sloop jay dee

GMS has never been a raving apostle for james 'j "jay dee" dilla' yancey, possibly because i don't smoke weed / take myself seriously / own an expensive stereo / respect the dead.

however, i was surfing the internet, looking for pictures of young men playing with goats, when i came across this:


i think this is from a while back. it's by a chap called bullion. well done, that man. it's good because hearing snippets of songs i know makes me feel cool, knowledgeable and safe.

nobody tell mike love, please.

beach boys / j dilla - 'here today'
beach boys / j dilla - 'i know there's an answer'

Mike Love not war

Grand Daddy IU, getting his lean on

First up: if you've landed here via Berkeley Place, Passion of the Weiss, or Idolator, welcome. "Mad props" to those guys for the links.

Further to my previous post about rap and rock: here's an unlikely but rather fine collision between golden age hip hop and the Beach Boys. Who's responsible, you ask? P Diddy? PM Dawn? Dr. Eugene Landy? All wrong: it's mixtape impresario Mick Boogie and 13th-century Venetian merchant Marco Polo! 'Veteran' from their excellent (and free) Newport Authority mixtape, puts together Cold Chillin' MC Grand Daddy I.U. and 'Good Vibrations'.

Grand Daddy I.U. - 'Veteran'

Just don't anybody tell Mike Love. When it comes to lawsuits, that boy don't play.

Common got all his ideas from Mike Love

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Mick Boogie and Little Brother And Justus For All is also worth your time
Grand Daddy IU homepage
"I can even find it in my heart to love Mike Love"