Dilla’s Delights
This just in, and we think it’s pretty cool. Dilla’s Delights, a Detroit doughnut shop inspired by the late, great J.Dilla opened today in the D. The company has been […]
Tag Archives: Samples
Dad Is This Dilla?
Since my son was born four years ago, I’ve played him music. When we first brought him home from the hospital, I sat him in his carrier and played Curtis […]
Sacred Crates – Lucid Skemes
Coming out of the dusty yard sales, swap meets, stoop sales, and thrift shops is a cat called Sacred Crates. Armed with an SP202, some synthesizers, and a grip of […]
Skeme Richards – Shifting Gears: Rare Breaks and Samples At 45 RPM
There are mix tapes, and then there are mix tapes. While everyone has been “diggin’ in the tapes” lately, one of the originators, our homie Skeme Richards from The Rocksteady […]
WhoSampled Presents: Digging In The Vaults
By now, if you haven’t been living in a fortified bunker for the last few years, you know who WhoSampled is. A site and organization dedicated to carefully cataloging all […]
Tom Showtime feat. D’Fro – Life Is Funky
Coming straight out of Melbourne, producer Tom Showtime drops some boom bap influenced goodness for your ears in his latest single “Life Is Funky”. Based around the classic Round Robin […]
Paul’s Boutique: A Quarter Century Later
When the Beastie Boys made Paul’s Boutique, little did they know twenty five years later that they would be leaving a mark on the music industry that no one could […]
DJ Cutler – 1994 Sampler
Today we have a preview from a talented DJ from Buffalo, one Mr. Mike Cutler, aka DJ Cutler. Mike is a Big Ups alum, and has put out some really […]
House Shoes – The King James Version
Big Ups alumni, DJ, and producer House Shoes is at it again. He brings us over 75 minutes of original Dilla samples put together and seamlessly crafted for a project […]
Klim – Soul Buttons
It’s often said that the language of Hip Hop is universal, and it’s readily apparent in today’s offering, Soul Buttons by Klim. Hailing from Kiev, Ukraine, this producer has got […]
Flea Market Funk 