“J.Dilla: Still Shining” from B.Kyle on Vimeo.

Created in 2006, this remembrance piece is created as a tribute to the memory and legacy of James “J.Dilla” Yancey. This is a piece designed for his fans and supporters who knew of his accomplishments before February 2006 and those that have grown to appreciate his genius. Here, we gain a greater insight and understanding about our musical icon.

Directed by: Brian “B.Kyle” Atkins / Gifted Films Inc

Just when I was having a real ‘Good Friday’, this mixtape came along and spread the icing on the cake. Here is one of the many reasons why The Roots are one of the greats. Hit the jump for tracklist x download link. The Roots  ”Rock rock on!”

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Via: 2DBz

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Last night Toca Tuesday featured a J Dilla and Big Pun tribute. 1st two hours was the Dilla tribute and last 2 hours was the Pun tribute with Just Blaze, Sean C & LV, Young Lord, Juju of The Beatnuts, Buckwild, DJ Soul, DJ Green Lantern, and a call from N.O.R.E. Click here to check out the rest of the pics from last night.  Take a listen!

Part 1: ?uestlove Spins a Dilla Set

Part 2: Busta calls in x Black Thought and Q-Tip Freestyle

Part 3: Big Pun Tribute Part 1

Part 4: Big Pun Tribute Part 2

Props: NahRight

Peep the Pete Rock mix.

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Hands down the illest MJ mix ever!!! No shots, but ya’ll know how it is. Big ups to Pete Rocks for blessing the tape the 2 4 6 8 Mix. Fam kilt it! Hit the jumper for addition information on this collaboration with UNDRDRWN, tracklist and download link (courtesy of eskay) Enjoy!

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The Game, Chris Brown, Diddy, Polow Da Don, Mario Winans, Usher, Boyz II Men – Better On The Other Side (Tribute To MJ)

Produced by: DJ Khalil

R.I.P. Michael Joseph Jackson

Via: NahRight

I was going through my externals and came across a bunch of old Dilla tribute mixes and beat tapes. I’ll be posting ‘em through out the day, but I’ll leave out the beat tapes. I’ll letcha’ have the fun of scavenging around for all 3 of ‘em. There’s a couple more, but most of them have repeats.

The here’s a fine collection of Dilla’s work, accompanied by his close friends x fans. Static Slektah and Q-Tip pulled together joints from Common, De La Soul, Termanology, Erykah Badu, Hi-Tek and many more. Peep the tracklist and download link after the jump.
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This has to be one of the greatest tribute pieces I’ve EVER seen! Simply amazing!

DJ Soul put together an ill tribute mixtape by mixing and collecting your favourite artists over Dilla’s Donuts and left-over beats. The mixtape features heavy weights such as: Notorious BIG, Ghostface Killa, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Nas, Jadakiss and much more. Peep the track list and download link after the jump.

Jay-Z x The Escorts – Cry [Remix]

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