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MY REDEEMER: A Love Letter to D’Angelo for 25 Years of Voodoo

January 24, 2025February 4, 2025 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 1/25/20 — “Voodoo is an ancient African tradition. We use “voodoo” in the drums, or whatever, the cadences and call-outs to our ancestors, and that in itself will invoke spirits.”

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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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GOODNIGHT, MISS LULU WHITE: A Lullaby For High Sierra Music Festival 2025 Since my virgin sojourn in 2003, High Sierra has been an annual family reunion, my vibrant village, a grate teacher, perpetual inspiration, psychedelic playground, therapy session, & mystical muse. They even had to ambo ya boi outta there one year, back when I was still playin' with proverbial fire.Recently, there's b ... See MoreSee Less

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