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Ma Dukes Collection Mix CD For Sale

Dave NY in conjunction with hosts DJ Rhettmatic, J. Rocc, Houseshoes and Phoreyz present The Mrs. Yancey approved Ma Dukes Collection. All of the artists involved have donated their time and talent to help this project come to reality, as Rhettmatic and J. Rocc handled many of the mini-mixes, and Houseshoes compiling some of original breaks and samples in this moving and emotional tribute in honor of the late great J-Dilla. Rest in power. Featuring Black Milk, Elzhi, Bahamadia, Frank N Dank, The Roots, Oh No, Roc C, Akrobatik, Talib Kweli, J-Rawls and more.

All the proceeds go straight to Maureen Yancey.

TRACKLISTING:
01. Ma Dukes (Mrs Yancey) - Speaks
02. Phoreyz - Intro
03. Black Milk & Guilty Simpson - Freestyle
04. Bishop Lamont, Frank Nitty & focus - Baby
05. Affion Crocket - Wildin’ Out (The Offcial)
06. Rhettmatic - Wut Up Doe Mix
07. Styles Of Beyond - Freestyle
08. Elzhi - Freestyle
09. Bahamadia - Freestyle
10. Houseshoes - A Legend In His Own Time
11. Illa J - freestyle
12. Chali2na & Rakaa - Freestyle
13. Frank N Dank - Freestyle
14. J. Rocc - The Dill Withers Mix
15. The Roots - Freestyle
16. Team Get Em’ (Ohno & Roc C) - Freestyle
17. Supastar Dave Dar, Strickland & Wordsworth - Freestyle
18. Chali2na - Freestyle
19. Akrobatik & Talib Kweli - Put Ya Stamp On It

Help Ma Dukes! Donate At The Giant Peach

The Giant Peach, a California-based company created as an avenue for the production and distribution of music, artwork, and clothing from independent artists (mainly hip hop oriented), have just set up a donation fund via Paypal for Maureen Yancey (Ma Dukes), the mother of the late James Yancey (J. Dilla) on their MySpace page at myspace.com/thegiantpeach.

Maureen Yancey gave birth to one of the greatest producers of our generation, James Yancey aka Dilla. She suffers from Lupus, the same disease which claimed the life of her child. Lupus is an auto-immune disease which results in cell and tissue damage and a host of related medical issues.

Mrs. Yancey is currently struggling to pay for her own medical bills and to keep her household running after the loss of one of her children. She reached out to us in an attempt to contact the fans that were supporters of her son & his music. Please consider donating to her today.

Please note: this is NOT a tax-deductible donation, and this is in no way related to the Dilla Foundation or the estate of James Yancey. There are no administration fees related to your donation. You will be donating directly to Mrs. Yancey. Thank you!

For those of your who don't want to pay through Paypal and/or just want to send some sort of correspondence/letters to Ma Dukes, you can send it to the following address:
Maureen Yancey
8281 E. Brentwood
Detroit, MI 48234

And if you want to know the current state of the J. Dilla estate and Maureen Yancey's thoughts on it all, there were a couple stories in L.A. Weekly earlier this year that explains it all.

READ: Who's Biting J. Dilla's Beats? by Jeff Weiss (LA Weekly)
READ: An Interview With J. Dilla's Mother, Maureen Yancey by Jeff Weiss (LA Weekly)

LINKS: J. DILLA MYSPACE | THE GIANT PEACH MYSPACE

Death Of The Muse: A Dilla Tribute

This is "Death of the Muse", the first single off the upcoming Solillaquists of Sound album, "No More Heroes". It's available as a download for a minimum donation of $2 with absolutely 100% of the proceeds going directly to Ms. Maureen Yancey a/k/a Ma Dukes (J Dilla's mom). You are encouraged to donate more than the minimum by upping the quantity in your shopping cart before checking out..The track features J-Live, Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5), as well as Ma Dukes herself.

Being that J Dilla was a musical hero to many of us, we chose to pay tribute to him in song for the new SoS album. And knowing of the troubles that his mother has endured (not only during the time of Dilla's illness but also since his passing) with her own health, living situation, and estrangement with the executors of Dilla's estate, we decided to pay tribute to her as well.. in action.

Please go to the download site, read the info and support Ms. Yancey. She is a wonderful and strong person who needs the help. Make sure you leave her a comment, pass the link along to your friends, try to get the song and the message on the radio, make the cover art your myspace pic, or throw the banner up on your page. Do what you can. Let's continue to prove that the power of the people united for a cause is more powerful than any politician or celebrity by helping to make a significant change in this woman's life.

Much thanks goes to everyone involved in this, especially everyone at insound for hosting the donation for free while taking no percentages or transaction fees and making sure that every last cent of the proceeds goes directly to Ms. Yancey. To all those starting up additional fundraisers, feel free to use this link to donate the money you raise directly to Ms. Yancey, that's what it was created for. And of course thanks to all of you who support.

DONATE: Solillaquists of Sound - "Death Of The Muse"
READ: Death Of The Music article @ Okayplayer.com
LINK: Solilla Blog