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Questlove, whose universally acclaimed directorial debut Summer of Soul won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature earlier this year, is set to executive produce a new film on the life of the late J Dilla. The Hollywood Reporter first revealed news of the project, which is based on Dan Charnas’ book Dilla Time: The Life […]
The estate of the late great Phife Dawg announced that they will be releasing a posthumous album for the legendary rapper on the sixth anniversary of his passing. Phife’s official Instagram account shared the news about the posthumous project, which is titled Forever, along with the cover art and tracklist. “This has been a long time coming,” the […]
Common sat down with Andrew Barber on The Coda Collection to look back on his iconic career and talked about everything from his creation of Be, to being roommates with J Dilla, to wishing he made one more album with Kanye. “If there’s anything that I sometimes wish is I wished I would have did a third […]
More than 14 years after his death, J Dilla is at the center of a copyright lawsuit. Rolling Stone reports the late producer and rapper is accused of illegally sampling 10cc’s 1974 record “The Worst Band in the World” for his 2006 track “Workinonit.” Dilla’s record appeared on his sophomore album, Donuts, which dropped just several days before his death. […]
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