the-roots-dilla-joints-mixtape

Usually Free Music Friday is a random collection of tunes that are thrown together from all over the show, this time round though we have a very special edition.

I am sure I don’t need to say anything to hype either of these acts. One of the greatest musical hip hop acts of all time, The Roots, paying tribute by covering some of the biggest hits from the late great J Dilla.

There is no question that this should be in your collection, get amongst.

The Roots – Dilla Joints by Hypetrak

Via hypebeast

Zero T
This mix comes from a great blog that I have just discovered: differentgenre. Basically (as the name suggests) it is a whole lot of super talented DJ’s and producers recording mixes in genres that are not their usual fare.

Zero T is making super hot drum and bass right now, but this mix is a whole lot of funk, soul, and hip hop thrown together to make one awesome summertime jam. It was recorded live at one of the awesome sounding Insession gigs, which I would love to check one day.

Zero T – Live at Insession May 2009

  1. Visioneers – Runnin
  2. A Tribe Called Quest – We Can Get Down
  3. Billy Brooks – 40 Days
  4. Jones Girls – Nights Over Egypt
  5. Heatwave – Grooveline
  6. Mighty Riders – Evil Vibrations
  7. Southern Freeez – Freeez
  8. Prince – Wana Be Your Lover
  9. Michael Jackson – I Cant Help It
  10. Mary Jane Girls – All Night Long
  11. De La Soul – Stakes Is High
  12. Talib Kweli + Hi Tek – The Blast
  13. Dwele – Dance With Me
  14. Madvillain – The Eye
  15. Busta Rhymes – Turn Me Up Some
  16. Lewis Parker v Fat Joe – Lean Back
  17. Biggie Smalls – Juicy
  18. Evelyn King – Love Come Down
  19. SWV – Right Here
  20. A Tribe Called Quest – 1nce Again
  21. Reel People – Butterflies
  22. Critical Point ft Vikter Duplaix – Messages
  23. Rotary Connection – Black Gold of The Sun
  24. Bobby Caldwell – What You Wont Do

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