I know the 10th has come and gone for you East Coast folk, but out here on the West? I’m still rocking it for 2 more hours. So before the day ends I wanted to get a few more Dilla related things up. Not that I’m only allowed to post Dilla shit today alone, but it makes sense (right?). Here’s some vintage audio that was recorded at the Henry Fonda Theater on April 4, 2004; the first night of the Madvillain/Jaylib tour for Madvillainy. Madlib & J. Rocc had already performed Jaylib songs together at this point, but it was the first time Dilla would join them on stage as he recently moved to Los Angeles and joined the tour (w/o being announced on the flyers). As you can hear, it was quite the surprise. Same goes for another unannounced guest… Common. Shouts to B+ & Melo D for recording this set and shouts to Stones Throw for liberating it on this special day. ST also has some pictures from the show, so head over there to check them out.

DOWNLOAD: Jaylib Live in 2004

Nero shot over this joint he did over some Dilla production. He also had the following to say…

In a lot of people’s eyes, this is the best song I’ve ever written. It was meant to be the showstopper on Nero Reinvents the Rubik’s Cube, but due to unfortunate circumstances, I felt it necessary to release the record now.  Composed by Jay Dee himself. – Nero

DOWNLOAD: Nero – Stimulate (prod. J Dilla)

Here’s another demo track from Slum Village that T3 let escape from their vaults.

DOWNLOAD: Slum VIllage – 5 Ela (Demo Version) | Mediafire
PREVIOUS: Slum Village – Drop The Drums

So it looks like SV’s T3 jumped in on the blog game also recently, and he dropped off an early demo of Slum Village back when they were trying to discover their sound. Peep the Das EFX fast rap and Chip Fu influence.

DOWNLOAD: Slum Village – Drop The Drums

And all this calamity is ripping my sanity.

DOWNLOAD: Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa – Saudade Vem Correndo

So we finally added the third feature that Aliya Ewing did on Dilla over at the plantation. This time around she got family and friends closest to Jay Dee to speak about their favorite memories and tell their favorite stories. From Illa J (Dilla’s younger brother), Talib Kweli, Phat Kat, Mr. Porter (of D-12) and many more; this is something no Dilla fan should ignore. And with this post I will be leaving the internets for a few hours (Lakers, Pro Bowl, Grammy’s) but I feel that myself and Meka have left you with plenty of Dilla to pay homage. Rest In Peace James Yancey!

READ:  The Greatst Dilla Stories Never Told

DJ Parler presently has three Samplology Chapters under his belt, this being the first. He also the K. West Chapter and and A Gangster Chapter. Parler does just what we all love, mixes Dilla’s music with the samples he used. Again, sit back and enjoy…

DOWNLOAD: DJ Parler – Samplology: J. Dilla Chapter

As I said in the post below, today marks the day we lost one of the best producers to ever do it. And with that, I’m making mostly Dilla-related posts in his honor. Here are three fantastic podcast mixes of J. Dilla music. The most recent one was put on the Stones Throw site a few days back but I waited until this day to post all three. J. Rocc (Beat Junkies) did a fine job in showing tribute to the legendary producer. I didn’t include any tracklists, because there’s no need. Just sit back and enjoy…

DOWNLOAD: Thank You Jay Dee: Act 1 (Mixed by J. Rocc)
DOWNLOAD: Thank You Jay Dee: Act 2 (Mixed by J. Rocc)
DOWNLOAD: Thank You Jay Dee: Act 3 (Mixed by J. Rocc)

In honor of the memory of the late great great James Yancey I’m gonna dedicate most (if not all) the posts today to one of the greatest to ever do it. My man 6th Sense (mixtape coming soon /plug) passed this footage my way from the Donuts Are Forever 2 event put on by Rare Form. An evening to celebrate the life and legacy of Jay Dee (aka J. Dilla) and raise money for Lupus. Hosted by Phonte (of Little Brother), the video features cameos from everyone from Torae (what up!), Illmind, Marco Polo, Tanya Morgan and much more. We miss you Dilla Dog!

The lovely Aliya Ewing put together one hell of a editorial, over at HipHopDX, on the late great James Yancey. As we approach the second anniversay of Dilla’s untimeley passing, we celebrate the great body of music this man produced. Featuring commentary from the likes of Talib Kweli, Peanut Butter Wolf, Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Busta Rhymes and more; speaking on their favorite J. Dilla tracks. She even got an extremely rare quote from Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk! Don’t miss out on this great tribute…

READ: Dilla Wafers: Remembering J. Dilla