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By now, most of you are aware that material from the shelved MCA Records album from J. Dilla has leaked on the Internet. Personally, I’m extremely angry and disappointed by the leak, and more disappointed by the actions of people and other web sites with their perpetuation of this unfortunate act. Everyone is so blinded by the hype, that no one sees the reality of the situation. It isn’t time for this material to be out here like this. This is it. This is the final chapter in the story of James Yancey. After this material is released, there is nothing else. These are the final pieces of music fully overseen by J. Dilla. Anything else – beats people purchase from now on and I believe there is a whole album or so worth of material that was suppose to drop on Operation Unknown – will have to be finished, mix, and touched by someone else. The MCA material is it, period!
The leaking of this album is not like any other album. Its not like there is a ton of material for this project recorded. There are probably additional tracks recorded that haven’t leaked yet, but the ones that did constitute a great deal of it. If 50 Cent or Snoop Dogg material leaks, they have avenues to combat it. The Dilla/MCA situation is completely different. This is unreleased material from a specific period in J. Dilla’s career, and the release of it takes time to get through on the legal and ownership issues. There is no going back in the studio. There is not remixing these tracks. There is nothing. Once this material leaked, the damage was done.
I’m greatly disappointed in the lack of responsibility of web sites and DJs regarding this situation. If a DJ plays or web sites leaks material of an up and coming artist that is creating a huge buzz, that does nothing but help the artist build that buzz. This is a totally different situation folks! We don’t need to build anticipation or buzz for J. Dilla. The linking of these joints on your sites or playing on your show is only self-serving, trying to earn your J. Dilla brownie points. I couldn’t get away with ANY of the things all these sites and blogs have been getting away with and the site I’m most disappointed with is Okayplayer. They should know better but they have openly linked in their daily new updates to other blogs that have CD quality tracks to download. You would think people that are fans of J. Dilla would understand the situation, but I guess they don’t. Not just them but everyone. Do we have to lay out all the facts again? Do we have to lay out the medical bills figures again? What do we have to do, really?
I have faith that when this material is properly released that most of your will purchase it, but that is not the only point. Its just not time for this material to be out here like this. This is the final chapter and it was all suppose to come when the time was right. Whoever the person who leaked this material, are you a Dilla fan at all? Would you like to look Mr. and Mrs Yancey in the face and tell them what you did? They would probably be disappointed in you and even more, KILL YOU WITH KINDNESS.
Isn’t it ironic that this material has been labeled Pay Jay? In no way are you paying James Yancey anything. You are not paying him any money. You are not paying him homage. You are not paying him respect.
Now I don't really have much time to just go on and on about anyone in Detroit, but I wish I could. For the most part, my audience knows about many of the people I cover, but I should worry more about the new eyes glancing on the page and educate more about the best of the best in Detroit. With that, I introduce Danny Brown. As an emcee/producer from Detroit, he is the type of artist that could easily relate to the underground crowd while touching the hood/commercial listeners. Danny Brown is so dope recently he had House Shoes ending every sentence he spoke with "Danny Brown is the shit". A few years back, Brown scored a Detroit radio hit with the song "Yes" with his group Rese'vor Dogs (Danny Brown, Mike Green aka Mike Luke, Chips). Brown would also spend some time out in New York recording in all the legendary studio with Roc-A-Fella, but that unfortunately didn't pan out. Recently, Danny Brown dropped three mixtapes titled Detroit State Of Mind (download them below) filled with original material and productions. Right now, Danny Brown is working with G-Unit producer Nick Speed on his solo album Hot Soup along with a collaborative album with 87 called Profit Jones. Below are download of a few tracks and the Detroit State Of Mind mixtapes. Please leave some comments in the feedback area (it's fixed now)
DOWNLOADS:
- Danny Brown Detroit State Of Mind (zip file)
- Danny Brown Detroit State Of Mind Vol. 2 (zip file)
- Danny Brown Detroit State Of Mind Vol. 3 (zip file)
- Rese-vor Dogs "Yes" (mp3)
- Danny Brown "Gun In Ya Mouth" (featuring Chips & Marvwon) - [MySpace link]
VIDEO: Danny Brown performing "Gun In Ya Mouth" with Chips and Marvwon
While we are at it check out the new mixtape Dope Head Muzik Vol.1 from Rese'vor Dogs' Mike Green (aka Mike Luke). You can listen and download it from DatPiff.com.
- Mike Green Dope Head Muzik Vol. 1 (DatPiff.com link)
LINKS: OFFICIAL DANNY BROWN MYSPACE | OFFICIAL DOPE HEAD MYSPACE
Recently, DJ House Shoes dropped another podcast for HVW8 titled We've Only Just Begun chalked full of exclusives and other shit you won't hear anywhere else. Enjoy.
LINK: HVW8 Music Is My Art Podcast Vol. 4: We've Only Just Begun Featuring DJ House Shoes (podomatic site)
Tracklisting:
Frank Cunimundo Trio - feeling Good
No Won
Guilty Simpson - Chief Pat Pockets (Haircut Prod.)
Khrysis
Ca$h I$ King - Fiyah Ring (Exile Prod)
Fat Ray + Black Milk - Take Control
Solidier Blend to...
... Real Thang on the fly
Nobody Better (Swiff D Prod)
J*Davey - La La
Invincible feat. Finale - The Locust (House Shoes Prod)
Kool G. Rap - On the Rise Again (Premier Prod)
Roc Marciano - MC's (Roc Marciano Prod)
Big Tone - Paid Laid and Played(Big Tone Prod)
House Shoes - Murder
Paul White (CDR)
Paul White (CDR)
14KT - The Meaning (CDR)
14KT - Chinese Connection (CDR)
Pete Rock w/ Royal Flush - Questions
Lil Wayne/Juelz Santana -Do My Thang
Fatt Father - For the Hood (www.myspace.com/fattfather)
Danny Brown w/ Big Herk and Phat Kat - What Up Doe (Nick Speed Prod)
De La - rosario dawson
Wasted Youth w/ Baatin - Us
Snowman - Drum Language
Frank Cunimundo Trio - We've Only Just Begun
Dillalude (R.I.P.)
Portishead - The Rip
Today, April 11th, has been two years since the death of Big Proof. It was a huge loss for our Detroit hip hop scene and his loss is still felt so rest in peace brother.
Here's some video footage from the Guilty Simpson album release party last Tuesday at The Shelter put together by Midigi.com.
LINK: Guilty Simpson @ Midigi.com
Guilty Simpson Performance Part 1:
Guilty Simpson Performance Part 2:
Royce Da 5'9" Performance:
Today, February 7th, is the birthday of the late great J. Dilla. Let's remember all the great music this man has created while existing on this Earth. He changed the game and brought inspiration to a whole city (Detroit) and to the whole world of music. It's a time of celebration as the works of James Yancey live on through all of us that truly appreciate his craft and all the wonderful pieces of music he created. Our thoughts go out to the whole Yancey family during the celebration of Dilla's life and let's continue to carry on his legacy.
Ann Arbor's Buff1 just posted a few new exclusive tracks on his MySpace page for the new year.
LINK: OFFICIAL BUFF1 MYSPACE
Real Detroit Weekly named Black Milk 2007's Artist Of The Year in their current issue. Read the cover story online.
Ghostly International founder Sam Valenti IV recently posted a update on his MySpace blog on the ongoing memory of his dear friend Dave Shayman aka Disco D. The blog entry in its entirety is below.
Disco D - new flickr page, more.
An update on the latest in Dave's ongoing memory.
-The Neutral Zone unveiled their excellent live performance space, the B-Side and revamped recording studio last month, much of which was acquired from your donations and goodwill. The night featured a variety of live performances from One.Be.Lo, Great Lakes Myth Society, Fred Thomas, James T. Cotton, etc. and a touching speech by Dave's father.
You can keep up with the live performance schedule at the B-Side here:
LINK: www.myspace.com/thebsidevenue
The studio space is shown here:
LINK: youthownedrecords.com/studio
-You can see a couple pics of the B-Side event and the mural painted in Dave's honor at this Flickr page. I set up this group for anyone to share any pictures/flyers/etc that reminds you of Dave or to just stop by and have a look. It makes me sad, but also helps to stay connected to Dave by remembering good memories with him. If any photos are mis-credited or you would like removed, please let me know.
LINK: SV4's Disco D photo set on Flickr
-There have been a slew of high profile articles that have come out recently in Penthouse, Spin and the Village Voice, some have failed to fully represent Dave's spirit, but the fact of their existence is evidence of the amount of lives that Dave has touched.
-Also here are two great DJ mixes of Dave's here to download if you haven't already:
DOWNLOAD: Disco D - Bootybar Lueven (mp3)
DOWNLOAD: Disco D - Live @ Nouveau Casino, Paris (mp3)
More to come in the new year. Feel free to email me any updates you may have about Dave or thoughts/pics/etc.
Have a good holiday and let's keep what Dave taught us close to heart, you are never too busy for your loved ones.
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Disco's Equation - read it again
(PosEn-NegEn)(NT)^i=R
"positive energy
is your positivity
honesty, love, friendship, etc
neg en
is your negative emotions
hate, fear, jealousy, envy
N is network
virtual, personal, spiritual
T is time
i is ideas and indivituality
R is results
the only thing you cant make more of is time."
Hezekiah just posted a video from Black Milk's recent performance out in Philly. Enjoy.
House Shoes will be back in Detroit for Thanksgiving, spinning at Northern Lights Lounge on Wednesday, November 21st, and at Oslo on Friday, November 23rd.
Karriem Riggins In Scheme Magazine
Karriem Riggins In The Portland Mercury
Karriem is currently on the Stones Throw 2K Sports Bounce tour. He also is finishing up a projects with international artist Kieza Jones and also the Supreme Team album with Madlib, along with producing what will hopefully be Erykah Badu's second single and a remix for Alicia Keys featuring Common that will be performed at the Grammy's.
In the December 2007 issue of XXL, Guilty Simpson is featured in the magazine's Show & Prove section. Stones Throw has a copy of the article posted on their web site. Enjoy.
Guilty Simpson in XXL
Black Milk just posted a track titled "Death Wish" on his MySpace page that his produced for Lloyd Banks that did not make it on Bank's Rotten Apple album.
Looks like Black Milk will be heading on the road for the 3 Tha Hardway tour in Europe with Guilty Simpson and Sean Price. The dates are as follow:
Oct 17 @ B72- Wien, Austria
Oct 18 @ Atomic Cafe - Munchen, DE
Oct 19 @ St. Gallen - Kugl, CH
Oct 20 @ Rote Fabrik - Zurich, CH
Oct 21 @ Leromandie - Lausanne, CH
Oct 24 @ Nouveau Casino - Paris
Oct 25 @ Omplex - Offenburg, DE
Oct 26 @ Students Culture Hall - Bucharest
Oct 27 @ Splash Holland - Amsterdam
Oct 28 @ Skaters Palace - Munster
Oct 29 @ Loppen - Copenhagen, DK
Oct 30 @ Scheune - Dresden, DE
Oct 31 @ Faust - Hannover, DE
Nov 1 @ Vooruit Ballroom - Gent, BE
Nov 2 @ Studio67 - Koln, BE
Nov 3 @ Venue tba - Helsinki
BLACK MILK MYSPACE
My boy Y'skid from the Netherlands hit me off with an interview he did with J. Dilla back in 2003 and we distributed the audio links back then. Four years later, he hit me off with a preview of the video version of the interview with the full length forthcoming.
YOUTUBE LINK
I just got word that there are only (30) thirty copies left from the original run of the J. Dilla tribute posters commissioned by Fusicology and designed by PublicMediaGroup for the Dilla benefit show back in June 2006 at Fifth Avenue Downtown. They will be sold for $25 and only available at two locations in Metro Detroit:
Record Time - Ferndale | www.recordtime.com
Pure Detroit / Pure D Vinyl - New Center | www.puredetroit.com
Proceeds from the sales of these posters will go to the Yancey family, and there will be in-stores in conjunction with these stores set up real soon.
House Shoes just set up his own online podcast spot at shoeshouse.podomatic.com. He posted his Loungin': Live At The Buddha mix from 2004 on the page for your listening pleasures. And remember to check out his HVW8 podcast at hvw8.podomatic.com
