We Love J. Dilla Even MORE...

Straight from ?uesto's (Questlove of the Roots Crew) mouth..er..keyboard:

" Then i was like “yo Pete[Rock] is gonna be fucked up when he hears THIS shit!”

dilla: NONONONONONONONONO!! naw man….you can’t let him hear this man i cant afford that!
?uest: afford what? this shit is a miracle!!
dilla: nah man….like i dont want no tension. that’s my idol i dont wanna give off the impression that im trying to outshine him….
?uest: but dog im saying if you shine then…..
dilla: nah man…."

The man, the legend J.Dilla. The first time we actually got swept up in Dilla's dopeness was around the late 90's when this jewel dropped (Thanks to moms around the country's infatuation with having Janet on repeat in the crib):



Yeah, it was that serious. Q-Tip and fellow triber Ali Shaeed Muhammmad were in the mix too (Tip's live adlibs & Muhammad's engineering.) Might we add that watching this video after Tip released his latest effort The Renaissance...Tip is that dude!

" ?uest: so all this shit i got with samples he’s us—
dilla: yeah man dont let that shit get out man….i just do it for practice….
?uest: wait….so this beat is never going to see the light of day ever? you just made it and lost sweat over it for…..sport?
dilla: yeah man….i just practice……

thank god…..kweli had a cassette which had this beat on it for like 15 secs.

they looped it from the cassette."

The They that ?uesto is referring to are these two incredible wordsmiths:



Rediculous!

Read the full article Here.

Questlove vs. Jay Dee: The “Little Brother” Beat Story

J.Dilla R.I.P

You don't know what, or more so who you've got until they're gone. Indeed.

J.Dilla Myspace

Gear: Oh! You Want This...

Here are some goodies from brand Nom De Guerre we thought we'd share.

Nom De Guerre Shawl Collar Cardigan:






" Nom De Guerre dark grey chunky knit cardigan with a shawl collar and black leather covered buttons. This style is slightly oversized with ribbed hem and cuffs. 60% Wool, 40% Acrylic. "

Nom De Short Parka:








" Nom De Guerre short hooded parka in a heavy waxed cotton.

This style has a metal zip fastening, drawstring hood and hem, a double box dart on the back, internal cotton cuffs and two oversized front pockets with press stud fastenings. The jacket ha a quilted interior with two lined jet pockets. "

Pick these pieces up as well as other select Nom de Guerre styles at their Homepage.

Nom de Guerre

New Music: Jadakiss Feat. Lil Wayne - Death Wish + More...

Listen/Download Here. Jadakiss Feat. Lil Wayne - Death Wish

Wow. Even Lil' Weeziana went off on this one. Full track/no DJ version coming soon.

Jadakiss Top 5 or else...

Bonus Clip: Jadakiss Interview W/ Angie Martinez

Video: Jay Smooth On Symbolicism...

Indeed.

The statement of us "Making This Work A Little More For Us" is a common mantra in the struggle of trying to understand and utilize a system that definitely doesn't take the time to try and understand nor familiarize itself with us in return.

This is a time to start working towards a more cohesive future.

Video: The Death Of An Era...

..Brought on by this man.

Rik Cordero has been steadily pioneering his vision of parallelling artist effort by supplementing them with his idea of how their records should be visually treated. What Rik has been doing is no doubt Abstract and to say that he is degenerating the hip-hop video realm in any shape or form is preposterous.

Keep shooting Rik.

Get familiar with Rik Cordero and Three/21 Media at their homepage.

Video: Kanye Weighs In On DJ Premier...

Forgot Pete Rock on this one. Kanye is getting more humble everyday. Why does it feel like he's trying to shake the "Ignorant asshole" stigma from his aesthetic. Hmmm could this be one of the many reasons behind all the soul bearing on 808s & Heartbreak?

808s & Heartbreak out now.

Video: Angie Martinez Invites Jay-Z Inside...

Recently Hot 97 personality and self proclaimed "Voice of New York" Angie Martinez was granted her own show notably dubbed The Angie Martinez Show.

What do you mean? Of course Jay-Z had dibs as first guest.