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Slum Village ft. Black Milk & Frank Nitt “We On The Go” (Produced By Black Milk)

“We On The Go” is the second release from SV’s upcoming Vintage EP, which will be released in June and will include production from Jay Dee, Black Milk and Young RJ. Vintage is the prequel release for Slum’s forthcoming LP, YES, which will be released this summer and includes collaborations with Chance The Rapper, Jon Connor, De La Soul, Phife, Bilal (among others) and production from Jay Dee, Black Milk and Young RJ. Also, thru the month of May, Slum Village and The Pharcyde will embark on a 12-city “Welcome To Dillaville” tour, where you will also be treated to a Jay Dee Exhibit before each SV show on the tour (info below): History will be seen and heard from this one of a kind exhibit and it is available only to concert goers who attend the stateside ‘Welcome to Dillaville’ Tour. Straight from (Conant Gardens) Detroit, the legendary Slum Village will share artifacts and never before seen pictures, documents, affirmations, etc. from the personal belongings & #LostScrolls; displaying the historical importance of Jay Dee a.k.a. J Dilla and his place in Hip-Hop history. This Jay Dee a.k.a. J Dilla exhibit is between 8 to 12 minutes in length and will be presented live on stage before Slum Village’s set. Rare photographic artifacts will be displayed during this special presentation and T3 will describe historical & special moments shared with Jay Dee throughout their career.

New J. Dilla Lands In Stores February 5, In Anticipation Of Album “Music From The Lost Scrolls”

(AllHipHop News) New music from legendary producer J. Dilla will land in stores next month, just in time to honor his birthday (February 7, 1974) and his passing (February 10, 2006). The family of the late J. Dilla, born James Yancey, is preparing for the full length release of Music From The Lost Scrolls Vol.1 , which feature all unreleased material created by the late producer, who died from complications of Lupus. The first release from the project is a special 10″ vinyl record featuring the songs “DeWitt To Do It” and “Smack A B**ch” while the B-side has contains Yancey Boys single “The Throwaway” (featuring Frank Nitt) and another J. Dilla track titled “Ruff & Rugged.” Music From The Lost Scrolls Vol.1 is an album officially sanctioned by J. Dilla’s mother Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey and his Estate. The album, which is being assembled by Frank Nitt from the Hip-Hop group Frank N Dank,is being released in partnership with Hip-Hop label Delicious Vinyl. Most of the music will come from material that incredibly, was discovered in April of 2012, in a storage bin which contained tapes, manuscripts and other possessions owned by the groundbreaking producer. The new 10′ vinyl from J. Dilla’s Music From The Lost Scrolls Vol.1 will be released on February 5. On February 9, an all-star group of Hip-Hop artists will honor J. Dilla in his hometown of Detroit.

J Dilla's Family Partners With Delicious Vinyl To Debut Unreleased Material

(AllHipHop News) More unreleased material by revered producer J Dilla has been unearthed and will be released under a new partnership between the late producer’s family and Delicious Vinyl Records. Yancey Media Group has partnered with Hip-Hop label Delicious Vinyl, to release Lost Scrolls, which will consist of unreleased material from the catalog of J Dilla. Much of the new music will come from material that was discovered in April of 2012, in a storage bin. Jeff Bubeck, who owns the Royal Oak-based record store UHF, returned boxes of undiscovered tapes, manuscripts and other artifacts, to J Dilla’s family, after he had discovered them in a storage bin. Yancey Media Group has tapped childhood friend Frank Nitt to curate the unreleased material that will be released under the new deal. “Dilla was my closest childhood friend,” Frank Nitt said in a press release. “I went with him out to L.A. that first time in 1996. I met [Delicious Vinyl founder] Mike Ross then and saw he was giving Dilla the opportunity to get his beats out. “Fast forward thirteen years, after Dilla passed, Illa J makes Yancey Boys, and again I go out to L.A. to help with promotion. Mike Ross asked to hear what I was doing, and Delicious Vinyl wound up releasing my Jewels In My Backpack EP. So Delicious Vinyl goes back with Dilla to the beginning, and has always been part of furthering his legacy properly. We’re doing doing this with Delicious Vinyl with the total approval of [Dilla’s mother] Ma Dukes, who’s known and trusted Mike from way back.” The first release from the Lost Scrolls cache will be digital-only single coming this December titled “The Throwaway” Yancey Boys feat. Nitt. Even more exciting to fans will be the unreleased tracks featuring verses of J Dilla himself rapping. In related news, Talib Kweli, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Brandon Williams Experiment, Frank & Dank, Illa J and DJ’s Spinna, Sicari and Houseshoes will headline the Second Annual Dilla Day in Detroit on February 9th, 2013.