Illa J

After giving us the audio for new joint “Forever”, Slum Village now give up the visuals for the Young RJ produced cut. [...]

Didn’t see this one coming! Mobb Deep‘s Havoc teams up with Detroit threesome Slum Village on the dark and eerie “Cash Flow”. [...]

Giving fans another slice of that soulful Hip-Hop goodness, Slum Village return with a fresh track titled “Forever”. [...]

We promised you new music from the late, legendary J Dilla, and here it is, courtesy of Frank Nitt and Jay Dee’s younger brother Illa J, the chief curators of his vast back catalogue. [...]

Slum Village‘s 2012 outfit (how long T3, Illa J and Young RJ will front the outfit is to be seen) come through with a brand new set of visuals from their Mick Boogie-hosted Dirty Slums mixtape. Following the dual “God Sent” and “Hunger” clips, here we have the “Reppin’” cut – arguably the standout track [...]

As seen with The Shining in 2006 and Jay Stay Paid three years later, J Dilla has a knack for crafting incredible albums, even after his passing. It looks like his newest posthumous offering Rebirth of Detroit – which was announced last month – is shaping up to strengthen that catalogue. [...]

Something fresh from Illa J, lifted from his upcoming EP, 4 Past Midnite. Dilla‘s little brother spits and sings about relationship affairs over this mellow, Young RJ and Craig Lane produced beat. LISTEN HERE Via 2DB [...]

SoulCulture are pleased to exclusively present the official remix for Rhian Benson‘s first new single from her sophomore album, Hands Clean; the long awaited follow-up to her 2003 debut LP, Gold Goast [which featured "Say How I Feel" with a rather delicious Tyson Beckford in the video...but I digress...] “I’ve been away from the public [...]

Three minutes of reflection on “The Reunion Pt 2″, from Villa Manifesto which is out July 27th. [...]

The legacy J Dilla has left on Hip Hop is continually noted by consumers and creators of Hip Hop culture. However, beyond leaving a legacy with his passing, Dilla inspired his younger brother, 22 year old Illa J (born John Yancey) to dedicate himself to music while providing another vessel for Dilla’s productions to live [...]