The unreleased archives of James ‘J Dilla’ Yancey are once again the focus of attention with a new collection of material due out on Mahogani entitled Dilla Lost Tapes.
Mahogani to release Dilla Lost Tapes LP
by Juno Plus on 20.03.2013 at 18:49pmJ Dilla’s Donuts reissued on Stones Throw
by Juno Plus on 27.11.2012 at 10:27am
J Dilla’s classic LP Donuts will get a special 7″ box set edition reissue by Stones Throw in January.
Watch: Moodyman discusses Dilla
by Juno Plus on 02.07.2012 at 11:45amDillatroit, the EP of unreleased material from the archives of J Dilla on Kenny Dixon Jnr’s Mahogani label finally got released this week.
To complement it’s arrival, the Official J Dilla site have releasesd the above video with Mr Moodymann himself discussing his fondest memories of the sorely missed producer. Rocking a rather dashing “campaign hat”, Dixon Jnr discusses the first time he met Yancey, his ongoing musical legacy on Detroit and beyond and more in a typically amusing six minute conversation.
Full details of J Dilla LP on Mahagoni unveiled
by Juno Plus on 17.05.2012 at 16:16pm
The full tracklisting for the forthcoming J Dilla release on Moodymann’s Mahogani imprint has been unveiled.
Four years on: J Dilla
by Juno Plus on 10.02.2010 at 12:27pm
Today marks four years since the death of influential rapper J Dilla. Dilla – real name James Dewitt Yancey – died on February 10, 2006, three days after his 32nd birthday, at his LA home.