Back in May we previewed J Dilla’s Rebirth Of Detroit, a posthumous album of 25 unreleased tracks, with a trailer to get y’all excited. Unearthed straight from the ex-Slum Village producer’s vault, Rebirth Of Detroit features new verses from Danny Brown, Beej, Phat Kat, Guilty Simpson, Chuck Inglish, Boldy James and many more. Pick up the physical […]
14
Jun
Posthumous LP of 25 unreleased soon-to-be classic tracks
10
May
The first full cut from J Dilla's posthumous "Rebirth Of Detroit" LP
Yesterday we previewed J Dilla’s Rebirth Of Detroit, the superlative producer’s posthumous album, and here comes the first full cut from the anticipated LP. Danny Brown lays his vocals over Jay Dilla’s beats, the results being “Jay-Dee’s Revenge” — with the rudimentary video shown below. Even though they were never in the studio together, the […]
9
May
The pride of Detroit's 5th studio production album
The pride of Detroit, the late great J Dilla, aka Dilla, Jay Donuts, Jay Dee, et al, is coming out with another posthumous album, this one packed with 25 unreleased tracks and unheard beats from the ex-Slum Village producer’s vault. Titled Rebirth Of Detroit, the LP is technically J Dilla’s fifth studio album and will […]
14
Feb
Trina, Luda, Lil Flip & Jay-Z for a ho-filled romantic celebration
As a Valentine’s Day gift to friends, fam and fans, Ed Banger Records’ Busy P offers this reissue of a 2008 minimix from the late DJ Mehdi. The very romantic 5-minute mix features the likes of Trina, Luda, Lil Flip and Jay-Z for a ho-filled 145 BPM heart and candy celebration… RIP Mehdi…
9
Jan
40 minutes of dubstep heat from LIFE + TIMES
Jay-Z’s LIFE + TIMES website drops a new 40-minute dubstep mix via DJ/producer Troublemaker. Titled Pantystep – Pleasure Her Pain, the 18-track mix features bangers from heavyweights like The Weeknd, Joker, Skrillex, Clams Casino, Com Truise, Skream, Boards of Canada and James Blake. Congrats to Jay who saw the birth of his daughter B.I.C. (Blu Ivy […]
25
Oct
Florida crew re-envisions tracks by esteemed artist trio
The remix collective Urban Noize released this collection of their works reinvisioning tracks by the potent trio of Jay-Z, Kanye and Adele. Titled Brooklyn. Chicago. London. (The Urban Noize Remixes) in honor of the artists’ hometowns, the 8-song album features some nice production work from the Florida natives. Stream the Brooklyn. Chicago. London. mix below, […]
28
Mar
Download the PDF or find a hard copy
In commemoration of the traditional vinyl, CD and digital release of the new Radiohead album The King of Limbs (out tomorrow, March 29, on tbd records), the band has created a newspaper called The Universal Sigh which it will be distributing free. Dedicated teams will be handing out copies of the paper across the USA, […]
15
Mar
Humility and humor in the face of defeat
An animated typography interpretation of Conan O’Brien’s farewell address on his last day at NBC. Wow, truly bad ass. I’ve been with Team Coco since Day One (anyone who wrote the “Monorail Song” on The Simpsons has my eternal respect), and his humility and humor in the face of such a stunning career blow only […]
