TAG: Ma Dukes

Sep28

Hear J Dilla featuring Phat Kat :: “Detroit Madness” (Snippet) (MP3)

Last fall, it was announced that Ma Dukes would be assembling a posthumous album release by her son, J Dilla, featuring unheard beats and a collection of Detroit rappers. Almost half a year later, we get to hear the first bit from the album, titled The Rebirth of Detroit. The song, “Detroit Madness” features frequent Dilla associate Phat Kat. The snippet is two minutes long, which consider the average length of many of Dilla’s greatest tunes, might as well be a full track.



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Apr05

Ma Duke Announces New J Dilla Project

In the grand scheme of posthumous hip-hop, J Dilla is still well behind folks like Tupac in releases from beyond the grave. But the deceased producers mother, known affectionately as Ma Dukes, has announced a new project entitled The Rebirth of Detroit, featuring many of Dilla’s former Motor City collaborators, as well as new music from the great man himself. …MORE

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Apr28

Ana Tijoux Rhymes from Santiago to New York (MP3)

Old school hip hop meets global perspective 

“What’s up, New York?!!” screamed Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux at Manhattan’s Le Poisson Rouge during her first US tour last earlier this month. “I’ve always wanted to say ‘What’s Up, New York?’” she told the crowd, a wide smile across her face.

Tijoux had been waiting a long time for that moment, and now is her moment. Her whirlwind string of performances (more than a dozen dates in 30 days) to support her new solo album, 1977 (Nacional Records), kicked off at SXSW in Austin and took her to more than 10 cities in the US and Canada. No doubt, an ambitious tour for a Spanish-language female rapper barely known here. But Tijoux’s easy flow, sharp verbal skills and confidence clearly appeal beyond language and genres.

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