February may be over, but we most definitely show love to Dilla year round. To pay his respects to a legend, Prentice made this painting of Jay Dee. Enjoy some Slum V music while watching a great piece of art come life.

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Today marks the 5 year anniversary of the passing of the late, great J Dilla. Last Thursday, there was a Dilla tribute at DROM in NYC and our fam over at The Revivalist were on hand to cover it. In the clip above, Q-Tip talks about how Dilla influenced him and what other projects he is working on now. After the jump, Illa J and T3 discuss the music and magic of Dilla. Also, head over to The Revivalist for their interview on Dilla with Bilal, Shafiq Husayn, Waajeed, and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson.

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A day late, but Fashawn pays respect to Jay Dee‘s bday with this song “Closer (Remix).” Listen as the Fresno emcee goes in over Dilla’s “So Far To Go” beat. Fash’s new mixtape, Higher Learning 2, will be out next Wednesday (2/16). Fash will also be setting off on his Higher Learning Tour next Wednesday (dates after the jump). Joining Fashawn on tour will be Evidence, CurT@!n$ and Gilbere Forte.

Fashawn "Closer (Remix)"



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Feb. 16 – Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones

Feb. 19 – Tempe, AZ – Red Owl

Feb. 20 – Durange, CO – Abbey Theater

Feb.22 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theater

Feb. 23 – Denver, CO – Cervantes

Feb. 25 – Salt Lake City, UT – Bar Deluxe

Feb. 26 – Boise, ID – The Reef

Feb. 28 – Vancouver, B.C. – Fortune

Mar. 1 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo

Mar. 2 – Seattle, WA – Nectar Lounge

Mar. 3 – Eugene, OR – Wow Hall

Mar. 4 – Portland, OR – The Backspace

Mar. 5 – Arcata, CA – Arcata Vet’s Hall

Mar. 6 – Sacramento, CA – Colonial Theater

Mar. 7 – Crystal Bay, NV – Cal/Neva

Mar. 9 – San Francisco, CA – 330 Ritch

Mar. 10 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst

Mar. 11 – Modesto, CA – Fat Cat

Mar. 12 – Visalia, CA – Howie and Sons

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Here in NYC, J Dilla month really kicked off in a major way this past Friday at the 5th edition of Donuts Are Forever at Santos Party House. Everyone got a chance to spend the night dancing and celebrating the life of J Dilla. Today, on the date of James ‘J Dilla’ Yancey’s birth, we get a closer look at his life, influence, and music by those who knew him best, with J Dilla: Still Shinning. The trailer sparked some conversation topics that are still being discussed, now lets take some time out to see the full project from Brian ‘B. Kyle’ Atkins. BKyle describes this as more of a remembrance piece than a documentary, the vid starts on the day of Dilla’s funeral service (2/10/06) and gives us exclusive interviews with his close friends and family, unseen photos, and rare concert footage. Powerful stuff right here. Gone but never forgotten, Dilla shines on (Rest In Power).

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So, umpteen leaks later, it appears Consequence‘s new mixtape, Movies On Demand 2, will be dropping next week. His last few songs have been put out via XXL Mag. First up is a new joint, “Screenshot” produced by Havoc. As a bonus, we also get this song “The Consequences” featuring Cons’ cousin Q-Tip and produced by Jay Dee. The latter track was meant for Cons’ 1st unreleased LP, Hostile Takeover. The song will serve as the first release from an upcoming project, Classic Cons.

Screenshot XXclusive by Consequence by Consequence

The Consequences by Consequence feat. Q-Tip by Consequence

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It’s almost February, so you already know it’s time to Turn it Up! for your man Jay Dee. Just in time for the 5th edition of Donuts Are Forever, we get news of a new piece on J Dilla that is about to be released. Gifted Films Inc presents a Brian ‘B.Kyle’ Atkins project, J. Dilla: Still Shining. The comprehensive remembrance piece on the late great James ‘J. Dilla’ Yancey will be available February 7th via TheJDillaProject.com (the site isn’t up yet). The doc will feature unseen personal photos, and rare concert performance footage. Along with all of that, the project also will feature exclusive testimonials from friends and frequent collaborators like Erykah Badu, Dwele, Pete Rock, Bilal, ?uestlove, Busta Rhymes, Phat Kat, Common, Q-Tip, Houseshoes, and more. Check out the trailer, above.

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In case you didn’t pick up Madlib‘s last release, Madlib Medicine Show #11: Low Budget High Fi Music, here’s a Jaylib (Madlib x J Dilla) track you may have missed out on. Listen to “Louder (Blast Your Radio Theme)” a song that was meant for the never-realized Champion Sound follow up album. While we’re on some Stones Throw ish, check their site for a look at the extremely dope packaging that will come with the upcoming MF DOOM Operation: DOOMSDAY deluxe re-issue.

Jaylib – Louder (Blast Your Radio Theme) by stonesthrow

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Raekwon can release videos off Only Built 4 Cuban Linx pt. II for as long as he wants – I'll never get tired of listening to the joints on that album. For his latest visual we get a dedication to his fallen comrade "Ason Jones" aka ODB. J Dilla on the beat. Rest In Power Ason and Dilla. Video directed by Kinetik Cinematix.

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Consequence hasn't given us a release date, but his new mixtape, Movies On Demand 2, is "coming sooner than you think." In the meantime, here's the latest joint off the tape "Bearer of Bad News." J Dilla on the beat.

Consequence "Bearer of Bad News"





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On Friday, Consequence hopped on a Dilla beat for this new joint "Man Purses." I was hoping he was gonna take some time out to attack the new phenomenon pictured above, but this was cool anyway. Movies On Demand 2 is coming soon.

Consequence "Man Purses (Prod. J Dilla)"





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