Our buddies over at Stones Throw teamed up with Serato and the J Dilla Estate for this official J Dilla Serato release, “Donut Shop”. This is 2 discs with six J Dilla tracks, 2 sides with Serato Control Tone (for use with Serato Scratch Live DJ software), and 2 donut slipmats in a package designed by Studio No.1. This will be released May 10th (the day after Mother’s day) and is available for pre-order now.
The J Dilla tracks consist of three previously unreleased instrumentals selected by J.Rocc from the Dilla archives – “Safety Dance”, “Sycamore”, “Bars & Twists” – and three unreleased instrumental versions of Dilla’s production for Mos Def, Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes, each remastered by Elysian Masters who mixed and mastered J Dilla’s Donuts, The Shining and Ruff Draft albums.
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Recently Damon aka Dam-Funk aka the ‘Ambassador of Boogie Funk’ was in London and visited the Red Bull Music Academy to do a lecture. I must say I found it very intriging and too bad we had to miss this one. Hopefully next week we’ll have the honor of seeing Muhsinah, J.Rocc or even Flying Lotus on that couch. Really feeling D-F on never giving up on your dreams and letting nobody hold you back. Check out what else he had to say and get out the popcorn for this…enjoy!
J Rocc (third member of Jaylib so to speak), put together this mixtape of Dilla, Madlib and Jaylib songs, as well as some of their sources, essentially telling the story of this group. Stones Throw had some promo copies of this CD floating around for a while that year, then took the Jaylib section and pressed it on a 45, which was released as the bonus 45 with “Champion Sound”. Both the CD and 45 are long out of stock. The photos were taken by B+ of Madlib in his studio in L.A. and Dilla in his in Detroit.
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In Search of Stoney Jackson is produced entirely by Madlib, longtime friend of Phil Da Agony and extended Strong Arm Steady family. The album’s conception owes a great deal to World Famous Beat Junkie, J.Rocc, who provided the trio with close to 200 of the Madlib the Beat Konducta’s tracks to choose from. Strong Arm Steady had previously rapped over Madlib productions on the Madlib and Talib Kweli Liberation album, but this full-length marks a long-desired collaboration between the four. It’s a hip-hop jam session, with the group acting as the rhythm section for an all-star cast of guest vocalists such as Planet Asia, Guilty Simpson, Evidence, Chase Infinite, and Phonte of Little Brother. (Stones Throw)
This will hit the streets January 26th and is already available as a digital release via the Stones Throw website!
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Secondhand Sureshots is a filmed experiment in creative sound recycling. Dublab directors Bryan “Morpho” Younce & Mark “frosty” McNeill sent beatmakers Daedelus, Nobody, J.Rocc and Ras G on safari into L.A. thrift stores with orders to make new music out of five finds while the cameras filmed the whole process. The result is a mini-documentary about putting new life into old vinyl. Over 2 hours of footage, music & bonus material. Stonesthrow
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Here is a quick preview of the limited Shafiq HusaynEn A-FREE-KA EP. An exclusive HHV and Plug Research collaboration. The EP contains remix versions by Flying Lotus & J.Rocc as well as non-album tracks. The pre-order starts december 4th.
Shafiq Husayn – Evil Man (Flying Lotus Remix)
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Shafiq Husayn – Jam 101
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J.Rocc, with exclusives in hand as usual, jumped on the radio show Fat Beats Live on Eastvillageradio.com to preview some new Madvillain tracks that DOOM and Madlib are working on in Los Angeles. Thanks to our buddies at Stones Throw for the 411..
Now I ain’t got no Serato and still I’m thinking of copping this Stones Throw X Serato collaboration. You can pre-order this package, consisting of 2 discs (music b/w serato tones), and two slipmats, HERE and they’ll ship out August 18th. The discs are clear vinyl and limited to 2000 pieces. Here’s full details …
2 DISCS Clear vinyl 2 SLIPMATS Stones Throw logo in Gold SIDES 1 & 3 Serato Control Tones used to DJ with Serato Scratch Live software. SIDES 2 & 4 exclusive Stones Throw tracks
Track list…
Dam-Funk – Silver Sunsets
James Pants – Let’s Celebrate
Guilty Simpson – What To Do (Oh No Remix)
Mayer Hawthorne – Just Aint Gonna Work Out (Astronote Remix)
Peanut Butter Wolf feat. Baron Zen – Talk To Me
CX Kidtronik – Aint Even Playin’
J Rocc – Hot Feet
MED – Out of Control (Produced by Madlib)
Thanks to the Beatjunkies for this ill promo mix of “Jay Stay Paid”. This should keep you satisfied until June 2nd, cuz I know a lot of you are already going nuts. Highly anticipated and musically supervised by Dilla’s only real musical idol…Pete Rock. More info soon…so stay tuned for this one! Oh shout out goes to Shamz from Okayplayer..oh and peep this second leak.
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The homie HZA (92bpm) just hit me with the latest Stonesthrow 2009 Sampler which contains yet to be released gems and remixes. The 2009 Sampler is available @ iTunes now.
Track listing as follows:
Dam-Funk – Let’s Take Off (forthcoming 12-inch single)
Guilty Simpson – What to Do (Oh No Remix)
Koushik – Lying In the Sun
Baron Zen – Talk to Me (PB Wolf Remix)
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez – The Power of Myth
Madlib – Dirty Hop
James Pants – Cosmic Rap (Egyptian Lover Remix)
M.E.D. – Out of Control (from forthcoming Stones Throw x Serato 12-inch)
Mayer Hawthorne – Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out
Savath Y Savalas – La Llama (from forthcoming album on Stones Throw)
J Rocc – Hot Feet (from forthcoming Stones Throw x Serato 12-inch)
Arabian Prince – Let’s Hit the Beach
Madvillain – Pearls
Guilty Simpson – What To Do (Oh No Remix)
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