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J Dilla – “Trucks”
Like plenty of other posthumously released J Dilla material, I’m sure some of you have heard his Gary Numan-flipping “Trucks” previously. But it’s only just now seeing a proper release as the B-side to single “Anthem“, which will appear on…
J Dilla’s ‘Rebirth Of Detroit’ Instrumentals Dropping On Vinyl
I don’t know what to think of all these posthumous J Dilla releases, but perhaps one worth being excited about is the materialization of the instrumentals from Rebirth of Detroit. The original album sported features from Danny Brown, Phat Kat,…
J Dilla – “Center Of The Movement” F. 5 ELA & Pierre Anthony [Video]
One of the more disappointing/frustrating projects of 2012 was the posthumously released J Dilla album, The Rebirth of Detroit. Everything about it felt haphazardly thrown together, and that remains a constant as we’re seeing a video for one of the album’s…
Proof – “Keep It On The Low” P. J Dilla
On the seventh anniversary of his death, Shady Records drops off the audio to the late Proof’s unreleased cut “Keep It On The Low”. This particular track is extra special, considering it sports production from another Detroit legend, J Dilla.…
Listen: J Dilla ‘Lost Tapes’ Album Preview
As we previously reported, another posthumous J Dilla album is on the way titled Lost Tapes. It’s not set to drop until April 10, but the label behind the release, Mahogani, has uploaded some snippets as a preview. For those who…
J Dilla’s ‘Lost Tapes’ To Be Released On Moodymann’s Mahogani Label
Last year saw the release of Dillatroit, an under-the-radar posthumous vinyl album that was put out under the moniker Dilla Dog. The label that put that out, Mahogani, now has plans of liberating J Dilla‘s Lost Tapes. The label is…
Video: J Dilla’s Vinyl Collection on ‘Crate Diggers’
We have watched (and loved) a number of Crate Diggers episodes on Fuse, but the latest is without question the biggest, most important entry in the series to date. It’s a special edition on J Dilla’s vinyl collection that features interviews…
Video: J Dilla’s ‘Crate Diggers’ Episode Preview
As the fantastic Crate Diggers series continues, it looks like we are finally going to get an insider look at the collection of the late J Dilla. With appearances from J Rocc, Talib Kweli, Ma Dukes, DJ Spinna and more,…
The 12 Best Stones Throw Albums
What originally started as a way for Peanut Butter Wolf to release the music of his close friend, the late Charizma, in 1996, soon turned in to a cutting edge platform for hip-hop music. Since its earliest days, Stones Throw…
Best Downloads of the Week (3/8/13)
So the biggest news story of the past week was also one of the derpiest (?) of the month yet. That would be MTV’s roundup of the so-called Hottest MCs In The Game, which like any good list was both…

