love.

Dj Mike Relm re-works a mash up of “Drop”, SBBX remixes “Groupie Therapy”, Moka Only drops his version of “Y”, Ta'Raach teams up with Bootie Brown to co-produce “Devil Music, The Devils Kitchen Remix”, and The Pharcyde’s own Bootie Brown remixes “Runnin’.”

DJ SPINNA is a heavily touted presence in the international soulful house music scene. He is known for his vast accomplishments as a producer, is celebrated for his “Soul Slam” events and Stevie Wonder inspired  WONDER-Full Dj performances and subsequent collaborations.

The Pharcyde’s sophomore album “LabcabinCalifornia” was originally released on November 14th, 1995. The group enlisted a young and then unknown James Yancey aka J DILLA to produce beats, like the cult classic “Runnin.”  They also collaborated with director Spike Jonze (“Being John Malkovich” “Adaptation”) on the video for “Drop.” Labcabincalifornia has consistently and continues to reinforce their steadfast refusal to tread familiar artistic grounds.

www.ThePharcyde.com
Twitter/IG/FB: @ThePharcyde


LabcabinCalifornia 20yr Anniversary Mixtape By DJ Spinna

DILLA DAY LIVE MIXTAPE

Here's the beginning of my set at Nasty's on 04.04.16. It started with a Tribe Called Quest tribute. This contains some of the songs you know and love. Just shy of an hour, it has all the bloopers, blunders and bleeps you would expect from an unplanned, live mix. I had a great time doing this. Enjoy!

ATCQ Tribute @ Nasty's - 04.04.16

On this episode of DHC, Dirty Soap digs deep into the sounds of A Tribe Called Quest. The mix includes original samples from the groups latest album "We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service," and features ATCQ remixes from "Midnight Marauders- Beats & Remakes" from @ninetofiverecords. The mix also includes remixes from Bjork, Stro Elliot, J. Cole, and DJ Day. Please listen, share, and repeat!!  

Music mixed and compiled by: @drtysoap
Cover design by @yiiee

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No copyright intended.
I do not own or claim any rights to these tracks.

The Dusty Handclap No. 19 (A Tribe Called Quest Tribute)

I know the phrase "Dilla Changed my Life" is something that almost seems watered down and become somewhat of a fad, but it seems to be something I am comfortable with saying.  

My story is some what similar to all of the great stories heard from all of our heroes in hip-hop. Most of their first encounters of Jay Dee's music was through the circulation of his Slum Village demo tape distributed around small circles primarily via Houseshoes & Q-Tip.  For my generation hip-hop was already around, but when you consider the actual time of understanding hip-hop, I was first introduced through a small vinyl collection from a close friend in High School, which included "Slum Village - Fantastic Vol 2".  The "Intro" track into "Conant Gardens" into "I Don't Know" was a life changing sequence for me.  Jam packed w/ Soulful rhodes, great mixing, thick drums, heavy bass lines, chopped drum breaks, rhythmic vocals, scratching, vocal chops etc. The density of the music in that 3 track sequence was unmatched (maybe until this day).  Since that time when I was maybe 14 (pre Dj years) I became obsessed w/ hip-hop music and the culture.  Over the years I studied anything Jay Dee (Dilla): his music, the moves he made, the records he sampled, the drums he chopped.   

Since his passing there have been 100's if not 1000's of tributes created to celebrate his catalog.  With the blueprint for me being the masterpiece mixes created by J Rocc in the early years following his passing, I felt like I needed to take another approach.  

This episode is more focused on connecting stories told by some of Dilla's greatest collaborators.   The music selections may not be reflective of his "greatest work" but they are chosen to help drive the story and help explain the reasons why he was so impactful to the game.  Much like his catalog and the 1000's of mixes out there are equally the same amount of stories circulating the internet of people talking about his impact.  These are some of the more important ones, or at least that helped me get a better idea of who he was and why he was a genius.  

Whether you are a new Dilla fan or a long-time Jay Dee fanatic, I hope this helps guide you to a greater understanding of the James Yancey legacy.  

Peace
DJ Flow, February, 2017

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I do not own or claim any rights to these tracks.

Design by: @yiiee

The "Dilla" Handclap No. 21 (Hosted by DJ Flow)

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]

Download The Mix from this link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mm61756l4n119br

Peace Everyone…..

Today is February 7th, 2013….which means it is the birthday of one of the greatest Hip Hop Producers of all time, James Yancey aka J Dilla.  Today he would've been 39 years old.  It is incredible that every month of February for the last 8 years that Dilla's life & music is celebrated around the whole world.  It is also bittersweet because he was taken from us in such an early age when it looked like he was really get ready to take the world by storm.  I've been very lucky & blessed to be part of his close circle of friends when he moved to Los Angeles.  Not only was he was a talented individual and one of the nicest & humble guy I ever met, he was also a private person…..you definitely don't want to get on his nerves…LOL!!

I know there's a lot of Dilla Tribute mixes out there, and me personally, I don't think there's anyone that can out top a Dilla mix that was made by my fellow Beat Junkie & the 3rd Member of Jaylib, the Funky President himself, J.Rocc.  The only one who can possible come close would our good friend, Houseshoes.  I already made 2 mixes a few years ago, but I was inspired again to work on another one.  I tried to finish the mix late last night but got real tired….I just finally finished this mix before the day was over.  I definitely was trying not to repeat songs like I did on my previous Dilla mixes but sometimes you can't help going back to his classic catalogue.  Anyways, here's my third installment of my "J Dilla Whatupdoe" mixes, a 30 minute vibe mix.  Unfortunately, we also lost another Musical legend a few days ago….Mr. Donald Byrd, and i actually added the original "Think Twice" song to the mix as well as Dilla's version, in paying homage to the legendary musician.

Rest in Peace to Donald Byrd…..and Rest In Peace & Happy Birthday to one of the greatest….J Dilla.

Rhettmatic
Beat Junkies

PS.  A BIG Thank you to the homie Jeff Jank of Stones Throw.

JDILLA WHATUPDOE MIX VOL. 3

Mix show and live sets from Soul Source Los Angeles.

Brought to you by:
@blksoap (Los Angeles/ Honolulu)
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The "Dilla" Handclap No. 21 (Hosted by DJ Flow)

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