Candyland

Coco & Her Sister Kristy In Black Men Magazine (NSFW) [Spizzy]

NBA Jam For iPhone [Gizmodo]

Valentine’s Day By The Numbers [Cool Material]

How The Grammys Are Really Decided [TheLoop21] Read the rest of this entry »

In some way, shape, or form J Dilla has been involved with the creation of most of my favorite music. Some of these names should ring a bell.

The Pharcyde. A Tribe Called Quest. Busta Rhymes. De La Soul. The Roots. Mos Def. Talib Kweli. Ghostface Killah.

And that’s just scratching the surface of his resumé. Read the rest of this entry »

Stones Throw Records has unearthed a Friday gem, providing an unreleased J Dilla and Madlib track, “Louder,” set to appear on Madlib’s upcoming LP, Low Budget High Fi Music. “Louder” rumbles along with the same fierce stomp the late Detroit luminary imbued in many of his tracks, as scratches and samples accent the muscular beat. The sparse production elements might leave a few questioning the sound quality, but it’s signature Jaylib every time those drum kit’s kick. Read the rest of this entry »

Just yesterday, my aunt and I were discussing Kanye’s behavior during award shows and I then proceeded her to school her in the infamous acts of Ol’ Dirty Bastard. This past Saturday marked the 6th anniversary of his passing but Raekwon opts to celebrate life first by releasing the video to “Ason Jones” today, which would have been his 42nd birthday. Read the rest of this entry »

Not content with just being a branch on the Grammy Family tree, Consequence is going Hollywood once with the sequel to his blockbuster mixtape with Movies On Demand 2. (That’s in case you haven’t noticed). Elevating his acting chops with some nimble punchlines that sock Cam in his mouth with knuckled up rebuttal for his treason, Read the rest of this entry »

Continuing on his one man mission to bring embarrassing & enlightening Hip-Hop revelations to the masses, Skillz returns slightly ahead of schedule with the latest installment in his “Confessions” series. Backstage of the famed Nokia Theater, he sits down with the legendary Q-Tip & Peanut Butter Wolf. Read the rest of this entry »

Jackie

Principal Bans Hugs in Oregon Middle School [Fox News]

Burglar Gets Caught After Logging On To MySpace [F-Listed]

Duck Sauce x Fool’s Gold [Sneaker Freaker]

McDonald’s Will Use Nintendo DS To Train New Employees [The Koalition]

Top 10 Remote Control and Streaming Tools [Lifehacker]

Max B Receives Appeal on Murder Conviction [RGF] Read the rest of this entry »

The homie J. Kim with the early morning assist, sending over this video clip of Miguel Atwood-Ferguson’s arrangement of Dwele’s “Angel” backed by the Suite for Ma Dukes Orchestra.

“Today is the fourth anniversary of Dilla’s untimely passing. People are celebrating his life all month long. At Mochilla, we have spent the past year working on A Suite for Ma Dukes. Until now we have held our cards close to our chest releasing videos and entirely instrumental pieces. But today in homage to the man responsible Read the rest of this entry »

Considering the influence Dilla had on the current wave of the culture, there’s more than plenty tributes, mixes and the like floating around out there and they’ll make appearances across the blogsphere all week long. Today, I chose this. Mos Def and Robert Glasper got together in Ann Arbor, MI. covering sixteen tracks of material. Read the rest of this entry »

Model Madness For Friday

Restaurant Promotes Sex In Its Bathrooms [Our Kitchen Sink]

Rosa Acosta Makes Me Smile [HMJ]

College Girl’s Virginity Auction Nets Little Cash [Gawker]

Scoop DeVille’s Hip-Hop History Leads Him To A Snoop Dogg Hit [Mixtape Daily]

Top 5 Names For Diddy’s New Business School [WoooHa]

Super Tecmo Bet: Predicting The Super Bowl With Video Games [Cracked] Read the rest of this entry »

The well-known Raph Rashid photograph of Dilla will now be sold on a limited edition shirt, courtesy of Stussy & Stones Throw Records. Available on 2.13 and you can purchase knowing that proceeds will finally make it to the proper hands, with the recent announcement that Dilla’s estate finally made it back into his family’s control.

Available @ Stones Throw’s site and Stussy locations.

Aqua with a fine addition to the game with this unreleased Tribe The Love Movement into featuring Mos Def.

Back in ‘98 I was Hip-Hop Music Director at WTJU in Charlottesville, Virginia. The nondescript position made me privy to treats like an advance copy of A Tribe Called Quest’s then last hurrah, The Love Movement. OG promo man Al Lindstrom had been servicing me with music from Jive Records for a minute so after a few pestering phone calls (e-mail? nah.) he sent me the CD advance, making me that ninja amongst my inner circle of Hip-Hop heads. Read the rest of this entry »

Depending on when you encounter this post, it will either be the perfect slow down from what was probably a hectic but (hopefully) fulfilling day or perhaps the perfect compliment to your morning cup of joe, Flying Lotus reconstructs Slum’s “Fall In Love” as a tribute to Dilla.

No matter when you catch, be thankful. Read the rest of this entry »

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II continues to hoist the Iron Flag for the Clan this year.

Make sure to go out support the effort if you’re feeling it. The week of 9.08.09 to be exact. We don’t need another Slaughterhouse on our hands (no eye jammies).

Download — Raekwon Feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah & Method Man – “House Of Flying Daggers”

Previously Posted — Raekwon Feat. Method Man & Ghostface Killah – “New Wu” Video | Raekwon Feat. Cappadonna & Ghostface Killah – “10 Bricks” | Raekwon Feat. Lyfe Jennings – “Catalina”

It’s like Ironman all over again when these three get together. Read the rest of this entry »