Blind I | The Boutique Music Blog | Quality Over Quantity.

DJ HAYLOW – TURN IT UP! [J DILLA TRIBUTE]

The D2S homie DJ Haylow had done this tribute mix back in ‘08 in honor of the G.O.A.T. J Dilla. I know there have been a slue of Dilla tribute mixes out there, but this one is mos def one of the better ones! Haylow does the G.O.A.T. justice & is a nice lil must have for any Dilla aficionado out there.

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

DL & his own words after the J…

Peace as always..

February has become the annual month when music fans around the world celebrate the life and music of the Late Great James Yancey (J Dilla) because his birth and his untimely death both happened in Feb (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006).

Throughout the years, I have recorded 2 mixtapes that pay homage to Dilla, one recorded in 2005, and the other recorded in 2008. As a side story, I interviewed Pharrell of The Neptunes/N*E*R*D* in 2005, and up to that point, I was always a huge fan of Dilla, even dating back to his days when he was Jay Dee. In that interview, Pharrell was naming different producers, and when Dilla’s name came up, he called Dilla ‘The Beat King of All Time’. For some one like Pharrell to say that at the height of his commercial success resonated with me; the one who everyone in mainstream music THOUGHT was the best, was paying homage to someone that pop culture barely knew.

Simply put. Dilla is the Beat King of All Time

Without further ado, I would like to share the link to my 2008 Tribute with yall, and I hope it is enjoyable to listen to as it was for me to record. I will post the link to my 2005 mix tomorrow.

Peace as always..
February has become the annual month when music fans around the world celebrate the life and music of the Late Great James Yancey (J Dilla) because his birth and his untimely death both happened in Feb (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006).
Throughout the years, I have recorded 2 mixtapes that pay homage to Dilla, one recorded in 2005, and the other recorded in 2008. As a side story, I interviewed Pharrell of The Neptunes/N*E*R*D* in 2005, and up to that point, I was always a huge fan of Dilla, even dating back to his days when he was Jay Dee. In that interview, Pharrell was naming different producers, and when Dilla’s name came up, he called Dilla ‘The Beat King of All Time’. For some one like Pharrell to say that at the height of his commercial success resonated with me; the one who everyone in mainstream music THOUGHT was the best, was paying homage to someone that pop culture barely knew.
Simply put. Dilla is the Beat King of All Time
Without further ado, I would like to share the link to my 2008 Tribute with yall, and I hope it is enjoyable to listen to as it was for me to record. I will post the link to my 2005 mix tomorrow.

DOWNLOAD DJ HAYLOW – TURN IT UP! (DET2LA) [USERSHARE]

DROPPED BY NO

1 Comment to DJ HAYLOW – TURN IT UP! [J DILLA TRIBUTE]

1. [...] HAYLOW – TURN IT UP! [J DILLA TRIBUTE] http://www.blindiforthekids.com/music…a-tribute/ Add to favoritespermalink 1 minute ago follow [...]
blindi - TwitFlip.com on February 4th, 2010

Leave a comment