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J Dilla was born James Dewitt Yancey on February 7, 1974 in Detroit, Michigan, to Maureen and Beverly Yancey. From the onset, music was intrinsic to Jay's life. His mother Maureen
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sweeney kovar
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Feb 2, 2013
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Ras_G is one of the pickiest aliens I know when it comes to MCs. He cuts no slack for anyone. I guess I can't blame him; if I came up in L.A. during the heyday of The Good Life Cafe/Freestyle Fellowship era and served as a DJ for the famed Project Bl...
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Sounds like:
Robert Glasper,
Karriem Riggins,
J Dilla
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Jan 21, 2013
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In music, the drum is the centerpiece -- the heart. Chris "Daddy" Dave has spent years mastering his craft in studios and live gigs for a wide array of artists, including Robert Glasper, Adele and D'angelo, quietly becoming one of the premier drumme...
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Anu Rana
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Jan 13, 2013
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"Happy Camper" is spinning around in the teacup ride at Disneyworld, or skipping down the street after you quit your job Office Space style, or jumping off a swing and landing successfully. You know what I mean? The song will make you happy; a fresh ...
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sweeney kovar
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Jan 12, 2013
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The 25th element of hip-hop is the posse cut. Multiple MCs swarming over a beat, each one taking it to different places, but everyone killing it. The further you move through the posse cut, the tougher the bars should get, to the point where the end ...
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David Peter Simon
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Jan 10, 2013
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The other night, Ta-ku announced he's doing a tribute series dedicated to Japanese hip-hop legend Seba Jun, a.k.a. Nujabes. As many have noted, it's an excellent way to start 2013.The series is sort of a follow-up to his "50 Days of Dilla," called "2...
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Sounds like:
Madlib,
J Dilla,
Ghostface Killah
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sweeney kovar
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Dec 24, 2012
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This is the best DOOM track I've heard in a while. His most recent project, JJ DOOM (with Janero Jarel), was cool, but it didn't quite reach the heights of wonderful weirdness that previous efforts had. After dominating the early 2000s with a bizarre...
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sweeney kovar
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Dec 22, 2012
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Ras_G, the Crate Creator, Admiral of Bass and NETERU Beat God, has been creating amp-blowing, trunk-rattling, outer-space beat compositions humbly and on his own terms for years. Since graduating from the turntables at Leimert Park's famed Project Bl...
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sweeney kovar
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Dec 5, 2012
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House Shoes lineage is proven and unlike that of any other Motor City DJ. He helped introduce the world to J Dilla and played dot-connecter for numerous other artists from the D and other cities. His move to L.A. several years ago has raised his prof...
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