Today February 7th is J Dilla’s birthday. Every year since his passing in 2006, fans have dubbed today Dilla Day as well as dedicating the month of February to Dilla; Dilla Month in remembrance of the late Detroit producer, rapper and his contribution to music. Previously TMG reported on A Tribe Called Quest member Phife Dawg releasing a J Dilla tribute track here. Below are some videos and a tribute mix by producer Ta-Ku, that captures J Dilla’s creativity and ongoing influence in …
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Skratchpad San Francisco returns with a new venue after a short hiatus next Thursday February 13th. The event has gone on to have branches in San Jose, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Portland, Las Vegas, and Houston. Below are some details of the upcoming San Francisco kick off event. SKRATCHPAD… is an event dedicated to “carrying on tradition” for Hip Hop purists. Spawned from a similar, legendary event called “The Beat Lounge” in the mid-90’s, this event focuses on the art of scratching …
After many months since Serato announced in september 2013 that it was merging it’s Digital Vinyl System (DVS) Scratch Live with it’s DJ Controller software Serato DJ, they have finally release Serato DJ 1.6. This release is fully compatible with all the newer Serato Rane mixers (61, 62, 62 Z, 64, 68), Pioneer DJM-900SRT mixer, as well as the DVS sound cards (SL 2, 3, and 4), along with a slew of DJ Controllers. New features that work with 1.6 …
Toilet Room is a parody of the global underground music event and online show, Boiler Room. According to their facebook page, Toilet is based in Sydney, Australia. Going along with the location theme that Boiler uses, a warehouse, hall, basement, art studio, or some other clandestine location, Toilet, is as the name suggests, shot in a restroom. Imitating the cramp, claustrophobic setting of many Boiler events, Toilet has the DJ set up by a sink, and the DJ surrounded by party goers dancing …
This is our first exclusive mixtape by Dope On Wax. Homie dug out some rare treats for this one. Dope is a vinyl-only sorta dude, pardon the crackling and hissing, strictly dirty digital. The repeat value is priceless. Thanks Dope! Tracklist:M.F. Grimm – Bloody Love LetterKool G. Rap and Nas – Fast Life (Vinyl Reanimators Remix) Laster – Off Balance (Feat. Ed O.G.) Alps Cru – Just Can’t Explain Smif N Wesson – Crystal Stair (Feat Talib Kweli) The B.U.M.S. …
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