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Dilla’s Donut Shop

DJ Tree/admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:16:46 +0000

It looks like it’s time to make the donuts again, and the guys at Stones Throw got the hookup!

A couple of months back Stones Throw released J Dilla Donut Shop, it contains two Serato Control Records two slipmats and six unreleased Dill beats.

After requests to make the mp3s available in there there store they one upped us and decided to give it to us for free, if you signup for there newsletter.

I couldn’t find a direct link to signup for the newsletter (it’s in the bottom right hand corner of there sight), so here’s the direct download.

J Dilla: Donut Shop

The beats feel like a continuation of Dilla’s Donuts, but with only six tracks,, it seems like its ends way too quick.

Lauryn Hill Comes Back Around

DJ Tree/admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:49:08 +0000

Its been a while for Lauryn Hill. Check out her newest song Repercussions.

I’m not surprised that new music from Ms. Lauryn Hill is starting to surface before her return to the stage later this summer on the 2010 Rock The Bells Tour.

Lauryn Hill - repercussions

I’m planing on hitting the D.C. show,, so I hope her voice is well rested after her long break .

Flying Lotus More Than Cartoons

DJ Tree/admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:23:19 +0000

Flying Lotus is truly doing some space aged music.

If you’ve been up late and decided to watch The Cartoon Network and found yourself nodding your head then you’ve heard the abstract beats of Flying Lotus. Adult Swim uses Fly Lo’s beats as the backdrop for there sometimes weird and minimalist promo’s.

Cosmogramma is Flying Lotus’s new album that its full of lush layered sounds ,blips and complex textured beats that fall somewhere in between Sun Ra and J Dilla. It seems to be smoother and more cohesive than his last album Los Angeles (also a must listen).

The album is packed tight with seventeen cuts and weighs in at about forty five minutes, but it doesn’t feel short or rushed probably due to the complexity of the music.

O.K.,,, I know this is not an album for everyone,, but if your into expanding musical horizons past the limits gravity, check it out.

New MadVillain Single

DJ Tree/admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:26:28 +0000

The Masked Villain and The Loop Digga are back at it with a new single courtesy of AdultSwim.Com.

Madvillain are back to recoding as a group, and is currently working on a new album to be released on Stonesthrow.

The track has a classic Doom flow with laced with a far out Madlib sample, its good but its defiantly feels like an appetizer to a gourmet meal (it was tasty,, but man I’m still hungry!) .

Download the new track Papermill

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The Roots Dilla Jawns

DJ Tree/admin — Sat, 15 May 2010 01:21:34 +0000

The Roots Dilla Tribute. Nuff said!

Track List:

01. Donuts Outro
02. Hot Shit (I’m Back!)
03. World Full Of Sadness
04. Upper Egypt
05. Stereolab
06. The Stars
07. Antiquity (feat. The Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Dillchestra)
08. She Said
09. Hall & Oates
10. Eve
11. Look Into Her Eyes
12. Make Em NV
13. Oh! O!
14. Wicked Ways

The Roots Dilla Joints

J.Rocc Droppin’ Science

DJ Tree/admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:53:52 +0000

For me this MixTape is probably a year old, but the music and breaks are timeless.

J.Rocc was granted access to Blue Notes Sample Library to make this MixTape that is not big on tricks, scratching or blends. J.rocc just presents these classic jazz cuts with some Hip Hop flavor.

J.Rocc is the founding member of The World Famous Beat Junkies and is currently signed to Stones Throw Records.

J. Rocc: DROPPIN' SCIENCE

Over-Time Rewind

DJ Tree/admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:08:08 +0000

I’m not sure what a Fudgemonk is, but Damu got beats!!

I first heard of Damu on a progressive hip hop show called Subsonic on XM Radio. I think he did some beats for the shows promo.

So, I ditched XM after the merger with Sirrus, but I missed a lot of the flavor of the shows that the merger killed. So when I stumbeled across Over-Time it was like a shot from the not so distant past.

Over-Time is a collage of beats and samples. It’s a little more than a beat tape but not quite a mix tape. Damu channels those old familiar sounds of that 90′s Boom Bap, Hip Hop.

After checking out Over-Time I’m definitely looking forward to checking out some of Damu’s more recent work, and it looks like Damu is dropping a couple of new joints sometime next month, I’ll pick them up next month and let you know how they are

Download Over-Time Here

Check out more about Damu at Wonkabeats

Refection Eternal re:Turn To The Game

DJ Tree/admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:03:40 +0000

The B.K.. Cincy connect has reunited and they are about to drop a new album. Tostirthe pot a little they dropped this mixtape with Statik Selektah.

Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek are back with the RE:Union mixtape, mixed by Statik Selektah ! There are some new cuts along with some classics and a few songs I’ve only heard a few times.It’sdefiantlya head nodder .

Download The Re:Union Mixtape

Intro
Revolutions Per Minute
In This World ##
Hip-Hop (Unreleased)
Back Again ##
Wishing On A Black Star
Just Begun ft. Jay Electronica, J. Cole, & Mos Def ##
Come Around ft. Termanology & Royce da 5’9 (produced by Statik Selektah)
Internet Connection
Let It Go ft. Dion
Testify ft. Styles P
Time
The Thrill Is Gone ft. Styles P (produced by Statik Selektah)
Can We Go Back The Reflection Eternal Classics:
Fortified Live ft. Mos Def & Mr Man
Chaos ft Bahamadia
The Express
Respiration ft. Common & Mos Def
Definition ft. Mos Def
RE:Defininition ft. Mos Def
Move Something
Ghetto Afterlife ft Kool G Rap
The Blast RMX ft. Erykah Badu
Good To You (produced by Kanye West)
Get By REMIX ft. Jay-Z, Mos Def, Kanye West, & Busta Rhymes (produced by Kanye west)
Back Up Offa Me
Piano (Hi Tek ft. Ghostface)
Music is Life (Hi Tek ft. Nas)
Hang Ups (NEW Reflection Eternal not on album)
Outro

Also heres a new song and video. Talib Kweli + Hi Tek-Reflection Eternal -Back Again-Vid Premiere Reflection Eternal | MySpace Music Videos

Jay Electronica Live

DJ Tree/admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:34:39 +0000

Live Recording Of Jay Electronica Live in Columbus, Ohio.

Jay Electronica Columbus by DJTree

Ieditedabout 25 minutes of talking and crowd banter out, but most of theintensityand energy remains.

Overall it was a good show! Sometime during the end of the show during Exhibit C the microphone was ripped off the cord andstolen by someone in the crowd. Only at a Hip Hop show!

DJ Kool Herc at TopCats

DJ Tree/admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:44:42 +0000

Photos fromFebruary12, 2006 of The Father of Hip Hop, DJ Kool Herc at Top Cats in Cincinnati, Ohio.

For more on Kool Herc check him out on myspace.

All photos taken by DJ Tree