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Slum Village Announce New Album ‘Evolution,’ Reveal Guest Features
On June 25, the world will hear Slum Village‘s new album, Evolution. It’s led by surviving member T3, who’s joined by rapper-producer Young RJ and J Dilla’s younger brother, Illa J. Additionally, there are guest features from Blu, Havoc of Mobb…
Slum Village – “Forever”
As Slum Village continues to search for their identity, the group plans on dropping a new album in June called Evolution. With Baatin, Elzhi and J Dilla all out of the group, we are left with T3 and a few…
Listen: Waajeed’s DJ Tribute to J Dilla
On Friday, Feb. 8, Detroit producer/DJ Waajeed stopped by Strangeways in Dallas with a host of killer talented to pay tribute to the late J Dilla. And rather than just let those in attendance enjoy his set, Jeedo uploaded his…
The 20 Best J Dilla Beats
James “J Dilla” Yancey would be celebrating his 39th birthday today had he not tragically passed away on Feb. 10, 2006 due to complications related to Lupus. The proud Detroit native remains one of the most talented and versatile artists of…
Video: DJ Rhettmatic’s Vinyl Collection on ‘Crate Diggers’
The latest edition of FUSE’s Crate Diggers series centers on the vast vinyl collection of DJ Rhettmatic of the legendary Beat Junkies crew. And in the 10-minute clip, he speaks on how the Beat Junkies came to be, shows off some…
Slum Village – Dirty Slums 2 [Mixtape]
With Mick Boogie on hosting duties, Slum Village release their latest mixtape, Dirty Slums 2. As fans of the Detroit outfit know full well, T3 is the sole surviving member of the group. Therefore, it’s not surprising to hear him lead the…
Slum Village – “Long Way Down” F. Young RJ, Black Milk & Victor Scope
“Long Way Down” is the latest track from Slum Village and Mick Boogie’s upcoming Dirty Slums 2 mixtape. We’ve already heard some impressive cuts, including the Guilty Simpson-featured “Decadence“. And even though “Long Way Down” has some lackluster lyrical moments, it…
Slum Village – “RIOT” F. Rapper Big Pooh, Joe Scudda & Kam Corvet
As we get closer to the Jan. 29 release date of Slum Village‘s Dirty Slums 2 mixtape with Mick Boogie, we can expect a new track every week or so. Like “RIOT”, for example. T3 once again leads the way here…
Slum Village – “Decadence” F. Young RJ & Guilty Simpson
Slum Village and Mick Boogie will release a second Dirty Slums mixtape later this month after dropping a successful first offering last year. And to get things goin’, they just released the gully “Decadence”, which features T3, Young RJ, and Guilty…
Watch DJ Spinna Break Down Common’s J Dilla Produced “Thelonious”
Bling47 continues to feed us with J Dilla knowledge today, this time enlisting DJ Spinna to break down Common’s “Thelonious”. Of course, that track features all three Slum Village members rapping over what might be the smoothest Jay Dee production…
