Instrumental Hip Hop
[MP3] Nym – Warm Blooded Lizard (FULL album stream)
Interesting instrumental hip-hop album with a ‘spaghetti-western’ theme. For a few dollars more, you can actually buy this. Only my older readers will get that joke (or click that link….)
[DJ Mix] Liveagl.com Presents: J. Dilla’s Treasures
What? You think I only wait til his birthday and the anniversary of his passing to salute Dilla? The homie Alex put together this excellent tribute project which I missed and I’m not waiting ’til next year to post it! Peep game:
“We are coming to the end February, and though J.Dilla’s birthday is only on the one day, I celebrate his contribution for the month. He has inspired me greatly through my years, and not with”The Shining” or “Donuts” but, his work on his classic beat tapes, songs with SV and production for a slew of other artists.
In commemoration of #dillamonth, I thought it would be great to introduce the project we’ve been working on called “J.Dilla’s Treasures” , it’s a collection of his rarest and most awe-inspiring productions. This mix really embodies his vast amount of sheer talent over the years…
I Hope You Enjoy it.”
[audio: http://www.mdn.fm/files/download/264027_omztx/J%20Dilla%27s%20Treasures%20%28Full%29.mp3]
MP3: Liveagl.com Presents: J.Dilla’s Treasures Single MP3 file [Direct Download – right click and save as] | zip file
[via Alex]
[MP3 + Video] Star Slinger – Mornin’
The post-Dilla movement begins? Instrumental hip-hop music from Manchester, England. Video directed by Alan Jensen aka Ghostclatter! Track from the album, Star Slinger Vol. 1. Check it out in full below:
Dig what you’re hearing? Hit the jump for more.
[MP3] HipHopisRead.com pres. J. Dilla/Jay Dee – Donuts: The Samples
Since I just got back from the Dilla Suite For Ma Dukes screening, it seemed apropos to post this from the homie, Ivan at HipHopisRead.com:
“Just over five years ago, James Dewitt Yancey, a.k.a. Jay Dee, a.k.a. J Dilla, celebrated his 32nd birthday by releasing his magnum opus, Donuts. Sadly, his life was cut short just three days later due to complications from TTP and Lupus. There’s no telling how the hip hop landscape would be different if Dilla were still around. What we’re left with instead is a Tupac-like surplus of stashed away, sometimes incomplete works – many of which Dilla labored over in his last months of life.
Much like the various records that Dilla picked up with his heat-seeking fingertips, the music on Donuts is so wide-ranging, so diverse, I can’t help but call the album his magnum opus. Donuts is an incredible record, filled with beautiful soundscapes (“Time: The Donut of the Heart”; “Stop”; “One Eleven”; “Gobstopper”; “Dilla Says Go”; “Bye”), neck-snapping grooves (“The New”; “Two Can Win”; “Walkinonit”), innovative, electro madness (“Lightworks”; “Da Factory”), hardcore soul (“Mash”; “Geek Down”; “Last Donut of the Night”) and everything in between – lest I list off the entire tracklisting! It was a pleasure to compile Dilla’s eclectic sample sources, and though I say this every time I release a sample set, this time I really mean it: TURN IT UP!!”
I ain’t gonna lie, I was late to the Dilla party and that’s speaking as someone who actually worked on some of his earliest production projects
Download HipHopisRead.com pres. J. Dilla/Jay Dee – Donuts: The Samples
Previously on The Kitchen:
– The Story Behind the Artwork for Dilla’s Classic Donuts Album
– DJ Houseshoes Presents J Dilla: The King James Version [Mixtape]
[MP3] DJ Shadow – Halfway Home (Awkward Mix)
MP3 Download: Halfway Home (Awkward Mix) by djshadow
Shadow returns to his earlier, pre-hyphy sample-based instrumental sound. Entroducing Stans rejoice? I for one was digging the hyphy stuff. It’s called artistic evolution, people – let your favorite musicians experience it without crucifying them for it. That being said, this ain’t bad to my ears. Shadow fan thoughts though??