Thank You Jay Dee, Act 4 (Mixed by J. Rocc)

TURN IT UP! If you don't know about J. Rocc's tribute series to Dilla, then you are failing at life. Do yourself a favor and download this incredible 45 minute mix of Dilla's work, including rare gems, remixes, samples he flipped, and never heard before beats. And then go back and download Act 1, 2, and 3. Of all the cats doing the Dilla tribute, R. Jocc is the illest. Although, Houseshoes may have a good argument.

If you prefer the podcast version to keep in your iTunes, you can go here. While you're there, you should just subscribe to the Stones Throw podcast to say up on all their mixes. Don't be a dummy. It's free. LET'S GO!

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Q-Tip.

Some new stuff from the Abstract Poetic. Above in his unofficial video to his new single "Gettin Up" (which I'm lovin right now) from his upcoming album, The Renaissance. The video is performance footage from various Rock The Bells shows across the country. This is just an educated guess, but this footage might be shot by Michael Rappaport, because he has been following Tribe around and is shooting a documentary about the group. I saw him onstage, shooting footage at the L.A. show.

Below is a dope interview with Tip on the Juan Epstein podcast (Peter Rosenberg + DJ Cipha Sounds from Hot 97), where he talks about early and rare Tribe stories and behind-the-scene accounts of their recordings. Shit is dope.

DOWNLOAD: Q-Tip on Juan Epstein Podcast

Peanut Butter Wolf - Area Codes Mix (The 888 Podcast).

Peanut Butter Wolf is at the forefront of the L.A. music scene. As the CEO of Stones Throw Records, he has his fingerprints on some of the illest music, parties, and trends surrounding the urban subculture of the Mecca of Cool (aka Los Angeles).

This Stones Throw Podcast is the precursor to PB Wolf's 888 Tour.


In Los Angeles, from Aug. 1st til Aug 8th, Peanut Butter Wolf will play 8 straight nights, and 8 different venues, playing 8 different genres - never repeating the same song. He's done this the last three years, first the 666 Tour, and then the 777 Tour last year. These are undeniably some of the best parties in Los Angeles. The twist this year is that Wolf will be VJ'ing the parties - that is, spinning music videos. Let's call this the warmup act: a mixtape of old school rapp from beyond the 5 boroughs, all from different Area Codes. See if your hood is represented...


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Track List:

FUTURE - The Prelude (Westville, NJ, 609)
MR FRESH & MASTER TMD - Ghetto Life (Oakland, CA, 510)
TWO FRESH - Mr Tron (Cerritos, CA, 562)
MEMBERS ONLY CREW - Be Your Own Man (Stanford, CA, 650)
B-ICE COOL - Messengers Of Fact (Richmond, VA, 804)
THE SWINGING MC - Yodelay-Dee-Hooo (Philly, PA, 215)
HARDCORE INC - Talkin’ In Rhythm (Pitts, PA, 412)
MC ROD - Do This (Houston, TX, 602)
MC HERC - I Am Doing It (Pahokee, FL, 561)
24-7 POSSE - Shoot Ta Thrill (Jacksonville, FL, 904)
MC E ROCK - Lyrical Grafitti (Fort Worth, TX, 214)
EMCEE QUALIFIED Q D - Is Def (Birmingham, AL, 205)
SPIKE VST - Let’s Do It (Miami, FL, 305)
DJ BABY T & DEVIOUS D - The Beat Is Funky (New Orleans, LA, 504)
LYRICAL PROPHECY - You Can’t Swing This (San Jose, CA, 408)
MD MINK LOVE - I’m The Motivator (Baton Rouge, LA, 504)
AWESOME L - Hellafied Talk (Chicago, ILL, 312)
DADDY D - Motherfussin (Spencer, OK, 405)
GREG D & THE NEW STYLE - It’s Def (Akron, OH, 330)
CRUSH FORCE - Me & My Levis (SD, CA, 619)
ELITE FORCE - Romance And A Chance (Detroit, MI, 313)
DETERMINATION - Hope & Not That Dope (Fort Worth, TX, 817)
BREWTOWN HIP HOP - N-Sane (Milwakee, WI, 414)
MC PADLOCK - Gotsa Come Up (Pomona, CA, 909)
NATIVE BLACK - Little Ditty (Boston, MA, 617)
AZIATIC CHECK - Out What I’m Sayin (ATL, GA, 404)
JUNIOR CARDONE & CHRIS CUT - MTS (San Jose, CA, 408)