When artists begin collaborating with each other online, there’s really no telling what’s going to happen. They might only collaborate on a few tracks through e-mail, or they could end up releasing volumes of vivacious music. Tyler Keyes & M.i collaborated copiously on the 2011 album Prep Time; this was done entirely through phone calls and e-mails. After visiting Austin, Texas for the South By Southwest Festival, Keyes left the Twin Cities to form a more proximal working relationship with M.i – a bold and wise choice.
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Album Review: M.i & Tyler Keyes, Pushing Keyes
Posted in Album Review, Music Reviews, Video with tags Blu, Jaylib, M.i, OnCue, Prep Time, Pushing Keyes, The Foreign Exchange, Tyler Keyes on Thursday, June 27, 2013 by Tim AlthausAlbum Review: Gangrene, Vodka & Ayahuasca
Posted in Music Reviews with tags Alchemist, Champion Sound, Evidence, Gutter Water, Jaylib, Kool G Rap, Oh No, Prodigy, Roc C, Roc Marciano, Vodka & Ayahuasca on Thursday, February 2, 2012 by Tim Althaus
Before Alchemist and Oh No released Gutter Water, I wasn’t sure what to think; any time that two producing emcees collaborate on a project, I’m almost certainly going to compare their effort to Champion Sound by Jaylib. I still remember picking up my copy of Gutter Water the day that it came out, and I also remember being completely blown away. There was one immediate thought that came to my mind: Should I pour bleach into my ears to clean out the filth that I had just been subject to? Listening to Gutter Water is the equivalent of bathing in raw sewage without putting in ear plugs. On Vodka & Ayahuasca, Oh No and Alchemist casually continue the trend of mind marauding with pavement pounding beats and raised rhyming skills. Continue reading
My 2010 Dilla Day Mix
Posted in Audio, Downloads, Media with tags Atmosphere, De La Soul, Dilla Day 2010, Finale, Ghostface, J Dilla, Jaylib, MF Doom, mix, MOOD, Oh No, Raekwon, Royce Da 5'9", Skillz, Slum Village, The Roots on Thursday, February 18, 2010 by Tim Althaus
I don’t know if you guys were readers last year around this time, but I did this exact same thing. I am a huge fan of J Dilla; he is a huge inspiration to me. I actually made this mix on what would have been Dilla’s 36th birthday. I took a lot of time thinking about what tracks would go smoothly together, but I also thought about what tracks of his were among my favorites. The outcome? 23 tracks of straight unadulterated Jay Dee goodness.
I figured I would post this mix here because I really want everyone to be able to have it; it’s nothing big, but if one more person starts to listen to Dilla because of it, then I’ve done my job. James Yancey really was the king of the beats, and his presence is strongly missed in the music world. All of the tracks on this mix are either produced by or featuring J Dilla (with the exception of one).
(R.I.P. J Dilla February 7th, 1974 – February 10th, 2006)
Tracklisting:
1.) Words from Ma Dukes
2.) Reality Check (Feat. Black Thought) (J Dilla)
3.) House of Flying Daggers (Raekwon) (Prod. By J Dilla)
4.) Raise it Up (Slum Village)
5.) Love Movin’ (Feat. Black Thought) (J Dilla)
6.) Stakes is High (De La Soul) (Prod. By J Dilla)
7.) Find a Way (A Tribe Called Quest) (Prod. By J Dilla)
8.) Diamonds (J Dilla)
9.) Let’s Grow (Royce Da 5’9″) (Prod. By J Dilla)
10.) It’s Dope (J Dilla)
11.) It’s Goin Down (Skillz) (Prod. By J Dilla)
12.) Gazillion Ear (DOOM) (Prod. By J Dilla)
13.) Gobstopper (J Dilla)
14.) Survival Test (Jaylib)
15.) Dynamite! (The Roots) (Prod. By J Dilla)
16.) Wild (J Dilla)
17.) Whip You With a Strap (Ghostface Killah) (Prod. By J Dilla)
18.) Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World) (Common) (Prod. By J Dilla)
19.) Move (Oh No) (Prod. By J Dilla)
20.) Secrets of the Sand (Jay Dee Remix) (MOOD)
21.) Game Over (Flying Lotus Remix) (Dabrye) (Feat. Phat Kat & JayDee)
22.) History (Mos Def) (Prod. By J Dilla)
23.) Paid Homage (Finale)
Raekwon, “10 Bricks” (Feat. Cappadonna & Ghostface Killah) (Prod. By J Dilla)
Posted in Audio, Downloads with tags 10 Bricks, Cappadonna, Champion Sound, Ghostface, J Dilla, Jaylib, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2, Raekwon, The Red on Monday, August 24, 2009 by Tim Althaus
Yet another banger from J Dilla off of the Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 album, which I may remind you drops on September 8th. You may recall that the beat on this track was on the re-release of Jaylib, Champion Sound on the track “The Red”. I remember when I heard the beat initially (on the Jaylib album) and was kind of disappointed that Madlib had changed it. Either way you look at it, the beat does knock like crazy and these guys are dope as hell over it. Cappadonna’s verse is a little below average compared to Ghost Deini and The Chef, but it’s still a dope ass track.
Download: Raekwon, “10 Bricks” (Feat. Cappadonna & Ghostface) (Prod. By J Dilla)
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Peanut Butter Wolf Talks Stones Throw Classics With Splash Mag
Posted in Media, Video with tags Donuts, Jaylib, Ode To The Ghetto, Peanut Butter Wolf, Splash Mag on Monday, June 22, 2009 by Tim AlthausVodpod videos no longer available.
This is an awesome video of Peanut Butter Wolf running through a phat stack of Stones Throw classics on vinyl with Splash Mag. The thing that is really great about it is that Wolf really gets into detail about these records, and he preaches some information that you otherwise might not have known. What records does he talk about might you ask? You can learn about My Vinyl Weighs A Ton, Donuts, Jaylib, Ode To The Ghetto and more.
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Live Audio Bootleg: Jaylib, Live at the Henry Fonda Theater, 4/2/04
Posted in Downloads with tags Beat Junkies, Common, Dilla Day, Hip-Hop, J Dilla, J Rocc, Jaylib, Madlib, Stones Throw on Saturday, February 7, 2009 by Tim Althaus
Here it is folks, the first Jaylib show with Dilla and Madlib. I decided to check out Stones Throw‘s website figuring that they may have some current news about Dilla on this gracious day. It turns out that they posted the first ever Jaylib show from 2004. This set was spun by J Rocc (of the World Famous Beat Junkies Crew) and features Melo-D (also of the Beat Junkies) on commentary and a special guest appearance from Common. This show was actually for the celebration of the Madvillain release party. Make sure you check this one out, there is no way that it can dissapoint. Two of the greatest minds of their time on one stage, shut shit down.
Download: Jaylib, Live @ The Henry Fonda Theater 4/2/04
Spotted at Stones Throw
MIND INVERSION 