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Tag: J Dilla

Music

14KT – Nowalataz (Instrumental LP)

Posted on December 1, 2009 by BOO!FUNK

This is relatively old news, but I completely missed the boat on it when it first came out, and it’s dope, so I’m posting it…

Music

Electric Wire Hustle, J Dilla music video and more

Posted on November 21, 2009 by BOO!FUNK

Electric Wire Hustle is an “electronic/organic trio” from New Zealand who’ve been getting mad love from across the ol’ blogosphere.  I honestly don’t know a…

Music

More tributes to the King of Pop

Posted on November 8, 2009 by BOO!FUNK

Michael Jackson’s passing has inspired countless tributes from, it seems, every corner of the pop culture landscape.  A testament to both his transcendent artistic influence…

Music

J. Sands giving you a free mixtape

Posted on February 9, 2009February 8, 2009 by Twice

Sites all over the internet have been going crazy for this new mixtape.  Okay, definitely not new, since it came out back in Feb of…

Music

100% Pure Poison: St. Germain, Pete Rock & J Dilla

Posted on November 27, 2008November 27, 2008 by BOO!FUNK

In the early 1970s, nine American servicemen stationed in Germany formed a soul band.  They called themselves 100% Pure Poison (it was the seventies, after…

Music

Dilla’s estate is suffering because of piracy

Posted on June 21, 2008 by Twice

Our boy J Dilla has some major posthumous issues.  He was never a very rich man (he actually ended up crazily in debt since he…

Album Reviews

Slum Village – Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1 (1997)

Posted on May 25, 2008May 27, 2008 by BOO!FUNK

It’s been a minute since we’ve posted any music on 4080, so I figured it was time to upload some auditory dopeness. And Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1…

Featured

Exploring The Foundations, Vol. 1: Bossa Nova

Posted on May 4, 2008May 9, 2008 by BOO!FUNK

Welcome to the first post in a series intended to explore hip-hop’s musical roots. Although not an expert musicologist by any means, my aim with…

Music

New Music For You To Ride With

Posted on April 28, 2008April 29, 2008 by BOO!FUNK

Atmosphere, your girl’s favourite hip-hop group, released their latest ablum, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, last week. I’ve had mixed…

Cool

That’s Professor Def to you

Posted on January 24, 2008January 30, 2008 by Twice

I managed to catch Mos Def playing in Ann Arbor the other night. His show was on MLK Day and was dedicated to the memory…

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