new musicComments Off on Phife from ATCQ – Dear Dilla
Phife from A Tribe Called Quest pens a musical letter to Dilla:
“Before J Dilla passed, he and I were playing phone tag, I didn’t even know he was that sick until it was too late,” Phife said. “We didn’t realize we were both going through a lot with our health and never got to sit and talk about it together.”
I felt like this song is that conversation. “I’ve been wanting to record a dedication to J Dilla for the longest, it just seemed to finally be the right time to do it,” said Phife from his home in Oakland, CA. “It was very therapeutic for me to do this. There are a lot of people dealing with renal failure and I wanted to make this a conduit, a way for people to put their health issues out there.”
#dearDilla combines the drum loop that Dilla used for Slum Village’s “Hold Tight” layered with Dilla’s distinct ad-libs sprinkled through out the track. Rasta Root enlisted the help of the DMV’s own V.Rich for the beautiful keys that make up the song’s hypnotic melody and a warm bassline by Atl’s own “DETOXXX”.
“The song organically came together piece by piece. Originally I looped it up to just have a new way of mixing in that song. Then it snowballed in to what you hear today. I wanted fans of Dilla and Phife to feel right at home with this track. I am very proud of Phife for opening up like this and giving the world this musical gem.” said Rasta Root from his Atlanta home studio.
#dearDilla also has an amazing visual directed by Chicago’s own Konee Rok. They shot the video over three days in Chicago and Detroit. ‘This is the most heartfelt project I’ve ever been blessed to be a part of.’ said Konee. ‘and represents the return of honest Hip Hop.’ Of the song, Konee also adds, ‘This is not just another rap song, but meaningful music. Art. If this was my last video, I would die happy.’
The visual for #deardilla will have a premier in Atlanta on Feb. 6th at the Midtown Art Cinema (7:30-9:30pm) with a Q & A. Then also premiere at Dilla Day in Detroit on Feb. 7th.
new musicComments Off on QBert – Extraterrestria Kickstarter Launch
The pre-0rder for DJ QBert’s new album, Extraterrestria, is coming in the form of a Kickstarter campaign, and it’s off to a roaring start. Check his KS page for deluxe versions of the new album as well as crazy rare special packages.
new musicComments Off on Step Brothers feat Action Bronson
Some heat for your morning… Step Brothers (Alchemist & Evidence) featuring Action Bronson on “Mums in the Garage” . The album, Lord Steppington, is out next week.
new musicComments Off on Zion I – Masters of Ceremony EP
via Zion I :
The Masters of Ceremony is the first EP in a series created to fortify the cultural aspects of Hip Hop. The sole purpose of the MC is to energize, invigorate, and guide the listener to a higher state of mind, whether that be reflection, relaxation or enlightenment. This is the culture and not the business of Hip Hop, to serve as a tuning fork to the emotions, that we may contemplate our current state collectively and forge our collective destiny with heightened perspective. A lot of people MC, but many have no idea what it really means.
new musicComments Off on New Nick Waterhouse – This Is A Game
New single from Nick Waterhouse’s second album, Holly, which will be out on March 4th. He’ll be hitting the road to support the album starting in Feb. Tour dates and ticket info here.
new musicComments Off on Give the People What They Want
We’ve been NPR First Listen-ing to the new Sharon Jones album for the past day, and we’re just so glad she’s back (and healthy!) Vinyl arriving here next week.
Snoop and Dam-Funk want you to make the next video from the 7 Days Of Funk album. The rules are simple: download the audio for “High Wit Me” and the green screen footage of Snoop and Dam-Funk. Then, create your own video using any green screen and/or any other footage you want. Once you’ve completed your video, title it “7 Days Of Funk Video Contest”, upload it to YouTube and notify us at team@stonesthrow.com of your submission. We’ll add your video to the contest playlist for all to see and Snoop and Dam to judge.
You can do anything you like as long as it’s creative – shoot new footage, animation, found footage, Snoop and Dam green screen footage or combinations of all of the above so long as it doesn’t infringe another copyright. Our deadline is February 17, 2014.
After that we’ll announce the winner on February 24, 2014, taking into consideration view counts, comments, and most importantly which video Snoop and Dam like best. 4 Semi-finalists will each get $200 and a 7 Days Of Funk 7″ box set. The winner will get $1,000, a chance to direct an upcoming video for Stones Throw and a 7 Days Of Funk 7″ box set.
new musicComments Off on Mark de Clive-Lowe One Take: La Selva
Watch Mark de Clive-Lowe work on the track La Selva in one take. (this is part 4…if you click on his Youtube page, he has posted 3 other tracks as well).
He’s currently doing a Kickstarter to fund the release of his 11th album, Church.
new musicComments Off on Deltron3030 – Melding of the Minds Video
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New vid for Deltron’s “Melding of the Minds” feat Zach De La Rocha directed by Justin Ian Lee. They’ll be at the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin before starting a West Coast Tour on the 15th.
