November 21, 2008 Sugarhill (Underground Atlanta)

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Requested… Here you go !

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From the critically acclaimed, “The Shining” by J Dilla. This video features Common, Will.I.Am (Black Eyed Peas), Black Thought (Roots), Frank N Dank, Talib Kweli, and Dilla’s young brother John as the MC.

Mrs. Yancey, Dilla’s mama, makes a brief cameo as well.

J Dilla – “The Shining” in good record stores everywhere online and offline.

www.myspace.com/jdilla
www.jdilla.org

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Here are my top 20 beats from the great J Dilla, from 20 to 1:

#20 You Can’t Hold the Torch – Busta Rhymes
#19 Do You – Slum Village
#18 Keep it Moving – A Tribe Called Quest
#17 Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World) – Common
#16 What it’s All About – Slum Village
#15 Two Can Win – J Dilla
#14 Y? (Jay Dee Remix) – The Pharcyde
#13 Stakes is High – De La Soul
#12 Runnin’ – The Pharcyde
#11 Conant Gardens – Slum Village
#10 Let’s Grow – Royce Da 5’9″
#9 Cold Steel – Phat Kat
#8 Won’t Do – J Dilla
#7 Climax (Girl Sh*t) – Slum Village
#6 Get a Hold – A Tribe Called Quest
#5 Thelonius – Common/Slum Village
#4 Find a Way – A Tribe Called Quest
#3 The Light – Common
#2 Players – Slum Village
#1 Love is… – Common

(The beat at the very end is a beat on one of his beat tapes)

R.I.P. James Yancey, one of the greatest producers to ever do it.

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DJ Nabs Jam Master Jay Tribute

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Learn the tricks of the trade from DJ Magic Wong. Step 1: Beatmatching. Other interviews and music news at RockInducedLabor.com

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http://www.djtutor.com/scratchbasics
The first move in scratching/editing sounds on record dx, cd dx.
Fr hundreds more DJ tutorial vieos like this go to djtutor.com

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HOW TO BE A DJ BY THE LEGENDS DJ JAZZY JAY AND AFRIKA BAMBAATA,SOME BASIC FACTS OF DJING AND SCRATCHIN PLUS QUESTION AND ANSWER INFO WITH STUDIO AUDIENCE.RARE 80′S HIP HOP CLIP.ZULU NATION

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The title says it all.

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T La Rock & Jazzy Jay: It’s Yours [1984]
The Latin Rascals: It’s Yours (megamix) [1985?]
The Latin Rascals: 98.7 KISS Mastermix Dance Party [March 16, 1985]

“People of the universe, this is yours.” One of the hottest early rap records. Dig the minimalism, and note how DJ Jazzy Jay lives up to his moniker during the scratch break at the 1:03 mark.

From about 1984 to 1986 I listened to the 98.7 KISS and 107.5 WBLS Mastermix Dance Parties religiously, every Friday and Saturday night. The DJ on KISS was usually either DJ Red Alert or DJ Chuck Chillout, but then one night I flipped on the radio and heard the Latin Rascals. My brain exploded. These guys were doing something that sounded unreal, like science fiction. Then we found out it was done with reel-to-reel tape editing (!)

“It’s Yours (megamix)” is actually an excerpt from a tape of one of the Rascals’ broadcasts on KISS, probably from ’85. The basic song sequence is:
Fat Boys: Human Beat Box – Fantasy 3: It’s Your Rock – T La Rock: It’s Yours – Kurtis Blow: A.J.

The “Mastermix Dance Party” is about 45 minutes from a tape of another Rascals show on 98.7, including MCA & Burzootie: “Drum Machine” and Malcolm McClaren: “Hobo Scratch”, among many other highlights.

Here are the credits on the back of the 12″ of It’s Yours:

T La Rock–vocals
Jazzy Jay–turntables

Vocals written by Special K, T La Rock
Beats programmed by Rick Rubin
Produced by Rick Rubin, a S.U.R.E. Shot Mix
Co-produced by Special K, Jazzy Jay
Edited by Weems
Cover art by Rick Rubin

Special thanks to: Ed Bahlman, Africa Bambaataa, Bobby Davis

Def Jam Recordings, 5 University Pl.
New York, N.Y. 10003, (212) 420-8666

and on the runout groove is etched:

Herbie Jr. (smiley face)(heart with arrow through it) Angie
“SURE DJ’s MAKE IT FUNKY”

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