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So as I mentioned before... the ears of Cleveland, Ohio will soon be made love to by the sweet sounds of J Dilla. Here's the run down...

On Saturday February 13, Get Some Productions proudly presents an evening dedicated to the life and music of James “J Dilla” Yancey. Dilla tragically passed away in February of 2006 from complications of the blood disease Lupus. Come celebrate the legacy and amazing catalogue of music of an artist who defined the sound of a movement of hip hop and soul music. Although a hero to many, Dilla’s work often goes loved and appreciated but unrecognized. Cleveland’s best DJs will be spinning Dilla solo tracks, and singles, remixes and rarities with artists like: A Tribe Called Quest, Common, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Busta Rhymes, Mos Def, Madlib, Ghostface, Slum Village, and many more.

Raffle drawings all night with prizes from: Heart & Sole Sneakers, Next Coventry, Legndary Boutique and Stones Throw Records.

Live art and silk screening for sale with t-shirts courtesy of American Apparel.

All proceeds from the event will go directly to Dilla’s mother, Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, who is currently struggling to pay her own hospital bills, as she is also sick with Lupus. Ma Dukes is also in the process of raising funds to create a Lupus support foundation in her son’s honor.

DJs spinning for free in honor of J Dilla:
K-Nyce
Tuggle
Misterbradleyp
Eso
aLive

Saturday, February 13
10 PM
21+ | $5 suggested donation
18+ | $10

B Side Liquor Lounge
2785 Euclid Hts Blvd
Cleveland Hts, OH 44106
www.bsideliquorlounge.com
216.932.1966

Here's the link if you wanna join the cool kids and RSVP on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31714796&id=53703982#/event.php?eid=260724131226&ref=ts

Lastly, this is a little remix I cooked up on the fly with one of Dilla's interlude beats from the Jaylib album and some good old dirty south rappin n' trappin courtesy of Gorilla Zoe. Click to stream or download.

Thank You Jay Dee

I'm thrilled to say that after a lot of (still ongoing) hard work and preparation February 13th will officially be a night to remember in Cleveland, Ohio. Myself, along with four of the city's finest DJs, Local Stores and Artists will be paying tribute to one of the greatest musicians of all time; James "J-Dilla" Yancey. Check back here for more info over the coming weeks on raffle giveaways, art and designs for the live silk screening, and of course a heavy dose of that Dilla goodness.

Here is one of Dilla's most recent tracks that appeared after his death on Mos Def's last album The Ecstatic. This is a live version with The Roots from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon...

Mos Def ft. Talib Kweli- History (prod. J Dilla)-


Speaking of Mos, here is an incredible live show from him and K'Naan who released one of the best albums of 2009 and absolutely kills it on this. If you're not hip to Austin City Limits, check it out on PBS or at the website. It's always good.

CLICK HERE for the full show

Save the Date

Cleveland mark your calendars for February 13th...



...More info on that soon.

The Good Life

So despite the fact that Cleveland and my life look like this... life is good. Here's Mos Def to tell you about it...


Anyways, shit is all to the good right now. Check out some of my peoples doing big things right now. Here's my dude Jamal Smith on Karmaloop TV with the 10Deep skate team.


Also, my good amigo and Upper West side representative NSR just put out a dope EP which can be downloaded here
http://www.myspace.com/memorylainemusic

Here is a little exclusive remix that didnt make the project that I've been listening to a lot