“I used to wear house shoes all the time”

Fresh from his recent release for All City records as part of the L.A x 10 series DJ House Shoes takes some time for out for ElevatorHipHop.com to discuss some issues close to his heart. Check the video below.

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Never ones to do things by half-measures, Stone Throw come with the glazed heat for Dilla fans this May. A special edition co-promotion with Serato ensure the Dilla legacy will continue to shine with a deluxe artwork donut related artwork for all you beat freaks out there.

The package consists of 2 discs with six J Dilla tracks, 2 sides with Serato Control Tone (for use with Serato Scratch Live DJ software), and 2 donut slipmats in a package designed by Studio No.1. This will be released May 10th (the day after Mother’s day–what’s up Ma Dukes?). Pre-order is available now.

The J Dilla tracks consist of three previously unreleased instrumentals selected by J.Rocc from the Dilla archives – “Safety Dance”, “Sycamore”, “Bars & Twists” – and three unreleased instrumental versions of Dilla’s production for Mos Def, Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes, each remastered by Elysian Masters who mixed and mastered J Dilla’s Donuts, The Shining and Ruff Draft albums.

Check out the ‘Safety Dance‘ sample from Men without Hats, classic Dilla sampling

sure here is the original for ya

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Here’s the final installment in the Stussy documentary series showcasing Dilla’s time in L.A….

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R.I.P

As promised here is part II of the Dilla Documentary from Stussy….

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……to be continued…..

Almost time for this series – Timeless – to drop from Mochilla, loads of momentum gathering around it and everyone is getting ready to support this fantastic project that must be by far the most accomplished tribute to DIlla in the four years since his untimely passing.

Big ups to B, Dru, Eric, Carlos, Miguel & Co. for this eandevour, looking forward to seeing the final product and of course the Verocai and Mulatu projects too. This came out on the 4th birthday since Dillas passing…RIP.

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The Sounds of VTech / Angel Feat. Dwele

For all the Dilla fans, here is a nice way to show your appreciation for his work and help out Mrs. Yancey in the process  by buying one of the limited edition prints courtesy of Limerick’s  B+ via Sheppard Fairey’s Obey Label..3 years on and Dilla’s legacy is still well and truly alive. An excellent Mochilla event/production takes place this Sunday if you are in Los Angeles…’A Suite for Ma Dukes’

Check out this track for a taster of what to expect! a reinterpretation chamber style of A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Find A Way’ by the super talented Carlos Nino and Miguel Atkins Ferguson.. who both played for us at Mantua last summer.. Find A Way