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YANCEY TAUGHT ME: Examining the Life, Legacy, & Genius of J. DILLA [B.Getz on L4LM]

February 10, 2021February 7, 2024 B.Getz a tribe called quest, common, de la soul, dilla, donuts, Erykah Badu, hip hop, hip-hop producer, j dilla, jay dee, mos def, MPC, q-tip, Questlove, rap, slum village, soulquarians, the pharcyde, the roots, the soulquarians

When discussing the life and times of the late J Dilla, it’s difficult to avoid dipping into hagiography. But the producer born James Dewett Yancey was truly a king among men.

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D’ANGELO & THE SOULTRONICS – Aug 24, 2000. Taj Mahal- Atlantic City. [B.Getz / JamBase 20-for-20]

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 B.Getz Atlantic City, d'angelo, funk, hip hop, jambase, pino palladino, Questlove, R&B music, soul music, soulquarians, Soultronics, spanky chalmers, voodoo, Voodoo World Tour

On August 24, 2000, three childhood friends and I pulled up to the Taj Mahal Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and stepped into the most spectacular concert I’ve had the privilege of experiencing in my 42 years on this rock, thanks to D’Angelo & The Soultronics on the Voodoo World Tour.

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DILLAGENCE: Stream 33+ Hours of JAY DEE / J.DILLA On This 711-Track Career Anthology [Soundcloud]

February 1, 2020February 7, 2022 B.Getz Detroit, dilla, j dilla, jay dee, okayplayer, Questlove, slum village, soulquarians, the soulquarians

Check out this 33+ hour, 711-track exhaustive J.Dilla anthology, distributed over six 5+ hour volumes on Soundcloud. Shoutout to @araQual from Okayplayer’s The Lesson for putting in WORK to create this magnificent document. Long Live DIlla Dawg!

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MY REDEEMER: A Love Letter to D’Angelo for 20 Years of Voodoo

January 24, 2020March 2, 2021 B.Getz ahmir thompson, charlie hunter, d'angelo, dilla, electric lady studio, j dilla, method man, pino palladino, q-tip, Questlove, raphael saddiq, redman, roy hargrove, russ elevado, soulquarians, soutronics, voodoo

originally published Jan. 25, 2020 “Voodoo is an ancient African tradition. We use “voodoo” in the drums, or whatever, the

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Agent 23 aka Cactus aka Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, welcome to The Upful Life Podcast! A founding member of pioneering Asheville-based live hip-hop collective Granola Funk Express (GFE). A progenitor of "family hip-hop" with his Secret Agent 23 Skidoo project, which took home a Grammy in 2019 for Best Children's Album. Cactus is a published author of several books, and a prolific educator around the country for kids of all ages and backgrounds.***LlNK lN Bl0***From train-hopping, to Rainbow Gathering kitchens, to rap ciphers at Phish festivals, this conversation is a colorful strut down memory lane for any GFE fan. And my man makes sure to spread the love around the krewe. Similarly, Cactus takes us through the birth of his daughter Saki, her transformation into MC Fireworks, and the heights their inspiring hip-hop connection took this beautiful family. These days, 23 and his 'Secret Agency' collaborate with students and symphonies, to wed classical music, global indigenous instruments, and storytelling to the elements of hip-hop. Cactus has also evolved into a successful educator, bringing hip-hop into the classroom as a multi-faceted teaching device. LISTEN ---> bit.ly/upful-076bioSecret Agent 23 Skidoo is an internationally touring, purple velvet tuxedo wearing family funk phenemenon. Combining the positive, primal power of hip hop with the surreal storytelling of science fiction, 23 Skidoo has concocted a potent potion that wows family crowds across the planet. After a decade of touring nationally as a rapper and producer in Granola Funk Express, he released his first kids' hip-hop album in 2008.Thanks 2 our friends at @iamAVL for the sponsor!@secretagent23skidooThe ingredients of his magic spells include reverence for the boundless mindstates of young children, respect for the culture and DNA of hip hop, funk and soul music, and a deep belief in the power of the imagination to change the world in positive ways, both personal and universal. At the 59th Grammy Awards in 2019, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo won Best Children's Album for his record Infinit ... See MoreSee Less

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