Slum Village - Live It Up ft. Vice (Prod. Young RJ) [DWNLD]

Earlier this year, Detroit's evolved Slum Village crew defied odds and dropped their surprise mixtape, "Dirty Slums". Following ecstatic reviews and a couple of music videos from the project, SV lets loose yet another new tack entitled, "Live It Up", featuring frequent collaborator, Vice. The Young RJ produced single is the lead sampling of the trio's recently announced upcoming LP, "Dirty Slums: Evolution", which is expected to drop in November. In the meantime listen and download the raw cut below!

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Slum Village - Reppin' (Prod. Young RJ) [Music Video]

Earlier this year, Detroit's legendary hip hop collective, Slum Village, dropped their surprise mixtape, "Dirty Slums". Following the release, the crew let loose the first music video for a combined version of the single's, "God Sent / Hunger". Well Illa J and T3 didn't stop there, as they release their latest homegrown visuals, this time for the Young RJ produced track, "Reppin'". Watch below and stay reppin' the Slum!

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Onra - Deep In The Night EP [Stream]

" Globetrotting producer Onra has staked his claim as one of the most exciting beat-makers of the past few years, thanks to releases like his Chinoseries collections (made from scratch with samples found while traveling Asia) and the Pitchfork-acclaimed Long Distance LP. All the while, his electrifying live MPC performances around the world -- everywhere from the Red Bull Music Academy in Bucharest and Giles Peterson's Worldwide Festival, to LA's down-and-dirty bass sanctuary the Low End Theory -- add new dimensions to the cosmic grooves Onra puts on tape. With his first release for Fool's Gold, the Deep In The Night EP, Onra continues to chart new musical territory. The EP's five tracks meld the snap of vintage jheri curl R&B with squiggling disco synths and deeply funky, late-night vibes. From the new jack swinging "After Hours" (ft. T3 of Slum Village) to the moody, screwed loops of closer "Hold Tight", Deep In The Night's cut-and-paste danceability proves a must-listen for any occasion. After all, it's always after hours somewhere... " - Fool's Gold Records

Buy: Onra - Deep In The Night EP

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Slum Village - God Sent / Hunger ft. Focus... & Vice [Music Video]

Late last March, Detroit's iconic hip hop collective, Slum Village, dropped a surprise mixtape entitled "Dirty Slums". After receiving rave reviews, the crew lets loose the first set of visuals from the project for a combined version of the Young RJ produced single's, "God Sent / Hunger", featuring Focus... and Vice. Check out the music video below!

Kent Willard & Kyle Messina of Depth of Sound

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Slum Village - Dirty Slums (Mixtape) [DWNLD]

In 2008, after Slum Village dropped their album, "Villa Manifesto", the rumours were that it would be the last project the legendary Detroit collective would ever put out. Having lost two major components of the group, J Dilla and Baatin, it seemed like a sad yet conceivable notion. Despite the rumours, nearly two years later, we are now surprised with the Mick Boogie presented mixtape, "Dirty Slums". This version of Slum Village consists of original member, T3, Dilla's younger brother Illa J and longtime producer for the crew, Young RJ. The 20 track project features a variety of hip-hop names including De La Soul, Rapper Big Pooh, Phonte, Black Milk, Phife Dawg, Joe Scudda, Big Sean and many more! While the majority of the production is taken care of by Young RJ. It may not be the original SV but they're keeping the legacy alive with this one.
Listen and download below! Download: Slum Village - Dirty Slums (Mixtape)

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Slum Village - Tell Me (Prod. J Dilla) (Unreleased) [Stream]

NEW SLUM VILLAGE!!! This is one of the first tracks the legendary crew ever recored together and the beat was made before Jay Dee even had a drum machine! Just....wow. Listen and read the full story behind the record as told by Bling 47's Waajeed below.

" While some consider Dilla’s strong suit to be production, others look to his rhyming for inspiration. This early Slum Village track, “Tell Me What You Want” is a fine example of his ill penmanship. It was one of the first efforts as Baatin, T3 and Dilla came out of the Senepod crew name and became Slum Village. At the time Dilla didn’t even have a drum machine, so this beat was actually made using the “pause and record” tape method. It was never released. Enjoy " - Waajeed (Jeedo)

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Rapper Big Pooh - They Say ft. Phife Dawg & T3 [DWNLD]

What we have here is three members of three legendary rap groups that are no more...Former Little Brother member, Rapper Big Pooh, pulls former A Tribe Called Quest member, Phife Dawg, out of hiatus along with former Slum Village member, T3, to remix They Say off his recent solo album, Dirty Pretty Things. The trio talk about group dynamics and breaking out on solo tips. The sad thing is we'll probably never see another LB, ATCQ or SV album again.

Download: Rapper Big Pooh - They Say ft. Phife Dawg & T3

Proof - The Fizzo ft. T3 (Prod. J Dilla) [DWNLD]

Really though EMCEES don't know! Paul Rosenberg let this unreleased track loose in April to pay tribute to the Legendary Proof and J Dilla. Jay Dee beat, Proof on the rhyhmes...what more could you ask for?

Download: Proof - The Fizzo ft. T3 (Prod. J Dilla)

This beat & hook get me every time!

Illa J & T3 - Dilla Tribute (Video)

Rare Slum Village Footage Found (Video) [2000]

Some very rare footage of all three members of the SV crew circa 2000 in L.A.  has been recently unearthed.

Check it out!



Great footage.

Slum Village - The Reunion Part 2 featuring Illa J (Video) + Villa Manifesto LP [DWNLD]

New music video for "The Reunion Part 2" off the new SV album, Villa Manifesto dropping July 27th after a loooong wait.



Slum Village - The Reunion Part 2 featuring Illa J:


Some more tracks off the LP below:

Slum Village - Lock It Down (Prod. J Dilla):
Slum Village - Lock It Down (prod. J Dilla) by Hyp3Dog
Click the little black arrow in the player above to download

Slum Village featuring Colin Munroe - Faster:
Slum Village featuring Colin Munroe - Faster by Hypetrak

This video/album, to me, is a very sad tribute and farewell to one of the greatest hip-hop trios ever as this will be the last SV album ever. RIP J Dilla, RIP Baatin....RIP Slum Village.

Onra - Long Distance LP

I just got my hands on this LP and I really can't stop listening to it! The French producer, Onra, changes the sound of music with this groundbreaking album featuring an 80's feel orchestrated by electronic/hip-hop sounds! The album includes guest appearances by Olivier Daysoul, Walter Mecca and even T3 of Slum Village! Check out the album teaser and the incredibly creative music video for "The One" featuring T3 after the tracklist.


Tracklisting:
1 Intro
2 My Comet
3 My Mind Is Gone feat. Olivier Daysoul
4 Rock On
5 Sitting Back
6 High Hopes feat. Reggie B
7 Girl
8 Send Me Your Love
9 WeeOut feat. Buddy Sativa
10 Moving
11 Mechanical
12 Don't Stop
13 The One feat. T3 from Slum Village
14 Oper8tor
15 Long Distance feat. Olivier Daysoul
16 Tape This
17 To The Beat feat. Walter Mecca
18 Wonderland
19 Jeeps
20 L.I.A.B.
21 Cherry (Outro)

Video: Album Teaser

Onra - Long Distance - New Album (Teaser) from enozoib on Vimeo.

Music Video: Onra - The One ft. T3 of Slum Village

Onra - The One feat. T3 from Slum Village from Onra on Vimeo.

Purchase this LP @ iTunes - Onra - Long Distance LP for a measly $9.99!

Give some of Onra's songs a listen below:



If your still not convinced, check out more of Onra @ Soundcloud - Onra