J Dilla Boxset - Limited Edition Realistic Model of J Dilla's SP 1200 Sampler

Our human relationships with inanimate objects are surreal yet satisfying to the simplest parts of our mind.

My relationship with the eBay website has been one filled with turmoil, pure joy and loss.

Recently I was searching for records on eBay when I stumbled upon a dope remix record from De La Soul. The EP is entitled, "Mo Supa Sweet Stakes" and was essentially a combination of remixes from tracks on the De La Soul album, "Stakes is High". What is so ill about this record you might ask?

Ill cover featuring a painting of Maseo

Orange Vinyl.

I began to read the specs on the record when I realized that this record was more special than any other versions created before it. 

This record ... was from J Dilla's record collection. 

In an effort to raise money for J Dilla's "Ma Dukes" Foundation, a charity group that 

donates to local charities and causes and along with supporting J Dilla's family upon his passing,

Ma Dukes releases various records and articles from Dilla's collection. 

And this copy of "Mo Supa Sweet Stakes" was a part of the record collection of one of the 

greatest Hip Hop producers of all time. 

Take this as a lesson... Never hesitate on eBay. Never.

I hesitated for a day or so to see how the bidding would go, and someone snagged

it up for in hindsight, a very reasonable price. 

Truth is, I got schooled on the auction for this record.

But I am telling you this for a reason my friends...

Don't sleep on this one.

Just released exclusively by Stones Throw records, 

comes a J Dilla release that trumps a record from his collection in my opinion. 

Upperhands Presents :

The J Dilla Box Set

 Much like Dilla's beats The J Dilla boxset is a sign of craftsmanship and dedication. 

Made from custom wood and steel hinges, this boxset most likely has the feeling 

as if it is a real SP 1200 sampler you stole from J Dilla's studio. 

Promo Video for the J Dilla Boxset

Whether you want to put it in a box and never open for sheer fear that it will be as 

powerful as the briefcase from Pulp Fiction, or you want a piece of history to adorn 

the mantle in your living room, this box set is for you.

Chock full of Stones Throw and Ma Dukes treats, this box set

takes you back in time visually and auditory. 

Featured inside the Boxset are 4 Vinyl Records, One J Dilla Life History Booklet, One Cassette Tape and One 3 1/2 inch Floppy Disk for actual playback through a real SP 1200 sampler.

 All media included in this Boxset are previously unreleased beats!!!

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If you are as nerdy for Hip Hop as I am and also want to help a great cause,

Click Here 

To purchase the J Dilla Boxset and unleash the power of Hip Hop at it's finest. 

RIP J Dilla

De La Soul, "D.A.I.S.Y. " Thank You Jay Dee Mashup - Upperhands Exclusive Mixtape

De La Soul, "D.A.I.S.Y. " Thank You Jay Dee Mashup - Upperhands Exclusive Mixtape

And for all y'all real deal Holyfield fans of J Dilla...

Here's a new documentary following the artist 

in a video journey.

Enjoy.

Special Thanks to : Anyone who is keeping Jay Dee's legend alive.

Upperhands Classic : Crustation - Purple (Jay Dee a.k.a. The Ummah Extended Remix)

The simplest forms of art are sometimes the most extraordinary.

Roughly 5 years ago, baked, searching the internet like a goofball for whatever music I could find,

I stumbled upon a song that I can guarantee you've never heard before.

How confident am I that you've never heard it before? Because I'm a beat digging nerd 

and even I had trouble finding this track.

Crustation - Purple (Jay Dee a.k.a. The Ummah Extended Remix)

Originally released in 1996 on the album, Crustation - "Bloom",

the single track "Purple" was released in 1997 in CD single, 2x 12" Vinyl LP  and 12"LP.

It features remixes from producers such as Mr. Scruff and Le Femme D'Argent,

but the real gem is the "Ummah Extended Remix" ... or is it the "A Tribe Called Quest Edit"?

Well if you said A and B, you're right. 

On various liner notes for the multiple releases of this album single,

you could have a version that refers to "The Ummah" doing the remix or "A Tribe Called Quest" Edit Version or ATCQ Remix.

Still wondering who "The Ummah" is? 

It's Jay Dee.

Go back and read the liner notes from albums like Tribe's "Beats, Rhymes, Life" or "Midnight Marauders" or countless amounts of classic old school Hip Hop and you'll see that name :

The Ummah. 

Jay Dee Cooking up some beats.

So here it is, 

Crustation - Purple (A Tribe Called Quest Edit, Produced by Jay Dee)

Please make sure to be sitting down, laying down or slowly cruising through the 

hills of Los Angeles with the windows down. 

Peace.

Special Thanks to : The gym for getting aggressions out, the journal for getting words out, the studio for turning thoughts into 3D.

Listen: J Dilla's Lost Record Collection Rediscovered on NPR

After emerging from another stellar Lightning in a Bottle Festival from The Do LaB over the weekend, we came across this great NPR piece on J Dilla's recently discovered lost record collection and productions during the ride home. The story of how it all shook down is pretty mindblowing...so get listening!

Special Thanks: J Dilla, Jeff Bubeck, The Do LaB, Lightning in a Bottle 2013 and all the beautiful freaks we call family

Crate Diggers: Watch New J Dilla Documentary About The Late Producer's Infamous Vinyl Collection!

The legacy of the legendary late producer, J Dilla, is lovingly depicted in this dope new Fuse Documentary. Featuring commentary from his mother, Ma Dukes, DJ Spinna, J.Rocc and others, this goes deep and is simply not to be missed if you're a fan of proper hip-hop.



Special Thanks: J Dilla for creating some of the best beats you'll ever hear

Newly Discovered J Dilla Record Collection FOR SALE!

J Dilla's Record Collection / Studio

 Remember that J Dilla record collection that was discovered by Jeff Bubeck back in April? Well, Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey was able to buy the records back from Mr. Bubeck and now she's selling portions of her son's collection to any Dilla disciple eager to shell out some money.

 

J Dilla putting in work. 

Each LP purchase will come with a signed and numbered certificate from Ma Dukes with the plan to create an online registry for fans to list their Dilla Collection LP. Keep in mind how incredible an opportunity this is since these records were personally plucked from a crate by James Dewitt Yancey himself. All proceeds from the sale of these records will go to benefit the J Dilla Foundation

 Here is the link to purchase records from J Dilla's collection:

J Dilla EBAY

Unfortunately you will also discover as I did, that all the records in this batch have been sold.

Stay tuned on February 4th when more of the records are out up for sale.

Here's a screen shot of the actual Ebay page:

Special Thanks to: Every track J Dilla has produced... Enjoy, it's a long one.... That's what he said

Production Credits: 1996

5-Elementz - Whutchawant, Feed Back, Rockshows, Party Groove, Janet Jacme, E.G.O., Don't Stop, Searchin from The, Album Time Forgot cassette (1996) That Was Entertainment
A Tribe Called Quest - 1nce Again, Get A Hold, Keeping It Moving, Stressed Out, Word Play from Beat, Rhymes, & Life, Album (1996) Jive Records
AZ - When The Cheering Stops from NFL Jams (1996) Castle
Busta Rhymes - Keep It Movin', Still Shinin' from The Coming, Album (1996) Elektra
Busta Rhymes - Woo-Hah!! (Jay-Dee Bounce Remix), Woo-Hah!! (Jay-Dee Other Shit Remix), 12-inch (1996) Elektra
Busta Rhymes - It's a Party (Ummah Remix), Ill Vibe (Ummah Remix), 12-inch single (1996) Elektra
De La Soul - Stakes Is High from Stakes Is High, Album (1996) Tommy Boy
De La Soul - Stakes Is High (Remix) from Itzsoweezee , 12-inch single (1996) Tommy Boy
Mad Skillz - It's Going Down, The Jam from From Where??? (1996) Big Beat
Kieth Murray - The Rhyme (Remix), Dangerous Ground from Enigma (1996) Jive
Natives Of Da Underground - Pack Da Hous/Brotha's Juss Don't Know/Whatcha Gonna Do?, 12-inch single (1996) ALR
Phife Dawg - Game Day from NFL Jams (1996) Castle
Proof - Da Science from Detroit Hip Hop Volume 1 (1996) Modern Tribe
Proof - Vibe Session from Anywhere, 12-inch single (1996) Hip Hop Shop
Tha Pharcyde - Runnin', Bullshit, Splatittorium, Somethin' That Means Somethin', Drop, Y? from Labcabincalifornia, Album (1996) Delicious Vinyl

Production Credits: 1997

5-Elementz - Sun Flower from Yester Years, cassette EP (1997) That Was Entertainment
A Tribe Called Quest - Get A Hold, Mardi Gras At Midnight from Jam, EP (1997) Jive Records
Brand New Heavies - Sometimes (Ummah Remix) from Sometimes , 12-inch single (1997) Delicious Vinyl
Busta Rhymes - So Hardcore from When Disaster Strikes, Album (1997) Elektra
Mint Condition - Let Me Be The One (Ummah Remix), 12-inch single (1997) Perspective
Crustation - Purple (ATCQ Edit), 12-inch single (1997) Zomba
Janet Jackson - Got Til It's Gone (Ummah Jay Dee Revenge Mix), 12-inch single (1997) Virgin
Something for the People - All I Do (Jay Dee's Sh**! Mix) feat. Phife Dawg 12-inch single Warner Bros
T Da Pimp - Why You Lookin Hard?/We Know We Rockit, 12-inch single (1997) Penmp
Tha Pharcyde - She Said (Remix), 12-inch single (1997) Delicious Vinyl
Tha Pharcyde - Runnin (Remix), Y? (Remix) from Drop, 12-inch single (1997) Delicious Vinyl
Truz - True Dawgs/Routes To Hell, 12-inch single (1997) Ad Fam

Production Credits: 1998

A Tribe Called Quest - 4 Moms, Against The World, Busta's Lament, Da Booty, Find A Way, His Name Is Mutty Ranks, Start It Up, Steppin' It Up from The Love Movement, Album (1998) Jive Records
A Tribe Called Quest - That Shit from Funkmaster Flex Vol. 3, Album (1998) Loud Records
Bizarre - Butterfly from Attack of the Wierdos, EP (1998) Federation
Mood - Secrets Of The Sand (Remix) from Snake Backs , 12-inch single (1998) Blunt
N'Dea Davenport - Bullshittin (Remix) from N'Dea Davenport, Album (1998) V2

Production Credits: 1999

5 Ela - You Ain't Fresh, Ain't No Love from 5-E Pt. 3 (1999) That Was Entertainment
Brand New Heavies - Saturday Night (Jay Dee Remix) from Saturday Night, 12-inch single (1999) Delicious Vinyl
Heavy D - Listen from Heavy, Album (1999) Universal
Macy Gray - I Try (Remix), 12-inch single (1999) Epic
Nine Yards - Always Find A Way (Remix) 12-inch single (1999) Virgin
Phat Kat - Dedication To The Suckers 12-inch single (1999) House Shoes Recordings
Phife Dawg - Bend Ova/Thought U Wuz Nic, 12-inch single (1999) Groove Attack
Que D - Underestimated, Supa Shit, Kilo, Cash Flow, Michelle, Rock Box, Don't Stop from Quite Delicious cassette (1999) and Que D Limited Edition, Album (2003) Royal Flyness
Q-Tip - 11 tracks from Amplified, Album (1999) Arista
Q-Tip - 11 tracks from Amplified (Instrumental Version) (1999) Arista - Promo
The Roots - Dynamite from Things Fall Apart, Album (1999) MCA
The Roots - New Year's @ Jay Dee's from You Got Me CD single (1999) MCA
Zooco - Butterfly from Glow-Mellow-Flow, Album (1999) Columbia Japan

Production Credits: 2000

Black Star - Little Brother from The Hurricane (Soundtrack), Album (2000) MCA
Brand New Heavies - Sometimes (Remix), Saturday Night (Remix) from Trunk Funk Classics, Album (2000) Delicious Vinyl
Busta Rhymes - Enjoy Da Ride, Live It Up, Show Me What You Got from Anarchy, Album (2000) Elektra
Common - 10 tracks from Like Water For Chocolate, Album (2000) MCA
Common - 10 tracks from Like Water For Chocolate Instrumentals (2000) MCA
Common - The Light, 12-inch single (2000) MCA–UK
Common - The Light (Remix) from Bamboozled Soundtrack, Album (2000) Motown
De La Soul - Thru Ya City from Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump, Album (2000) Tommy Boy
Erykah Badu - Cleva, My Life, Didn't Cha Know, Kiss Me On My Neck from Mama's Gun, Album (2000) Motown
Erykah Badu - Didn't Cha Know, single (2001) Motown
Erykah Badu - Cleva, 12-inch single (2001) Motown–PROMO
Frank N Dank - Me & My Man, 12-inch single (2000) McNasty
Frank N Dank - Everybody Get Up, 12-inch single (2000) McNasty
Guru - Certified from Guru's Jazzmatazz Street Soul, Album (2000) Virgin
Innerzone Orchestra - People Make The World Go Round (J-88 Mix), 12-inch single (2000) Planet E
Phife Dawg - Bend Ova, 4 Horseman from Ventilation: Da LP, Album (2000) Groove Attack
Phife Dawg - Ya Heard Me from Definition of Ill, Album (2000)
Royce Da 5'9 - Let's Grow from Lyricist Lounge Volume 2, Album (2000) Rawkus
Spacek - Eve (Remix), 12-inch single (2000) Blue

Production Credits: 2001

Bahamadia - One-4-Teen (Remix) from Summer Sampler, Album (2001) Goodvibe
Bilal - Reminisce from 1st Born Second, Album (2001) Interscope
Busta Rhymes - Genesis, Make It Hurt from Genesis, Album (2001) Elektra
Chino XL - Don't Say A Word from I Told You So, Album (2001) Metro Records
De La Soul - Peer Pressure Intro & Outro Monologues by Jay Dee from AOI: Bionix, Album (2001) Tommy Boy
Lucy Pearl - Without You (Remix), 12-inch single (2001) Pookie/Virgin
Mos Def - Can U C The Pride In The Panther? (Remix), 12-inch single (2001) Interscope
Que D - In Yo Face from Still Bangin, single (2001) Up Above and Que D Limited Edition, Album (2003) Royal Flyness
Toshi Kubota - Nothin But Your Love (Remix), 12-inch single (2001) Epic

Production Credits: 2002

Big Tone - Party Crasher (mixed by Jay Dee) from Party Crasher, 12-inch single (2002) Antidote
Busta Rhymes - 3 tracks from It Ain't Safe No More..., Album (2002) Elektra
Common - various production & instrumental credits from Electric Circus, Album (2002) MCA
DJ Jazzy Jeff - Are You Ready with Slum Village from The Magnificent, EP (2002) BBE
Frank N Dank - Push, EP (2002) Mummy / Groove Attack
Phat Kat - Dedication To The Suckers, Don't Nobody Care About Us, Microphone Master, Big Booties, World Premier from Dedication To The Suckers, Album (2002) RonnieCash.com
Slum Village - Hoes, Let's, One from Trinity, Album (2002) Capitol
Talib Kweli - Where Do We Go, Stand To The Side from Quality, Album (2002) Rawkus

Production Credits: 2003

ASD (Afrob & Samy Deluxe) - Komm Schon from Wer Hatte Das Gedacht?, Album (2003) Eimsbush
ASD (Afrob & Samy Deluxe) - Wenn Ihr Fuhlt... from Hey Du, EP (2003) Eimsbush
Common - Come Close Remix (Closer) 12-inch single (2003) MCA
De La Soul - Much More/Shoomp, 12-inch single (2003) AOI
Fourtet - As Serious As Your Life (Remix), 12-inch single (2003) Domino
Frank N Dank - 48 Hours, Album (2003) Bootleg
Frank N Dank - Ma Dukes, 12-inch single (2003) ABB
Vivian Green - Fanatic (Remix), 12-inch single (2003) Sony
Phat Kat - 3 tracks from The Undeniable LP: Detroit Edition, Album (2003) Barak
Phat Kat - Dedication/Destiny, 12-inch single (2003) Barak
Que D - Supa Shit, 12-inch single (2003) Royal Flyness
Royce Da 5'9 - Life Goes On from Build & Destroy: Lost Sessions Part 1, Album (2003) Trouble Records
Subtitle - Mark Luv Mixtape Song from Greatest Hit$, Album (2003) Marks03 Recordings
T-Love - 4 tracks from The Long Way Back, Album (2003) Pickininny

Production Credits: 2004

5 Ela - Scenario (2004) from The, EP (2004) 5 Elements
Amp Fiddler - You Play Me, Waltz Of A Ghetto Fly, from Waltz Of A Ghetto Fly, Album (2004) Genuine/PIAS
Amp Fiddler - I Believe In You (Jaylib Mix), 12-inch and CD single (2004) Genuine/PIAS
Brother Jack McDuff - Oblighetto (J Dilla Remix), from Blue Note Revisted, Album (2004) Blue Note
De La Soul - Verbal Clap, Much More from Grind Date, Album (2004) Sanctuary
DJ Cam - Love Junkee (Remix), 12-inch single (2003) Inflamable and Liquid Hip Hop, Album (2004) Inflamable
Frank-N-Dank - Let's Go, Okay, MCA from Xtended Play, Album (2004) Needillworks
Lawless Element - The Shining, 12-inch single (2004) RMR/Fat Beats
Lawless Element - The Shining, from Soundvision: In Stereo (2005) BABYGRANDE
Oh No - Move from The Disrupt, Album (2004), and The Disrupt Instrumentals (2005) Stones Throw
Proof of D12 - Bring It 2 Me, from I Miss The Hip Hop Shop, Album (2004) Iron Fist
Prozack - Leisure Rules, from Death, Taxes, and Prozack, Album (2004) Outofwork Records
Slum Village - Do You, from Detroit Deli, Album (2004) Barak/Capitol

Production Credits: 2005

Common - Love Is, It's Your World (Pt 1 & 2) from Be, Album and Be Instrumentals (2005) GOOD Music/Geffen
Common - The Movement from NBA 2K6 - The Tracks, Album (2005) Decon
Dwele - Keep On from Some Kinda, Album (2005) Virgin
Dwight Trible & The Life Force Trio - Antiquity from Love Is The Answer, Album (2005) Ninja Tune
MED - Push feat. J Dilla, 12-inch single (2005) Stones Throw
MED - Push, So Real from Push Comes to Shove, Album (2005), and Push Comes to Shove (Instrumentals), Album (2005) Stones Throw
Moka Only - One Time from The Desired Effect, Album (2005) Nettwerk
Oh No - Move Part 2 feat. J Dilla & Roc C, 12-inch single (2005) Stones Throw
Slum Village - Who Are We from Prequel To A Classic, Album (2005) Barak Records
Spacek - Dollar, 12-inch single (2005) Sound in Color
Spacek - Dollar from Space Shift, Album (2005) Sound in Color
Talib Kweli - Roll Off Me from Right About Now, Album (2005) Koch

Production Credits: 2006-2009

NOTE: CREDITS IN THIS SECTION WERE CREATED DURING THE ARTIST'S LIFETIME
Ghostface Killah - Beauty Jackson, Whip You with a Strap from Fishscale, Album (2006) Def Jam
Busta Rhymes - You Can't Hold A Torch from The Big Bang, Album (2006) Aftermath
Visionaries - All Right from We are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For), Album (2006) Up Above
Guilty Simpson - Clap Your Hands from Chrome Children, Album (2006) Stones Throw
A.G. - Hip Hop Quotable, 12-inch single (2006) Look
A.G. - Hip Hop Quoteable from Get Dirty Radio, Album (2006) Look
Madlib - Take It Back from Chrome Children, Album (2006) Stones Throw
Guilty Simpson - Man's World, 12-inch single (2007) NO LABEL
Phat Kat - Cold Steel, 12-inch single (2007) Look
Phat Kat - 5 songs from Carte Blanche, Album (2007) Look
Guilty Simpson - I Must Love You from Ode to the Ghetto, Album (2008) Stones Throw
Guilty Simpson - Stress, 12-inch single (2009) NO LABEL
Raekwon - House of Flying Daggers, Arson Jones, 10 Bricks from Only Built for Cuban Linx 2, Album (2009) EMI