Sad news, Frankie Knuckles, born in the Bronx, NYC and later moved to Chicago, and became known as the Godfather of House Music, has passed away yesterday March 31, 2014, at the age 59. At this moment no details has surface as to the circumstances of his passing. This news is confirmed by DJs Deeon, Paul Johnson, and David Morales. Via instagram Via Facebook Via Facebook The world, and dance music community …
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It’s looking like producer-emcee and DITC member Diamond D is back with that boom bap progressive classic sound. “Rap Life” features Pharoahe Monch getting pornographic, D on the boards and vocals on the hook. According to 2DBZ, he’s dropping The Diam Piece, a compilation album featuring Pete Rock, Talib Kweli, Skyzoo, Rapsody, Hi-Tek, Alchemist, Black Rob, Kurupt, Ras Kass, Scram Jones, Camp Lo, Tha Alkaholiks, Smif-N-Wessun, AG, Nottz and more. The video was directed by Deacon The Villain of CunninLynguists. …
De La Soul finally dropped their free mixtape, Smell The D.A.I.S.Y. (Da Inner Soul of Yancy). Jay Dee’s real name is James Yancy. The beats were taken from his old demo tapes. With the blessing of Dilla’s moms, Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, De La took the demos and reworked some of their classic material over the instrumentals. Their tape serves as an ode to Dilla and a reminder of his prolific production. It also serves as promotion for Ma Dukes’ J Dilla …
When I read the news that Wu Tang’s upcoming 20th anniversary album A Better Tomorrow is going to be released along with a one of a kind collectors item double disc album The Wu – Once Upon A Time In Shaolin, it sounded like a big joke to me at first. According to the Forbes article The Wu – Once Upon A Time In Shaolin double disc will be encased in a hand crafted silver and nickel box done by British-Moroccan artist Yahya, with plans to display …
They on some electric-Jazz-funked-up soul tip. Black Jazz Records’ collection of artists and music totally makes sense. They were from The Bay Area, a place rich in untold Jazz history and LSD awakenings. According to LA Weekly, the 70’s record label’s master tapes were for sale on Craig’s list until Snow Dog Records scooped them and reassured their preservation. Calling it “Black Jazz Radio,” music connoisseur Gilles Peterson delivers a “rare groove” mix comprised of some of his favorite jams …
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