In order to give you people in webland a little taste of what to expect on this weeks Soul Food radio show, I thought I’d bring your attention once more to DJ Prolifik’s J Dilla Mixtape.
As you’ll notice from previous posts, one of our special guests on the show this week is our good friend and turntable wrecker, DJ Prolifik. Some time ago, we posted a top-notch exclusive mixtape from the man himself, which was recorded in memory of the late, great, J Dilla.
Personally, I thought it would be good idea to re-visit that, and get you all in the mood for Wednesdays live show, and give the uninitiated a taste of the Prolifik sound. Some info and a tracklisting is below, and you can download the mix itself, to listen to at your leisure, right here.
As I say, this is an on-point beat selection, so, once again, heres the background from the man himself:
“Since 10th Feb 2006 there have been Dilla fans all over the world pouring over his death. It was a tragic day for good music – not just hip hop. Dilla represented a new sound, an influential sound, a beatmaker on a higher plateau from anyone else.”
“Working with seminal hip hop artists such as: The Roots, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, Common, The Pharcyde and Madlib, helped to boost his recognition in the producing world.”
“There have been many Dilla tribute mixes over the past year and a half, and I wanted to do my own one. This selection of songs produced by Jay Dee a.k.a J Dilla represent my idea of dilla’s sound – Soaked in soul, Smacking snare drums and crisp hi-hats, with that classic Dilla bounce.”
“If you are a dilla novice or a Dilla veteran, then this is for you – regardless.”
Tracklisting
- Intro – ‘Coastin’ (Taken from Vintage)
- Think Twice – Jay Dee (Welcome to Detroit)
- Fall N Love (Dilla remix) – Slum Village (Fantastic Volume II)
- 4 Moms – Jay Dee (A.T.C.Q – The Love Movement)
- Dime Piece Remix – Dwele (The Shining)
- Time: Donut of the heart – Jay Dee (Donuts)
- Untitled – Slum Village (Fantastic Voulme II)
- Inside My Love – Minnie Ripperton
- What Love Is (Alternative) – Slum Village (Fantastic Vol. II)
- You Cant Hold The Torch – Busta Rhymes ft. Q-Tip (The Big Bang)
- No Liver Than This – 1st Down
- Track 10 – Jay Dee (BEAT CD ’05 *3)
- Lets Take it Back – J Dilla (ruff Draft EP)
- Clap Your Hands – Guilty Simpson (Chrome Children)
- Outro (MED – Push)
My favourite Hip-Hop mix.
Phat beatz and smooth mixing.
Good job !