V-Stylez, O.C. and Royce Da 5′9″ - “First to Rise” audio
V-Stylez is back with another offering from his upcoming Masterpiece Theatre.
V-Stylez, O.C. and Royce Da 5′9″ - “First to Rise”.
Produced by Big Gov. Scratches by DJ Dez.
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V-Stylez - “Money” audio
V-Stylez is no stranger to Detroit’s Hip Hop scene. This is his DJ Dez (Slum Village) produced track called “Money”.
Memories of Maurice Malone’s Hip Hop Shop
Biba Adams at the Michigan Citizen takes a stroll through Detroit Hip Hop history and brings us memories of Maurice Malone’s Hip Hop Shop from some of its alumni.
Here are memories from DJ Dez and Elzhi.
DJ Dez (Slum Village) - One of my fondest memories is just DJ’ing at the shop, when rappers were still rapping over spontaneous instrumentals. That is almost a lost art form now. The people that came from there are successful and are key players in the game in one way or another. As long as Proof’s name is mentioned and his legacy remains, people will always remember the Hip Hop Shop. The Hip Hop Shop was home for us. It was ours. When I see the movie 8 Mile, it’s a feeling to know that I played a part in that history being made.
Elzhi (Slum Village) - The Shop was the first place I heard “The Look of Love” (from Slum Village’s first album Fantastic Vol. 1). DJ Head played it and everybody just went wild. The legacy lives on because it was a place that was pure. The early 90’s was one of the golden era’s of hip hop in general. It wasn’t just mainstream or commercial, it was all about the music. The people that were in there, and that came there, were there for the love.
Dilla tributes, Frank N Dank and Phat Kat
There’s been no shortage of tributes towards J Dilla. Craig D. Lindsey and Philadelphia Weekly take a look at Dilla’s posthumous works and Frank N Dank’s upcoming European Vacation DVD.
The DVD shows footage of Frank N Dank’s tour with Dilla in Europe. Lindsey calls the footage of Dilla on stage in a wheelchair, “practically unnerving”.
Frank talks about that.
“It wasn’t a conscious thing,” Bush says of capturing the sickly Dilla on digital video. “He didn’t think, in his mind, that he was gonna be passing soon. That wasn’t what our mind state was. Most of what you see is us just happy to be on the road with our dude and be out there and doing some things.”
Fellow Dilla friend and artist, Phat Kat, isn’t feeling the release of that Dilla footage on the DVD.
“I just really didn’t think fans would appreciate that,” says Kat. “Every show we did was sold out. There wasn’t a dry eye in the place. I don’t have a problem with anybody or anything, but I just didn’t want to be a part of that.”
European Vacation is due in June along with Frank N Dank’s For Da Record.
J Dilla’s Jay Love Japan is in stores on June 5th.
Phat Kat’s Carte Blanche is in stores now and his tour with Slum Village, Illa J and DJ Dez makes a stop at Alvin’s in Detroit tonight..
