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J Dilla — The Shining

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By James Simons (CHARTattack) August 22, 2006 11:36 am
As everyone from Tupac to Jesus will tell you, dying is a brilliant career move. Following J Dilla's recent passing, the Slum Village and Tribe Called Quest producer has been justly hailed as the best thing since sliced beats. The only downside, of course — aside from not being alive anymore — is the beatmaker's surrender of artistic control. Did...
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J Dilla Compilation Coming

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 27, 2009 3:24 pm
A posthumous album of unreleased J Dilla material dubbed Jay $tay Paid will be released through Nature Sounds on June 2. The 28-track disc was executive produced by Maureen Yancey, Dilla's mother, and was mixed and arranged by Pete Rock. Jay $tay Paid is mostly instrumental, but features guest appearances from DOOM, Raekwon and The Roots' Black...
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Jay Dee Keeps Shining On New Release

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By Eva Lampert (CHARTattack) March 23, 2006 6:30 pm
Only a short while after the untimely Feb. 10 passing of Jay Dee (a.k.a. J Dilla), the unsung hip-hop producer and rapper will receive a posthumous release through the help of some of his peers. Busta Rhymes, Common, Madlib and Pharoahe Monch all contributed to The Shining, which will be released by British label BBE Records on July 11. Dee...
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Loose Ends: MSTRKRFT Drop New Single, Swollen Members Jump Around And Junos Sell Out

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By ChartAttack.com Staff (CHARTattack) February 23, 2006 7:30 pm
MSTRKRFT, the Toronto-based remix team comprised of Death From Above 1979's Jesse Keeler and producer Al-P, have just made their new "Easy Love" single available on iTunes. The dance-rock duo's debut album, The Looks, will be released by Last Gang Records on May 16. Vancouver hip-hop group Swollen Members whipped fans into such a...
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Hip-Hop Producer J Dilla Dies At 32

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) February 13, 2006 4:00 pm
Hip-hop producer/rapper J Dilla died Friday after a battle with an incurable blood disease, as well as lupus. J Dilla (born James Yancey) died in his mother's arms. He had been suffering from the blood disease for over three years. His mother moved to Los Angeles to care for her son during the illness and has requested that instead of sending...
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