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Celebrating 25 Years of J Dilla's 'Welcome 2 Detroit'

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Rediscovered: 20 Years of J Dilla’s ‘Donuts’

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Questlove Set To Executive Produce VH1's 'SoundClash' Series

"The Literal Soundtrack Of My Life": Questlove Shares Best 100 Albums Playlist

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Madlib has his hands on a DJ deck.

The 25 Best Madlib Beats Of All Time

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10 Soulquarians Tracks To Help You Find Serenity

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Hip hop group Slum Village photographed at the Key Club in 2000 in West Hollywood, California.

Slum Village Reflects on Making 'Fantastic, Vol. 2'

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Rediscovered: J Dilla’s 'Welcome 2 Detroit'

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Bilal, Sango and More Remember J Dilla on First-Ever Dilla Day

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A piece of popular hip-hop production machinery.

15 Essential Dilla Remixes

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The Masterful and Calculated Rise of Boldy James

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Okayplayer Celebrates 25 Years With 25 Essential Artists From the OKP Boards

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American musician, record producer, disc jockey, filmmaker, music journalist, and actor Questlove Ahmir Khalib Thompson, of the American hip hop band The Roots, plays on stage during JazzFest at The Knitting Factory in New York, New York, circa 2000.

The Soulquarians Quietly Won the Late ‘90s, Early 2000s Rap War

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Slum Village & Distinct Life Join Puma for 'Detroit Inspires The World' Collection

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The 20 Best Q-Tip Beats

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A Bunch of J Dilla Beats Are Getting Released... On Stem Player

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De La Soul and The Roots performing 'Stakes is High' on The Tonight Show.

De La Soul & The Roots Salute Trugoy The Dove Live on 'The Tonight Show'

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Common pays tribute to Bobby Caldwell.

Common Couldn't Be More Grateful for Bobby Caldwell

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Bobby Caldwell, The "Cool Uncle" of Blue-Eyed Soul, Dead at 71

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Alain Goraguer, Underground Rap's Source Code, Dead at 91

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De La Soul outside The Apollo Theatre.

De La Soul on How J Dilla Invented The Modern Beat Tape

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Logic Said He Recorded Then Scrapped a "J Dilla Album with All Unreleased Beats"

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Prince Paul On Working With De La Soul Again: “I’ve Only Been Waiting 30 Years For This Reunion”

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The Origin Of Woke: Erykah Badu And Georgia Anne Muldrow Sparked The 'Stay Woke' Era

The Origin Of Woke: How Erykah Badu And Georgia Anne Muldrow Sparked The "Stay Woke" Era

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Record Store Day 2022 Essentials: The Black Friday Edition

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Young RJ of Slum Village Says the Group's New Album Is Coming

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Boldy James Says His New Album Will Feature Unheard J Dilla Production

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Janet Jackson Is Releasing A 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Of 'The Velvet Rope'

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A J Dilla Documentary Based On 'Dilla Time' Biography Is In The Works

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Premiere: Watch DJ Rasta Root Breakdown the Story of Phife Dawg's "Dear Dilla (Reprise)"

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De La Soul Has Reconnected In the Studio With Prince Paul

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Boldy James To Release A Project Produced By J Dilla: "I Got the Last of the... Stash"

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From Surprise Reunions To A New Album: A Timeline Of Yasiin Bey And Talib Kweli's Black Star

From Surprise Reunions To A New Album: A Timeline Of Yasiin Bey And Talib Kweli's Black Star

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Phife Dawg Performs At Tattoo Tattoo Queen West on February 6, 2015 in Toronto, Canada.

A Tribe Called Quest Shares a Star-Studded Tracklist for The Posthumous Phife Dawg Album

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5 Albums That Made Neo-Soul Possible

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Mixtape Monday: Junglepussy, Ivan Ave, Wally Clark, UFO Fev, Hus “Wavo” Kingpin + More

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This New Japanese Television Show is Proof Japan Loves J Dilla

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Watch House Shoes Spin Hours of Unreleased J Dilla Beat Tapes

Watch House Shoes Spin Hours of Rare Unreleased J Dilla Beat Tapes

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

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The Look of Love: An Introduction to J Dilla, The Rapper

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The 17 Best J Dilla Beats Of All Time

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Ma Dukes Is Determined To Keep J Dilla's Legacy Alive

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'Dilla Time' Author Dan Charnas on Why J Dilla Is In A League Of His Own

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Lil Cease Speaks on Biggie Wanting Nas on Tupac Diss "The Ugliest"

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Stones Throw Records' Madlib and J. Rocc digging for records.

Watch a Rare Video of Stones Throw Records' Epic 2004 Montreux Jazz Festival Takeover

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London Producer K, Le Maestro Debuts the Laidback Video For "Backseat" [Premiere]

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J Dilla in the video for MED's 'Push,' which would eventually be used as the cover for the producer's final album, Donuts.

Peanut Butter Wolf Debunks The Folklore Surrounding The Creation of J Dilla's 'Donuts'

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Cartoon renditions of Kanye West and J Dilla on the cover art for Cameron Smiley's latest mash-up tape.

Hear Kanye West and J Dilla Collide on a Stellar Mash-Up Mixtape

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MF DOOM performs on stage at The Arches on November 3, 2011 in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Thom Yorke Shares an Intense Remix of MF DOOM and J Dilla's "Gazzillion Ear"

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Common performs on stage with The Sounds of Blackness during the 1 year anniversary of the death of George Floyd

Common Reflects on The Divisive Reception to 'Electric Circus' and Having J Dilla as a Roommate

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Mad Skillz Restores An Old J Dilla Beat Tape The Producer Once Gave Him

Mad Skillz Restores An Old J Dilla Beat Tape The Producer Once Gave Him

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Phife Dawg & Illa J Link on New 'Forever' Single "French Kiss Deux"

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J Dilla and Frank N Dank on back cover of 'Welcome 2 Detroit'

This Youtube Channel Has Been Uploading J Dilla Rarities for Months

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Hear a Hard-Hitting Notorious B.I.G. and J Dilla Mash-Up Tape

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Back cover of Busta Rhymes 1996 album 'The Coming.'

Busta Rhymes is Celebrating 25 Years of 'The Coming' with a 36-Track Deluxe Edition

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Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest headlines on The Castle Stage during Day 3 of Bestival.

30 Essential Q-Tip Guest Verses You Need to Hear [Playlist]

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Screenshot from Mochilla's 2009 performance of orchestral J Dilla tribute 'Suite for Ma Dukes'

Orchestral J Dilla Tribute Concert 'Suite for Ma Dukes' Set for First Vinyl Reissue

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Pioneering Synth Designer and Stevie Wonder Producer, Malcolm Cecil, Dead at 84

Pioneering Synth Designer and Stevie Wonder Producer, Malcolm Cecil, Dead at 84

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This is The Last Beat J Dilla Ever Made

Listen to The Very Last Beat J Dilla Ever Made

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Busta Rhymes & Redman Honor Phife Dawg in Touching "Nutshell Pt. 2" Video

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Remembering the Time Daft Punk Enlisted J Dilla to Remix "Aerodynamic"

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Sango Drops House-Inspired Remix of J Dilla's "Won't Do"

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Best Songs of The Week: ft. Syd, Phife Dawg, and More [Playlist]

Best Songs of The Week: ft. Syd, Phife Dawg, and More [Playlist]

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Phife Dawg Nutshell 2

Phife Dawg, Busta Rhymes & Redman Connect on "Nutshell Pt. 2"

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Hear MF DOOM Light Up J Dilla's 'Donuts' on a New Mash-Up Mixtape

Hear MF DOOM Light Up J Dilla's 'Donuts' on a New Mash-Up Mixtape

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J Dilla Hid Beats from Artists on His Own Tapes

Here's How J Dilla Hid Beats from Artists on His Own Tapes

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Mixtape Monday: Juicy the Emissary, Wally Clark, Codenine x Loman, Jon Rogers + More

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DJ Tony Tone Shares The Unreleased Interlude J Dilla Recorded for Him

DJ Tony Tone Shares The Unreleased Interlude J Dilla Recorded for Him

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Hear J Dilla and Madlib Discuss The 'Champion Sound' Sequel in a Rare 2004 Jaylib Interview

J Dilla and Madlib Discuss The 'Champion Sound' Sequel in a Rare 2004 Interview

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House Shoes Remembers a J Dilla Too Obsessed with Fidelity to be Lo-Fi

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