J Dilla‘s music is featured on the forthcoming Dillatroit EP,
coming out via Moodymann‘s Mahogani Music label on May 25. The exclusive vinyl release features tracks
from the Rebirth Of Detroit LP, which is being
released via Maureen “Ma Dukes”
Yancey‘s new label Ruff Draft
Records on June 12.
J Dilla‘s mother Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey announces the launching
of Ruff Draft Records, which is focused on the releasing unfinished Dilla material and Ma Dukes-approved artists. The imprint
is celebrating its launch with the release of The Rebirth
Of Detroit, an album of previously unheard J Dilla production and vocals from
powerful Detroit talents.
The release party for Rebirth… is on May 25 during the Detroit
Electronic Music Festival and will feature performances by Waajeed, Guilty Simpson, DJ Dez, DJ Spinna & Proof‘s
father McKinley Jackson, who will be introducing his
new group The Philanthropists Of Soul. The event
will be hosted @ The Magic Stick in Detroit.
Bling 47 Breaks presents a new episode of its Dilla Edition
series, featuring Dj Dez speaking on the origins of Slum
Village‘s “The Hustle”. Visit Bling47 for the full story
and to view more webisodes and exclusives.
The new J Dilla LP Rebirth Of Detroit is officially set for release
on June 12 via Yancey Music Group, accompanying the LP’s
announcement with a stirring promo and a clip for Danny
Brown‘s track “Jay Dee’s Revenge”. The new release
features Detroit talent performing over unheard J Dilla production, and viewers can visit OfficialJDilla.com for more updates
and information to come.
J Dilla‘s “Crushin” is presented by Bling47 in an early
version produced by Waajeed, whose instrumental
was submitted for Dilla‘s unreleased MCA LP,
reportedly titled Pay Jay. Visit Bling47.com
for the full story and for more media
celebrating the life and works
of James Yancey.
Bling47 shares “Inspiration from Ma Dukes”, a track
featuring a February 14, 2006 recording of J Dilla‘s
mother speaking words of gratitude and wisdom,
scored with instrumentation by Waajeed. Visit Bling47.com for more media celebrating the
life & works of the great James Yancey.
Animators, Graphic Designers, Visual Artists: Create A Video For Ohbliv’s Track “thisluv(4dilla)”. The Winner Will Have Their Video Featured On Culture King & Will Receive A Q&A Feature On Culture King, Which Will Be Promoted For 5 Days On Moonsatellite’s Twitter And CeeK’s Facebook.
An unreleased J Dilla remix of Que D‘s “Cash Flow”
is shared by Waajeed via Bling47.com (“straight
from the muh’f*ckin cassette”), continuing to
celebrate Dilla Month. Visit the site for
more treats and for videos featuring Dilla‘s collaborators & enthusiasts.
Nameless uses his creative voice to pay tribute to J Dilla with Adobe Dillastrator: CS2, his newest
instrumental release. The EP is available
now for free via his Bandcamp page.