On October 6th, the homie Grynch is re-releasing the Chemistry EP (as Chemistry 1.5) on iTunes, Amazon, etc. The new edition will include 2 new tracks and 2 remixes (full artwork x tracklist after the jump). One of the remixes is included below; featuring Dilla’s younger brother. A relationship that was built after Grynch was one of the winners of the Illa J contest we held earlier this year.

DOWNLOAD: Grynch – You Know Me (rmx) f. RA Scion & Illa J | Mediafire

Dude was also recently interviewed by Billboard and he even scored a mention on the cover. Good shit!

I laced ya’ll with the Mos Def snippets yesterday, now here’s 30 second clips of the upcoming J Dilla album. I’ve given this three listens so far and it’s safe to say we’re in for a treat. Some of these beats are just nutty (as expected)! Definitely making a purchase next week (June 2nd). Hit the jump for the artwork and tracklist to follow along…

J Dilla – Jay Stay Paid (Album Snippets)

1. KJay FM Dedication
2. King
3. I Told Yall
4. Lazer Gunne Funke
5. In The Night (Owl N Out) – While You Slept (I Crept)
6. Smoke f. Blu
7. Blood Sport f. Lil Fame (of M.O.P.)
8. caDILLAc
9. Expensive Whip
10. Kaklow (Jump On It)
11. Digi Dirt f. Phat Kat
12. Dilla Bot Vs. The Hybrid f. Danny Brown & Constantine
13. Milk Money
14. Spacecowboy vs. Bobble Head
15. Reality Check f. Black Thought
16. On Stilts
17. Fire Wood Drumstix f. DOOM
18. Glamour Sho75 (09)
19. 10,000 Watts
20. 9th Caller
21. Make It Fast Mega Mix (Unadulterated Mix) f. Diz Gibran
22. 24K Rap f. Havoc (of Mobb Deep) & Raekwon
23. Big City
24. Pay Day f. Frank Nitty (of Frank n’ Dank)
25. See That Boy Fly f. Illa J & Cue D
26. Coming Back
27. Mythsysizer
28. KJay and We Out

Shouts to maxpreme on the rippage.

Illa J drops off the latest video from the Yancey Bros LP. Rest in Peace Dilla Dog!

Illa J speaks on Yancey Boys, his brother’s remaining catalogue, the future and more. Props to Stephen.

Earlier this week I announced the winners of the (2)Dope Illa J/J Dilla Contest. Big ups to Grynch & Illecism for beating out the competition. I was told to hold off on posting the actual tracks until later in the week. The time has come folks. Both definitely did their thing. If you feel you (or someone you know) did better, feel free to drop a link in the c-section.

DOWNLOAD: Illecism – R U Listening (rmx) f. Illa J
DOWNLOAD: Grynch – Showtime (rmx) f. Illa J

Prince Ali remixes the Yancey Boy’s cut.

DOWNLOAD: P.A. – R U Listening (rmx) f. Illa J | Mediafire

Ladies & Gentlemen, the winners have been decided! The contest ran began two weeks and 50+ dopeboyz/girlz submitted entries. Of those contestants, two we’re chosen. Who was better than the rest? Hit the jump and find out…

R U Listenin: Illecism
Showtime: Grynch

We’re holding off on posting the actual songs until Thursday, but I had to keep our word and announce the winners. Congrats to both of ya’ll!

To celebrate the recent release of the instrumental version of Illa J’s Yancey Boys, the good folks at Audible Treats have teamed up with your favorite rapper’s favorite website to bring you the “Illa J Remix Contest.” After downloading the hook-included instrumental versions of “R U Listening” and “Showtime,” you will have two weeks to rap your best verses based around the concept of Illa J’s hooks. Then submit your versions of the songs to be judged by Illa J and his label, Delicious Vinyl. Rappers are allowed only one submission per song, which means at most two entries per person. Check out the full details under the cut.

DOWNLOAD: R U Listening (Instrumental)
DOWNLOAD: Showtime (Instrumental)

Entry Dates and Deadlines:

1. The contest opens at 12:00am Eastern Standard time on March 04, 2009 and closes at 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time on March 17, 2009.  Entries must be received on or before 11:59pm EST on March 17, 2009.

2. The winners will be announced on 2DopeBoyz.com on or by March 31, 2009, two weeks after entry deadline.

To Enter:

Download the hook-included instrumental tracks from (URL here).  Add your own lyrics and send a 320kbps MP3 (44.1Khz Constant Bit Rate, Normal Stereo) file of your remix along with your name and email address to IllaJRemix@Gmail.com. If you are sending entries for both songs, please send each song as a separate email.

Prizes:

1. Both winning submissions will be officially released by Delicious Vinyl as free digital singles for download and announced on 2DopeBoyz.com.

2. Each winner will also receive a 16 bar verse from Illa J for use on their own projects.  Winners will have two weeks to send three completed songs (beat + lyrics), each with 16 bar gaps for Illa J to hear.  Illa J will choose one song of the three from each winner and record an original 16 bar verse.  Each winner will then be able to use the song in any format as they see fit.

Keelay (of Keelay & Zaire) hits the streets of Oakland to ask random people for ideas on what to get Keyshia Cole for Valentine’s Day. Uh oh, does he know eskay doesn’t play like that when it comes to his woman? And while we’re in the V-Day spirit, hit the jump and check Illa J hitting the keyboard in his studio to belt a ditty just for you (ladies)…

In the first installment of Focus’ Pay Homage series, he had Royce, Phonte & Stat Quo rep for the almighty DJ Premier. Now on the third Anniversary of his passing, SV, Frank Nitti & his little brother pay respect to Dilla Dawg!

DOWNLOAD: Slum Village, Frank Nitti & Illa J – Homage to Dilla (prod. Focus…) | Mediafire
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