I Heart Music (Audio): Mar Covers Slum Village's '2U4U'

'2U4U' is the ultimate baby making Slum Village track produced by the late greatest J Dee. Mar's hypnotic vocals over a classic Dilla beat is a perfect recipe for seductive music, an aspiration quite difficult to achieve if you don't have the right credentials. Luckily For Mar he beholds all the right qualities to pull it off. 

Taken from the first 'Variation' of 2011, press play and enjoy good music.

I Heart Music: Happy Birthday Bob Marley & J Dilla

This weekend-Sunday 6th February marked what would have been  the late great Bob Marley's 66th Birthday.


Today marks what would have been the greatest producer of all time, James Dewitt Yancey's aka J Dilla's 37th Birthday. Both genius's have left an incomparable legacy of music behind and their music will continue to inspire me.


View below a selection of my favourite pieces of music from the legends and a new documentary-'Still Shining', produced by Brian "B.Kyle" Atkins  for Gifted Films Inc. "as a tribute to the memory and legacy of James 'Dilla' Yancey"


R.I.P to the GREATS.

"J.Dilla: Still Shining" from B.Kyle on Vimeo.


Bob Marley- 'Small Axe'


Slum Village-'Fall In Love'

I Heart Music (Video Trailer): J Dilla 'Still Shining'

Anything remotely attached to J Dilla makes my heart flutter because (not to sound overly sentimental or cheesy) he is indeed close to my heart. 


Crafted by Gifted Films Inc and Okayplayer 'Still Shining' is a new documentary dedicated to the late great James "Dilla" Yancy, which features unseen footage of rare concert materials, photo's, interviews and tributes from a few well known artists-each paying homage to one of the greatest music producers known to man. 


You know what to do.



Speaking of Dilla...

I Heart Music (Video): The Man, The Music, The City-Black Milk

Some visual greatness from the creator of one of my favourite albums of 2010 'Album Of The Year (365)' by Dilla graduate,Black Milk.




Okayplayer TV: Black Milk - The Man, The Music, The City from Cam Be on Vimeo.

Listen, breathe and let the drums guide you.


Source: Pinboardblog

I Heart Music (Video): Efficacy Episode 56: Von Pea Of Tanya Morgan

Brooklyn emcee and producer, Von Pea answers questions on his career thus far on Episode 56 of the Efficacy video blog. Naming  'A Tribe Called Quest', 'De La Soul', 'Big Daddy Kane' and 'J Dilla' as his main influences, the Tanya Morgan rapper has spawned a respective music career which has seen him work with likes of producer Nicolay and 'Little Brother' emcee, Phonte of the 'The Foreign Exchange' (amongst many other projects) and is currently promoting his latest solo effort, 'Peas Gotta Have It.

Check out what 'Von see's' below.



Listen, breathe and learn.