That dude @CFluxSing SMASHED the artwork for that PHIFE "Nutshell" Serato Vinyl!

That damn @DanLish1... ain't Nuthin' ta f*!k wit...

As an illustrator learning to better myself through positive thinking, I've learned not to compare my work to that of other artists.  For example, I NEVER EVER measure myself against the brilliance produced by dudes like Brighton-based drawing machine Dan Lish.  'Cause THAT mofo can draw his ASS off...

"If she don't fall for it, I'ma go Chuck Norris and be out with Horus, before the cops come for us..." -JAYLIB #ripJDilla

Yeah... My dude Jamar Nicholas (Detective Boogaloo) shared this video The Heist by Jaylib (Madlib and the late great J Dilla), so I am recycling it on some mister me too type isht...

Immortal Technique + Dilla = Toast to the Dead

Here's a little something from that dude Immortal Technique (over a track by the immortal J. Dilla)...

Start the day off Right w/the immortal J Dilla

nothing beats some good music on a Sunday morning to get the creative juices flowing. Case in Point: Here's a fly portrait of legendary hip hop maestro, the late, great J. Dilla by the mighty Chris Herod.
"Listening to the brilliant Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Suite for Ma Dukes inspired this Dilla piece..." said Herod when he dropped this fly joint on Facebook. Mochilla Presents Timeless: Suite For Ma Dukes is a recording of a 60 piece orchestra interpreting some of Dilla's best compositions, and represents hip hop mood music at it's finest!

Need a West coast education? Go to MED school

Some of you may not be familiar with Oxnard, CA emcee Medaphoar. well, I suggest you get familiar...MED has nice flows and only seems to work with dope producers (Just Blaze, Oh No, Babu, Georgia Ann Muldrow, Madlib, Diamond D, Dilla). He delivered some fire via this Bang Ya Head III mixtape... Enjoy it with my compliments to the chef, fammo!

DOWNLOAD THIS: J DILLA - DONUT SHOP

Common gives respect to J. Dilla

peep the video, as Common reflects on his relationship with Dilla, and Dilla's musical legacy.

holla!

samax.

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FREE OJ SIMPSON (sorta)

Yo, congratulations for getting this far along in the first Monday of the new year! click the pic to collect my reward to you: that OJ Simpson (Madlib + Guilty Simpson) remix of Kill Em that Lib 'nem leaked off of Madlib Medicine Show No. 1: Before The Verdict, the first of his one-a-month/twelve-CD series. according to Madlib's label, Before The Verdict is a full 17-track hip-hop album with original joints and “the OJ Simpson remixes” featuring Guilty.
Consider it a prelude to Madlib & Guilty’s much-anticipated collab OJ Simpson. Before the Verdict also has two brief guest appearances by MED and J Dilla, in a short, previously unreleased interlude dating back to his and Madlib’s first collaboration. An 8-page booklet with track list is included in the ceedee. Click the pic below to preorder that Before the Verdict, but don't forget to collect your free OJ!

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PS (if you don't know who Madlib is, don't embarrass yourself. Just go here and and learn something. you're welcome).

Start the Week Off Right------->

"Love Music, Gospel to thug music. Some inspire the soul when they write, some abuse it."
-The mighty Pharoahe Monch

Love By Dilla (RIP) w/Pharoahe Monch
have a good one people.
love,
-samax
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Expect the Unexpected

artwork and press release for DOOM's compilation disc Unexpected Guests, which is due to drop October 27th. this would be a GREAT look for all those fans out there new to the supervillainous emcee and beatsmith that needs to be in everybody's top ten. expect more on this as the blessed day approaches, minions!

DOOM is one of the most original and uncompromising voices in hip-hop. From his work in the 90’s with the seminal KMD to his legendary releases under a variety of aliases including MF Doom, Madvillain, King Geedorah, Viktor Vaughn, Dangerdoom & more, his prolific body of work has always valued artistic integrity and creativity over anything else. As numerous and varied as his albums are, DOOM also has a thick catalog of guest appearances, remixes, non-album tracks, & vinyl only singles. For the first time, Unexpected Guest presents many of these hard to find tracks as a mix CD, executed and overseen by the Super Villain himself.

With a list of co-conspirators which includes marquee level names such as Talib Kweli, Ghostface & GZA as well as underground heroes Vast Aire, CountBass D & Kurius, the music on this disc highlights DOOM’s ever-present trademark wit and taste for raw and ominous beats. On “Trap Door,” he spits couplets like “No curse words / DOOM the worst church nerd verse heard” over a plucked bass and guitar line from producer Jake One that sounds like the funkiest spy movie soundtrack imaginable. “Sniper Elite” sees the emcee united with the late J Dilla, and is one of the many tracks featured that has yet to see an official CD release. The album will also feature a never before heard live version of DOOM’s classic “I Hear Voices” from the Operation Doomsday album.

Peppered with his signature comic book dialogue and vintage sound clips, Unexpected Guests presents a treasure trove of DOOM obscurities which should shed light on material that even some hardcore fans may have missed. It’s a frenetic, virtuosic look at a true hip-hop original.

1. Get ‘Er Done feat. DOOM - Jake One
2. Fly That Knot feat. DOOM - Talib Kweli
3. Sniper Elite feat. DOOM - Dilla Ghostface DOOM
4. Trap Door feat. DOOM - Jake One
5. Sorcerers feat. DOOM & Invizible Handz - John Robinson
6. Da Supafriendz - Vast Aire
7. Quite Buttery - Count Bass D feat DOOM
8. ? - DOOM featuring Kurious
9. All Outta Ale - DOOM
10. E.N.Y. House - Masta Killa
11. Bells of DOOM - DOOM
12. My Favorite Ladies - DOOM
13. Street Corners (Remix) - Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck & GZA

stay tuned...

-gM

Quote of the Day

"Dilla is the new smurf. EX: 'I feel very dilla today' or 'She is so dilla!' (However, dilla should not be used negatively.)"
-DJ M.Knight.

In Stores NOW...

okay, so i already supplied you with two tracks FREE from ghettoManga 2007 Man of the Year the mighty Mos Def's new plate The Ecstatic, with the likes of Kweli, Slick Rick, Dilla and Madlib on the helpout. Now here's snippets from the whole joint, available for download now on Amazon ($3.99!). tell the world!

holla!

-samax

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Speakin of Leakin'

okay, so looks like the Leakin' got Mos Def's new plate, The Ecstatic gettin' pushed back, which sucks... but, the leakage can work for you, too! cop The Auditorium (w/Slick Rick, who MURDERS it over a Madlib beat!) and History (w/Talib Kweli, over a Dilla track) for free right now, and hopefully Mos can circle the wagons and get the new plate in stores soon...
holla!
-samax
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Black Thought v. Reality TV

Reality Check by J-Dilla (RIP) w/Black Thought (of the legendary Roots Crew).
check the rhyme: Tariq takes on the inane drivel in your television. i don't wanna give anything away, but er um... thought wins this one again... and of course, it's over a classic Dilla track, so you can't miss! props to fly cartoonist and my favorite illyphunksta, Jamar Nicholas for the link-up!
enjoy!
-samax
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Something Borrowed, Something DOOM!

props to J Rocc... new DOOM meets classic Dilla
-gM

ghostFace+DOOM+Dilla= where do i sign?

Sniper Elite plus Murdergoons= SNIPERLITE by Dilla, MF DOOM, Ghostface
freakin' sweet...
uno.
-gM

Dilla Lives...

Character Sketch (Dilla) by *kse332

Nothing Like This by J Dilla (RIP) from the adult swim record Chrome Children

-gM

Illustrator of the Year for 2007

above- detail of "Dilla" by Mike T (click for the full pick!).
"Dave Chapelle" by Mike T.

i have said all i have to say about the ghettoManga Illustrator of the Year for 2007, Mike Thompson... the short version: he's dope. he's done work for all the major urban mags, clothing lines, rappers, videogame companies, and even (every now and then) for himself. he's got the photorealism thing locked, and makes being a perfectionist ACTUALLY look like a good idea! peep his work on his website.

holla!

samax.

get on tha BUSSA BUSS!

greetings fam! i'm geekin' cause there's a new mixtape out by mick boogie and Busta Rhymes, called DILLAGENCE where Bus blesses tracks from the late J.Dilla... listen to and download the tracks Dillagence and Step Up for FREE off 'a zshare. ah, what the hell! here's that N.O.R.E. remix Set It Off (f.Busta, Talib Kweli, Red Cafe, Cassidy, & Sho of Final Chapter), just for good measure!
enjoy!
[[UPDATE!!!! DOWNLOAD THE WHOLE RECORD FREE COMPLIMENTS OF BUSTA AND MICK BOOGIE or BUY A COLLECTOR'S EDITION COPY!!! JUST CLICK THE PICK TO GO TO WWW.MICKBOOGIE.COM!!!]]
samax.
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