Earlier last week Questlove of the legendary Roots crew took to the Hot 97 studios to play a gem filled tribute mix to the late great J Dilla. For those of you that don't know, Questo and Jay Dee were very good friends and have worked together numerous times therefore it's only right that he took some time to do this. The mix is over an hour long filled with classics and original samples along with some good conversation and live calls. Listen and download below!
" On February 14th, the soundtrack to the film "Soundtrack For A Revolution" will be released. It features contemporary artists singing traditional Civil Rights-era freedom songs. The Roots perform "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" in this clip, which juxtaposes black-and-white footage of 20th-century Civil Rights protests with color footage of the band performing in a recording studio. " - via Rolling Stone
After dropping their new concept album, Undun, earlier this month, the legendary Roots crew, piece together all the previously released track videos into a short film illustrating the narrative of Redford Stevens. Watch it below!
The legendary Roots crew prepare to release they're 13th studio album, Undun, with the first single off the project; Make My featuring Big K.R.I.T. The album drops on December 6th.
The latest teaser from the ode to the genius that is Roy Ayers: Who is Roy Ayers? If you don't know you better ask somebody. Can't wait to see this.
Music: Tall Black Guy - Luv Dancin'
The documentary features interviews with (in order of appearance):
Just released today, music video of the single "Dear God 2.0" which is off of The Roots new album dropping tomorrow "How I Got Over." The video is directed by Jason Goldwatch and really spoke to me so I thought I would post it.
Finally! I know A LOT of you have been waiting for a software that allows you to DJ and Produce music at the same time through the same software at home and during performances! Take it to The Bridge: "The Bridge spans the gap between music production and DJing, creating a natural link between Ableton Live and Scratch Live or ITCH. The Bridge provides a powerful fusion of DJ and production tools, opening a world of opportunities for DJing, remixing and live performance." - Taken from--> http://serato.com/thebridge
DJ Jazzy Jeff: “The mixtape feature was probably the best thing I've ever seen... For DJs who don't make beats yet, that turns into 'hey, I can make beats in here too.' For the guys who are beatmakers already as well as DJs, it's great because it's almost like you're DJing with multitracks. People are going to get really creative, I know my brain is working already, there's stuff that I'm going to do that I choose not to disclose right now because it's top secret.”
?uestlove (The Roots): “My initial reaction? I was absolutely elated. As with most DJs that are Ableton friendly, a lot of us have been utilizing Ableton's warping to quantize and straighten out records that otherwise fluctuate. Now that we have the opportunity to play with the actual files... and use them in DJ gigs and live shows, the possibilities are absolutely 100% endless. Being as I just saw [The Bridge], my mind is racing with endless ideas...”
Hudson Mohawke: “To see the two things working together is an immediate step forward. Definitely for the DJs, it's a big step. Now I can focus on more of the creative side than just getting things in time.” - Taken from--> http://serato.com/thebridge
By the way, for those of you in Toronto, The Roots Crew is stopping by Toronto on June 29th 2010 as part of the Toronto Jazz Festival! The group is releasing its 11th studio album on June 22nd 2010, so they will be fresh off there release! You don't wanna miss what will be undoubtedly be a legendary performance.
