Rebirth of Detroit

Today welcomes another injection of fresh J Dilla material. Taken from the late producer’s recently-released posthumous album, Rebirth of Detroit, the Tone Plummer and Mr. Wrong-assisted “Rebirth is Necessary” cut receives its official music video, courtesy of Ron Moe and Dirty Rat. [...]

For all of you who’ve been issued a late pass for not copping J Dilla‘s posthumous LP Rebirth of Detroit when it dropped yesterday, you’ve now been given the opportunity to see what you’re missing via this full-length album stream. You’re lucky — not everyone is this forgiving. [...]

Fresh off the release of the Chuck Inglish and Boldy James-featuring “Detroit Game“, here goes another cut from J Dilla‘s looming posthumous album, Rebirth of Detroit. With official visuals to accompany, the three guest emcees – all Motown natives themselves – Supa Emcee, Nick Speed and Guilty Simpson show love for Dilla and Detroit in [...]

With Rebirth of Detroit, J Dilla‘s third posthumous album – following The Shining in 2006 and Jay Stay Paid in 2009 – right around the corner, our ears are blessed with the newest leak in the form of “Detroit Game”, an all-Red Wing affair that sees The Cool Kids‘ Chuck Inglish and real-life cousin Boldy [...]

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. [...]

For the first official release from Ma Dukes Yancey‘s newly-minted Ruff Draft Records, the label hooked up Moodymann of Detroit’s own Mahogani Music for a limited edition, vinyl-only EP called Dillatroit which is believed to be a sampler of the late J Dilla‘s forthcoming Rebirth of Detroit album. To get us ready for Dillatroit, Mahogani [...]

The hip-hop Gods have been kind to us today. Having just released the cover art and trailer for the forthcoming Rebirth Of Detroit album, J Dilla keeps the posthumous goodies coming with the official video to “Jay Dee’s Revenge”, a funky, warping number steered by the lyrical energy of fellow Detroit native and indie oddball, [...]

A new posthomous J Dilla album is on the horizon. Serving as the fifth LP since the legendary producer’s death in February 2006, Rebirth Of Detroit will nourish our ears with 25 never-before-heard beats from the Dilla vault, enlisting a fellow Red Wings cast including Danny Brown, Phat Kat, Guilty Simpson, Chuck Inglish and Boldy [...]