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11 producers from Switzerland, Belgium & France got together to create this masterpiece tribute to the legendary J Dilla. Regardless of whether you are fans of Dilla, SV or just good music, this is a must have! Listen to/download the album on the widget below.

A dope freebie here from one-time A Tribe Called Quest member Consequence, regular listeners to The Droppin’ Science Show will already be familiar with a couple of tracks, & there’s plenty more here to make this a worthy download.

Official blurb:

Grab some popcorn, Consequence’s new mixtape, Movies on Demand 2, is now playing.

Presented by XXL and Band Camp Records, in association with hotnewhiphop.com, MOD2 will feature guest appearances from Q-Tip, Bun B, Talib Kweli, Lil Fame of M.O.P., Havoc of Mobb Deep, Large Professor, Kendrick Lamar, Roc Marciano , Diggy Simmons, Mac Miller, Pill and XV. Production duties were handled by Kanye West, J Dilla, Tip, 88-Keys, Moss as well as Band Camp Records’ Produce Section consisting of Lee Bannon and the Fyre Department, with scratches by DJ Statik Selektah.

The tape, which is hosted by DJ Ill Will, DJ Rockstar, follows up Cons’ 2010 effort of the same name. The Queens-bred lyricist is currently working on his debut for Universal Record, Cons TV, to be entirely produced by his cousin, A Tribe Called Quest front man Q-Tip and former partner-in-rhyme, Kanye West.

Here’s a real dope documentary on the late Dilla by Brian “B.Kyle” Atkins, much of which was shot on the day of his funeral back in ’06. Still Shining features commentary from Ma Dukes Yancey and a whole string of Dilla friends, and collaborators on the man, his music and his legacy.

Here’s a breakdown of the various segments:

(2:55) – Work Ethic Starts In The Basement
(7:35) – What To Listen For in A Dilla Beat
(9:10) – J.Dilla’s Range As A Producer. The King of Reinvention
(12:16) – Going Beyond His Influences
(14:39) – The Dilla Approach To Production
(20:21) – Jay The Producer vs Jay The MC
(26:08) – The Personal Side of J.Dilla
(29:04) – A Soldier Unstoppable!
(32:05) – Venturing Out. (as explained by Phat Kat)
(33:59) – Heading Home… Job Well Done.
(34:48) – We Salute You.

Happy new year people! Here’s a mix I put together of some of my favourite Hip Hop tracks that came out in 2010 – mixed & blended together with plenty of cuts & juggles fresh cuts radio style. This could well be the last ‘fresh cuts’ from me for a while, as I’m now also playing fresh hip hop every month on the Droppin’ Science Show & have a tonne of other projects to focus on.

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Tracklist:

01. Rick James Mary Jane Intro
02. Freeway & Jake One – She Make Me Feel Alright
03. Slum Village ft. J Dilla & Posdnous -& Phife – scheming
04. Jazmine Sullivan – 10 seconds (Kidkanevil reflip)
05. Tigerstyle ft. Jehst – Way Ahead Of Ya
06. Big Boi – Shutterbug
07. Royce Da 5′9 – My Own Planet
08. Onra ft. T3 – The One
09. Dam Funk ft. MC Eiht – Hood Pass
10. Strong Arm Steady ft Phonte – Best Of Times
11. Tranquil & Paul White – Payroll
12. Slum Village ft. AB – dance
13. Ty – Emotions
14. Kanye West ft. Pete Rock, Jay-Z, Charlie Wilson & Kid Cudi – The Joy
15. Consequence ft. Pharaoh Monch – Let U Live
16. Little Brother – Curtain Call
17. Trek Life & Oddisee – As The World Turns
18. Nottz ft. Rah Digga – Cars
19. Statik Selektah & Termanology ft. Styles P – Tell Me Lies
20. Skyzoo & Illmind – Speakers On Blast
21. The Roots ft. Blu, P.O.R.N. & Dice Raw – Radio Daze
22. M.E.D. & Madlib – Medical Card (Mary Jane Outro)

Yup we’re back another fresh dose of the best in underground hip hop, stream the show via the nifty mixcloud widget above, or download / subscribe to the podcast via the links below. This month all 3 Droppin’ Science residents Matman, Nickname & Daredevil bless the decks for nearly 2 hours of ultra fresh jams!

Tracklist:

01. G-Mo & PC – Uh Oh
02. JR & PH dt. Elzhi & Frank n Dank – The City
03. Consequence ft. Q-Tip, Large Professor & Havoc – Fake I.D.
04. Wais P – You See It
05. Saigon – Get Busy
06. Paul White – Goes To Hollywood
07. Ghostface Killah — Together Baby
08. Nas – Foul Breeze
09. M9 – Shot
10. Sean Price – Sabado Gigante
11. Chima Anya – Feel Us ft. Skandal
12. 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) – The Street LIfe
13. Stik Figa & Oddisee – Hot Mess
14. Von Pea – There U Were f. Uzoy
15. RA The Rugged Man ft, Vinnie Paz – Nosebleed (JBL The Titan Remix)
16. Show & AG – Full Scale Instrumental
17. Funkmaster Flex – Safe Sex, No Freaks Instrumental
18. Celph Titled & Buckwild ft. Treach – Out To Lunch
19. Rapsody ft. Big Daddy Kane – Young Black With a Gift
20. Von Pea ft. Josie Stingray & Rapsody – New Pair
21. DJ Format – Mr. DJ feat. Sureshot La Roc
22. Eric Lau – Home Run
23. Focus ft. Von Pea, Donwill & Chaundon – Homage to Ali Shaheed
24. Keith Murray – Dip Dip Di Instrumental
25. Curren$y ft. Raekwon – Michael Knight (Remix)
26. AZ – World Don’t Stop 2010
27. 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) – The World Renown
28. The Left ft. Kool G Rap- Frozen
29. Talib Kweli & Marco Polo – Palookas
30. Wizard – Summer
31. Verb T – Life Is Ill ft. Kyza & Dubbledge
32. J-Live – Home Or Away
33. RA the Rugged Man ft. Celph Titled &- Mad Ammo
34. Big L – No Endz, No Skinz (Original Version)
35. Consequence & J Dilla – Bearer Of Bad News
36. JR& PH7 ft. Olivier Daysoul & Sean Price – Persuasion
37. M9 – Tug The Rope (Jon Phonics Remix)

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Recorded on SenseiFM 04.12.10, listen & watch us LIVE on the first Saturday of every month, 4pm-6pm

I’ve had this track on repeat since I first heard it, and I’ve finally got a minute to blog it!

‘Go Girl’ is the second single from Detroit’s very own Frank Nitt, taken from his forthcoming ‘Jewels In My Backpack’ EP, featuring Problem and produced by Terrace Martin.

Available to download on iTunes right now… keep you eye out for the EP due to drop on May 25.

Loving this video too, really works with the song and compliments Frank’s unique, laid back style. If you’re not too busy checking the ladies in this video, be sure to look out for a few familiar faces in there too!

Frank says: “The Go Girl record is a fun, sexy record that is really about strong, intelligent, uplifting and beautiful women,”.

Say no more!

The Roots doing Dilla covers, need I say more? Listen to these amazing instrumental remakes of some Dilla classics below or download them here.

Part three of a three part documentary focusing on J Dilla’s life in Los Angeles.

Lennon is a 17 year-old native of Connecticut who whilst has only been producing for 4 years now, has a mature sound that’s far ahead of his years. Lennon grew up on Dilla and mentioned some of his influences being Kanye, 9th Wonder, RJD2 & Alex Goose, which is evident in his music. Apart from influences spanding through all music genres, Lennon also draws great inspiration from the legendary Spike Lee’s movies.

Currently, Lennon is working on a new project with the Cosmic Souls Collective (one of the members, EPonym, rhymes over Lennon’s ‘Like That’ track on ‘Beat Tape’) which he recently joined, a couple of blog mixtapes & is always looking for opportunities to produce for other artists. Looking to the future, Lennon’s dream would be to work with people like Eminem, Dre, Flylo, Drake, Jill Scott, Lupe & The Roots. Given his talent at such a young age, the sky’s the limit really.

‘Beat Tape’ is Lennon’s most recent project and displays a variety of his production styles. On the mixtape you will hear a remix of a Madlib track, a Masta Ace classic & also a load of great jazzy, soulful & even eerie instrumentals. Lennon also has a couple of other tracks & another beat tape for download on his website, check it out here. Big up to Lennon for help with the post.

Download: Lennon – Beat Tape

I headed down to the Jazz Cafe last Wednesday to witness hip-hop’s fastest rising star of the moment, Jay Electronica.

I rocked up just in time to catch the end of Eglo record’s Fatima’s set, her voice sounding just as powerful live as it is on wax. If ya don’t know, check out her track ‘kleer‘ produced by Funkineven, & preview her incredible-sounding forthcoming ep here featuring Dam Funk. Next up K-lashnekoff performed a short set including classics such as ‘Murder‘ & his take on ‘Welcome to Jamrock‘ – a few embarrassing slips aside (forgetting the lyrics to his new single probably wasn’t a career highlight) -he was a welcome surprise, & reminded me just how powerful his voice & flow are, I’ll definitely be checking for his new LP out soon.

After K-Lash there was a good hour & a half wait ’til the main act.. I heard many impatient comments from the audience, but I was personally happy as a pig in shit wildin’ out to a killer set by Benji B – a fine choice of underground hip hop classics (big props to anyone dropping ‘The Enemy‘ by Big L & Fat Joe), some funk/disco rarities & a good half hour of well-chosen Dilla productions.

And so on to the man of the moment, Jay Electronica eventually stepped to the stage fully suited up, & proceeded to give one of the finest performances I’ve heard for a long time to be delivered by a simple MC & DJ combo (not that the dj did much!). His delivery was clear, his energy was as up as you’d expect from a man riding the wave of newly found stardom, the crowd was super hyped, & dude straight killed it. I was much-relieved to discover him to be as great a performer as he is an MC, & would probably make a half-decent comedian, offering shots of jack to nearby punters, & getting away with asking all the ladies in the house to make noise if they enjoy a little mild choking during sex! Jay performed a dope selection of his material, but of course Exhibit’s A & C were the joints that really shut it down, with most of the crowd rapping along to the whole tracks (big up London for knowing our shit!). If he makes a return to these shores anytime soon, don’t miss out.

Peep the video above, taken from the second night’s performance (& pinched with love from DJ Semtex’s blog) for a taste – & download his recent ‘Victory’ mixtape free of charge here.