We may have lost one of hip hop’s most talented lyricist, but Phife Dawg continues to live on with new released material. We found out that one of the founding members of a Tribe Called Quest, the 5 Foot Assassin was working on new music before he lost his life. The video for a Dilla-produced […]
The Estate of James Yancey has revived J Dilla’s longstanding company PayJay as a functioning imprint to release Dilla’s long lost vocal album, The Diary on April 15th, in conjunction with Mass Appeal Records. Initially intended for release in 2002, The Diary is the final batch of unissued material that Dilla had assembled for release during his lifetime, lending crucial insight into the producer’s prowess and […]
David Robert Jones. The Goblin King. The Thin White Duke. David Bowie. Last night, the enigmatic and massively influential rock star passed away after an 18-month long battle with cancer. Hearts broke along with the news, and today we are starting to really grasp the magnitude of Bowie’s reach. Not just an influence for one genre, […]
Today marks nine years since Jay Dilla passed, and the Hip-Hop world is paying tribute to the late producer. Fresh off another Grammy win over the…
Revered hip-hop producer James “J Dilla” Dewitt crafted a mash-up master class with his final instrumental record Donuts. Released just three days before his death in 2006, Donuts exists today…
Fans of hip-hop duo Run The Jewels, consisting of MCs Killer Mike and El-P, were treated to an appearance by Mass Appeal Records founder and NYC hip-hop heavyweight Nasir “Nas” Jones last night…