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Hear Benny The Butcher Bless a Batch of J Dilla Beats on Altered Crates’ ‘Butcherin’ Donuts’ Mixtape

Source: Youtube Featuring appearances from Black Thought, Westside Gunn, Conway and more. Altered Crates is back with another brilliant blend. READ: How J Dilla’s Relationship with a Now-Shuttered Detroit Strip Club Inspired His Creative Process  On the heels of last week’s MF DOOM x Nujabes drop, the mash-up maestro returns with a potent pairing of Griselda’s … Read moreHear Benny The Butcher Bless a Batch of J Dilla Beats on Altered Crates’ ‘Butcherin’ Donuts’ Mixtape

Yasiin Bey and J Dilla’s Sprite Commercial from 2000 Has Resurfaced

Source: Youtube A rare Dilla beat appears scores an early-aughts Sprite commercial starring the Brooklyn rapper. 2000s ad campaigns were both strange and kinda awesome. But Sprite was one of the first to pull the tab on hip-hop’s potential as a marketing force unto itself. The soda company famously featured Curtis Blow and Heavy D … Read moreYasiin Bey and J Dilla’s Sprite Commercial from 2000 Has Resurfaced

“He Was An Alien” : Elzhi on Watching J Dilla Make a Beat in Five Minutes

Source: Youtube “It was illmatic how he did it.” As the Dilla Day remembrances continue to pour in, the Motor City’s own, Elzhi, has chimed in with his own tale of a heroic showing from the late producer. READ: How J Dilla’s Relationship with a Now-Shuttered Detroit Strip Club Inspired His Creative Process  In a recent … Read more“He Was An Alien” : Elzhi on Watching J Dilla Make a Beat in Five Minutes

How J Dilla’s Relationship with the Strip Club Chocolate City Inspired His Creative Process

Photo Credit: Illustration by Qori Broaster for Okayplayer.com Those who knew J Dilla best understood how his love for strip clubs — especially Detroit’s now-shuttered Chocolate City — informed his love for making music. On “One,” the outro track to J Dilla’s debut album Welcome 2 Detroit, the late legendary producer and rapper shouts out a … Read moreHow J Dilla’s Relationship with the Strip Club Chocolate City Inspired His Creative Process

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