A new mash-up project from DJayTiger stitches a set of bars from the Wu-Tang Clan into some timeless and rare J Dilla beats.
Riffing off a Wu-Tang classic, the producer’s new mixtape is aptly titled, Dilla Rules Everything Around Me (aka D.R.E.A.M.) It features recalibrated takes on a number of Wu-Tang hits, spanning group albums and material from the respective solo catalogs of Wu-Tang members, providing a rugged and raw blend of Shaolin and Detroit. Unlike most mash-ups (pairing disparate artists with no collaborative history,) Jay Dee was very much on the radar of Wu-Tang during his career and even after his death. Ghostface Killah‘s 2006 album, Fishscale, featured a pair of the producer’s beats. Raekwon‘s 2009 sequel to Only Built 4 Cuban Linx included three beats from the Soulquarian producer. And the late Ol Dirty Bastard was a guest on the last Slum Village’s 2003 album, Detroit Deli.
In related J Dilla news, the producer’s 2001 solo debut, Welcome 2 Detroit, is getting a 12-disc 20th-anniversary boxset from BBE, featuring an expanded edition of the album with bonus tracks pressed to 45s.
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Hear Wu-Tang Clan blaze a batch of J Dilla beats on the Dilla Rules Everything Around Me mash-up tape below. Hold tight for the next blend to surface. Shouldn’t be too long now.
A rugged and raw blend of Shaolin and Detroit.
A new mash-up project from DJayTiger stitches a set of bars from the Wu-Tang Clan into some timeless and rare J Dilla beats.
Riffing off a Wu-Tang classic, the producer’s new mixtape is aptly titled, Dilla Rules Everything Around Me (aka D.R.E.A.M.) It features recalibrated takes on a number of Wu-Tang hits, spanning group albums and material from the respective solo catalogs of Wu-Tang members, providing a rugged and raw blend of Shaolin and Detroit. Unlike most mash-ups (pairing disparate artists with no collaborative history,) Jay Dee was very much on the radar of Wu-Tang during his career and even after his death. Ghostface Killah‘s 2006 album, Fishscale, featured a pair of the producer’s beats. Raekwon‘s 2009 sequel to Only Built 4 Cuban Linx included three beats from the Soulquarian producer. And the late Ol Dirty Bastard was a guest on the last Slum Village’s 2003 album, Detroit Deli.
In related J Dilla news, the producer’s 2001 solo debut, Welcome 2 Detroit, is getting a 12-disc 20th-anniversary boxset from BBE, featuring an expanded edition of the album with bonus tracks pressed to 45s.
See Also
Hear Wu-Tang Clan blaze a batch of J Dilla beats on the Dilla Rules Everything Around Me mash-up tape below. Hold tight for the next blend to surface. Shouldn’t be too long now.