In celebration of the musical legacy of James “J. Dilla” Yancey, Fuse takes you to Detroit to celebrate the life of J Dilla and people who have worked closely with him like Talib Kweli, House Shoes, his mom and more speak on his legacy.

PREVIOUS: Mister Cee’s J Dilla Tribute Mix

New record from 1/3 of Slum Village, off his solo project, 3iLLA dropping June 21st.

DOWNLOAD: T3 (of Slum Village) – Motor Freaks f. Illa J | Mediafire
PREVIOUS: T3 (of Slum Village) – 3iLLA

Okayplayer’s new site The Revivalist sat down with Tip, Illa and T while at Jay Dee’s tribute show in New York City late last week. While Kamaal speaks on Dilla’s influence over him, Illa J and T3 speak on his music and magic (down bottom).

Illa J’s 4 Past Midnite EP apparently dropped yesterday, no signs of where to cop so far. More info to come…

PREVIOUS: Illa J – Affair

Lead single off Illa J’s upcoming 4 Past Midnite EP.

DOWNLOAD: Illa J – Affair (prod. Young RJ) | Mediafire

J Dilla’s brother performs one of his many classics during his very first show in Sacramento, CA.

Kind of bittersweet seeing visuals for this. The Villa Manifesto EP dropping July 27th.

#keepSVallive

Talib Kweli joins MED on the latest leak off his upcoming album.

DOWNLOAD: MED – Classic f. Talib Kweli (prod. Karriem Riggins) | Mediafire

STONESTHROW BONUS: Roc C – Turn It Up f. Illa J (prod. DJ Khalil) | Mediafire
Off Roc C’s upcoming Scapegoat project.

Last night Tony Touch paid respect to two of hip hop’s fallen legends. The first two hours were dedicated to J Dilla while the second half was in honor of Big Pun. UPDATE: It’s quite sad that there are so few comments on this post. I also added Black Thought’s tribute freestyles in a seperate .zip; after the jump Mek provided an interview that the home girl YaYa had with Dilla’s brother Illa J; and click here to read XXL’s “lost” interview with all four members of Slum Village.

DOWNLOAD: ?uestlove Spins a J Dilla Set (Hour 1)
DOWNLOAD: Busta Rhymes Calls In, Black Thought & Q-Tip Freestyle (Hour 2)
DOWNLOAD: Big Pun Tribute (Hour 3)
DOWNLOAD: Big Pun Tribute (Hour 4)
BONUS: Black Thought – J Dilla Tribute Freestyle

The Big Pun tribute featured cameos from Just Blaze, Sean C & LV, Juju (of The Beatnuts), Green Lantern, N.O.R.E. and more. Shouts to nation on the linkage.

On October 6th, the homie Grynch is re-releasing the Chemistry EP (as Chemistry 1.5) on iTunes, Amazon, etc. The new edition will include 2 new tracks and 2 remixes (full artwork x tracklist after the jump). One of the remixes is included below; featuring Dilla’s younger brother. A relationship that was built after Grynch was one of the winners of the Illa J contest we held earlier this year.

DOWNLOAD: Grynch – You Know Me (rmx) f. RA Scion & Illa J | Mediafire

I laced ya’ll with the Mos Def snippets yesterday, now here’s 30 second clips of the upcoming J Dilla album. I’ve given this three listens so far and it’s safe to say we’re in for a treat. Some of these beats are just nutty (as expected)! Definitely making a purchase next week (June 2nd). Hit the jump for the artwork and tracklist to follow along…

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Illa J drops off the latest video from the Yancey Bros LP. Rest in Peace Dilla Dog!