Rapper/Producer brandUn DeShay gives the first visual treatment for his J Dilla freestyle off this recent Your Favorite Mixtape 2 project.
Video: brandUn DeShay – ShayDilla
12 years ago 749,925
New Music: Slum Village – “Tear It Down” feat. Jon Connor (Prod. J Dilla)
9 years ago 581,427
Slum Village have a new album out now, it's called YES! (get it on iTunes right here) and it's their follow-up to their 2013 album Evolution. They're also sharing a single featuring young stalwart emcee Jon Connor. Another dope thing worth noting about the track is it's produced by the legendary J Dilla. Peep it after the jump!
Video: Julian Stephen – “Sophisticated Thoughts”
9 years ago 821,898
Queens emcee Julian Stephen drops off the visuals for his latest single, “Sophisticated Thoughts”, which finds the rapper chilling around local spots amid a distinctive 90s flare. Produced by Chicago’s brandUn DeShay, whose recent work includes Mac Miller, Chance The Rapper, Danny Brown, and Casey Veggies, the beat is cheerful and optimistic which perfectly compliments the visuals. Peep the video for Julian Stephen's "Sophisticated Thoughts" after the jump.
New Music: AZ Remixes Nas’ “The Season” (Prod. J Dilla)
9 years ago 4,238,487
Last week Nas surprised everyone when he dropped "The Season", his long-delayed collaboration with legendary Detroit producer J Dilla. On "The Season" Nas raps over Dilla's smooth "Gobstopper" beat from his 2006 instrumental album Donuts. If nobody was expecting that to happen, then surely nobody was even remotely thinking about AZ, Nas' longtime and frequent rhyme partner, and also a member of hip-hop group The Firm (which Nasty Nas was also part of), to remix the track. Listen to AZ' remix of Nas' (and Jay Dee's) "The Season" after the jump.
New Music: Nas – “The Season” (Prod. J Dilla)
9 years ago 745,569
When J Dilla suddenly passed away in 2006, at the tender age of 32, from cardiac arrest, the hip-hop community lost one of the greatest producers of all-time. That year Jay Dee left hip-hop one of the finest collections of instrumentals in Donuts. What made Donuts so special, besides it being released three days before J Dilla's passing, was that it feels like such an intensely personal statement. Since its release, many have went on to use the instrumentals from Donuts (including Ghostface, Drake, Charles Hamilton, Skyzoo, and Talib Kweli). Now Nas is finally sharing his collaboration with Jay Dee as he raps over the "Gobstopper" beat. Listen after the jump!
New Music: Joey Bada$$ — “Two Lips”
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Mixtape Download: Slum Village “Dirty Slums 2”
11 years ago 2,344,023
Slum Village is back with their first project since last year's Dirty Slums. For those following the group from it's inception, the only original member left in SV is T3. Slum Village now consists of T3, J Dilla's brother, Illa J, and Young RJ. Dirty Slums 2 is hosted by Mick Boogie and features guest appearances from Rapper Big Pooh, Guilty Simpson, Joe Scudda, Fat Ray, and Clear Soul Forces.
Video: Yancey Boys Feat. Frank Nitt “The Throwaway”
11 years ago 499,455
When J Dilla is on the beat, all is right with the world. Now go support the Throwaway EP.
Mixtape Download: Julian Stephen “#AwkwardMoments”
12 years ago 1,582,515
Since releasing University of Julian 2 last year, Queens rapper Julian Stephen has been hard at work on his latest project, #AwkwardMoments.