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spacer Illa J - "We Here" & "R U Listenin" feat. Guilty Simpson Videos 12.08.2008
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The Videos:


In the video for "We Here," we're hanging out with Illa J's gang in a swanky nightclub, sippin' bubbly and watching Illa floss his tux (both as the hired help, and as the evening's entertainment). If "We Here" is the party, then "R U Listenin" is most definitely the after-party. Featuring the same personal vibe (and foxy lady in the whip) as the fist video, "R U Listenin" takes us all back to the Yancey family home, back to Detroit. With a signature mellowed-out Dilla beat, we're all sliding through the door of a house party just like the good ole' days, except this time we have Illa J, rhyming tight, and Guilty Simpson lending his distinct voice to the track. In this video, you're just part of the crew, wandering around this house party, takin' in the sights, sounds and substances. There are pretty ladies, comfort food, 40's, smoke in the backyard, a visit from dear old mom, and in the background of it all is that classic Dilla beat making you feel right at home.

The Background:


When Jay Dee passed away from complications relating to lupus in February 2006, he left behind an extraordinary legacy of production work, including hits for Common, Janet Jackson, and Busta Rhymes. One mother lode of previously untouched beats dates from his time working on the Pharcyde's sophomore album, Labcabincalifornia (Delicious Vinyl, 1995). As Delicious Vinyl owner and founder Michael "Mike Floss" Ross explains: "From '95 through '98 Jay Dee was my go-to guy for hot beats and remixes. He was always making beats, always. So there was a select amount of tracks that he composed for me during that time, tracks as good as anything he'd done, only they never got used. When I finally met Illa J last year, I gave him a CD containing those unreleased beats."

In a case of pure serendipity, 21 year-old Illa J had just relocated from Detroit to Los Angeles and constructed a studio built using Jay Dee's recording equipment. He dubbed it Yancey Boys Studios in tribute to their fraternal bond. "Dilla was 12 years older than me," Illa J says. "So back in the day in Detroit I was just a little kid, sitting on the stairs in our house, watching him make those first beats for Slum Village. I always felt my brother's tracks and had an instinct for what I wanted to do over them." When Illa J set to work in early '08 recording the album, the project flowed quickly as he entered the proverbial can't miss zone. The name of the studio rightly became the title of the finished album, Yancey Boys, which is available online and in stores everywhere on Delicious Vinyl Records.

Contact Michelle if interested in speaking with Illa J.

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Streams

"DFTF" featuring Affion Crockett
http://media.audibletreats.com/Illa_J-DFTF_feat_Affion_Crockett.mp3

"Strugglin'"
http://media.audibletreats.com/Illa_J-Strugglin.mp3

Illa J & Aaron LaCrate freestyle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vHp4hzV9L0
 
"R U Listenin" feat. Guilty Simpson
http://media.audibletreats.com/Illa_J-R_U_Listenin_feat_Guilty_Simpson.mp3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJVi1MoeWUI

"We Here"
http://media.audibletreats.com/Illa_J-We_Here.mp3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWPw_mQEXsM

Bio, pictures, and streams available here:
http://www.audibletreats.com/download/IllaJ

Illa J MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/illajmusic

Delicious Vinyl MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/deliciousvinylrecords

Label site:
http://www.deliciousvinyl.com/
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