Photo Credit: Illustration by Davor Hikl
Photo Credit: Illustration by Davor Hikl
In the years since his death, J Dilla‘s vault of has been excavated and disseminated at an alarming rate. More recently, the tide has come to a crawl. And save for a few trusted disciples with personal collections and ties to the Yancey family, access to the trove has become increasingly guarded.
READ: Waajeed Curated an Exhibit of Previously Unseen J Dilla Photos in San Francisco
Luckily, fans have an ace in House Shoes. Earlier this week, the producer and DJ sent up a set of tributary mixes in observance of Dilla Day (Month? Year? Life?) featuring hours of supplementary gems for even the broadest of Dilla catalogs. His latest transmission arrives as a bonus episode to the ongoing Magix mix series. No tracklist for reference, just an hour-plus of grail-level Dilla rarities, remixes, and unreleased suites, stitched together from the personal stash of a close friend (and internal archivist) of an incalculable music legacy.
READ: Phife Dawg and House Shoes on How Much of J Dilla’s Discography is Still Unheard
Hear House Shoes’ new Magic mix down below.
The city of Memphis has released four videos showing the beating that killed Tyre Nichols… Read More
The Round-Up is Okayplayer’s weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop… Read More
Fox has given two-season renewals to animated favorites The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob's Burgers… Read More
In an interview with The Art of Dialogue, longtime G.O.O.D. Music act Consequence accused Pusha… Read More
Written by Karmeryn Alexa Carter, a book on 2020 Erykah Badu album New Amerykah Part Two… Read More
Styles P and Lil Yachty have dropped projects on this New Music Friday. Additional releases… Read More