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A Tribute To Jay Dee…

JAY DEE ARTWORK

Winding through to the end of Dilla Month i only thought it would be appropriate to blog this mix i put up about two weeks back.

This is the first in a three part series of mixes I will be doing to say thanks to easily one of the most talented and forward thinking minds period. Jay Dee single handily changed the way I and I’m sure countless others listen to hip hop and music in general. I was a late appreciator of this man’s genius and after giving myself the time to properly digest alot of Dilla’s music in in my own time on my own terms it was mind blowing realising all the amazing joints he cut solo as well as for some of my favourite groups, it only seemed right to go ahead with this mix. In all honesty I said to myself I would stay away from ever doing a Dilla tape because it has been done so well by so many amazing dj’s and producers but something else told me if this tape gets one more person hyped to delve a Little deeper into his immense back catalogue then it’s all worth it. This mix is basically a bunch of some my first introductions to tracks from Dilla, some classics, some b sides, instrumentals and some remix’s that bump more than the og’s, again it is only a scratch on the surface of this man’s body of work, stay tuned for parts 2 and 3. Please enjoy, pass along and share with friends, fam and appreciators.

All Sydney peeps the Official Genius Of J Dilla Tribute night goes down on the 2nd of March, with a live band and some of Sydney’s finest on the Turntables all paying Tribute to the late great Jay Dee. All proceeds going direct to Ma Dukes. http://www.facebook.com/events/236211166514705/?fref=ts

Download: A Tribute To Jay Dee By Mike Who

Tracklisting.

Mike Who intro
Jay Dee Bullshittin_’ (Remix Instrumental)
Jay Dee – Whatever You Want (Feat. N’dea Davenport)
Jay Dee- The One
Janet Jackson- Got Till It’s Gone (Ummah Jay Dee Mix)
J Dilla- So Far To Go Ft. Common And D’angelo
Mood- Secrets Of The Sand (Remix) (prod. by Jay Dee)
The Pharcyde- Y (Jaydee Remix)
J Dilla- Illasoul (Instrumental)
Common-Nag Champa (Afrodisiac For The World)
T-Love- Who Smoked Sunshine Instrumental
Slum Village Feat. Jazzy Jeff – I Don’t Know
J Dilla- Circus
Busta Rhymes (Feat. Rampage The Last Boy Scout) – Whoo Ha (Jay Dee Bounce Remix)
J Dilla- In The Streets
Jaylib- Starz
Slum Village- Players
Jay Dee- Heroin Joint
A Tribe Called Quest feat. Tammy Lucas- 1nce Again
A Tribe Called Quest – Keeping It Moving
J Dilla- Won’t Do
Slum Village- Fall In Love (Remix) Instrumental
Slum Village- Raise It Up
J Dilla- We F’ed Up (feat. Frank-N-Dank)
J Dilla- Say It feat Ta’Raach and Exile
J Dilla – It’s Like That
Jaylib- React (Feat. Quasimoto)
J Dilla- First Time feat. Baatin
Q-Tip- Let’s Ride
The Roots- Dynamite
Slum Village-Look Of Love (Remix) Instrumental
1st Down – A Day With The Homiez
Common-Funky For You (Feat. Bilal & Jill Scott)
The Notorious B.I.G.-Goin Back To Cali (J Dilla Remix)
Four Tet-As Serious As Your Life (Jay Dee Remix)
Illa J- We Here
J Dilla- Think Twice (ft. Dwele)
Slum Village- Hold Tight (Remix) (Feat. Q-Tip)
J Dilla-The Best That Ever Did It

MP3: Slum Village- Players

MP3: Four Tet-As Serious As Your Life (Jay Dee Remix)

MP3: Slum Village- Hold Tight (Remix) (Feat. Q-Tip)

 

As An Added bonus check out the Homie and one of  Sydney’s finest on the mic Ellesquire doing his thing over Fall In Love below.

 

Also on the Dilla Month roundup we get a tribute from Sydney Mc making moves Empress Mc in the form of a Free 11 track download on her bandcamp page. Heat over Dilla Instrumentals. Download Here.

empress mc

http://empressmc.bandcamp.com/album/dilla-diaries

 

Mike Who’s Bolivian Death Bed

I was lucky enough to take a trip to Bolivia over the last 2 weeks, and have now only just started to shake the remnants of a pretty ferkin horrible journey home. Bolivia is an amazingly beautiful country and everyone i met bar too many tourists with hiking boots and bad dreadlocks were awsome people.  I managed to check a few cities and have included a bunch of photos taken mostly by my lady who lucky for you takes way better photos than me. To top off this post of greatness i included some tunes that got me through fever induced bus rides, hotel room hallucinations, market lurks, hospital visits, twilight zone salt flats, border crossings and llama meat platters. If you buy me a drank once I’m home I will tell you some extended tales. Enjoy, Mike Who.

Download: ATCQ- Buggin Out

Download: Me Phi Me- Revival

Download: Erykah Badu- Love Of My Life (Shelltoes Remix)

Download: Dominic Pierce- You & Me


A Tribe Called Quest Australian Tour 2010

Holy moly! Didn’t expect this one. Today it has been announced that A Tribe Called Quest will be touring Australia in August.

To celebrate 20 years since their debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, the tribe will be setting out on a global award tour starting in Queens and ending in El Segundo (maybe).

A Tribe Called Quest tour:

Wednesday 11 August – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney.

Sydney Tickets available at http://www.ticketek.com.au

Thursday 12 August – Festival Hall, Melbourne (all ages).

Melbourne Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com.au

Pre-sale tickets to both shows on sale 17 June.

And because we think you are swell, here is a mix from our show to get you psyched…
DJ Naiki ‘A Tribe Called Quest/Native Tongue’ Tribute Mix by Stolen Records

Cloudcast: Listen to full show with DJ Naiki, Hau and more