#DillaLegacy: Nottz x Pete Rock - "Turn It Up"

As part of my 3 day Dilla Legacy posts (birthday to deathday), I will post things relevant to the life and times of James DeWitt Yancey and his undeniable influence on Hip Hop music. Whether it is people he worked with, stories about his production, or people whose work he impacted, it will be all Dilla related content from Feb 7 - 10.

For my first post, I wanted to give props to Nottz and Pete Rock for the new video and track for "Turn It Up". Always one to check for anything these cats put out, I appreciate how they express their fondness for Dilla in the song (even using his famous quote as the title) and honor the less-appreciated art of the MC-Producer that Dilla, and other like him, helped popularize.

Stay tuned for more "Turn it up" indeed.

Video: Leftmind - "Digress"

Leftmind and the Beatlamper crew recently dropped a short debut album called "When It Rains" with a mix of lo-fi, throwback jazzy beats and honest lyrics. The lead single for the video above is entitled “Digress” and which is available as a free download on his Bandcamp page. I couldn't dig up to much info on the crew, but I appreciate their mellowed approach to hip hop and more creative vision for the video. Here's hoping for more noise for this crew.

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Video: HAWDWERK - "MasterMind"

CA and Blue Collar Werk representer HAWDWERK, recently dropped the video for his track "MasterMind"to help shine some light on his crew and the folks at Cov Original clothing. Building towards the release of his upcoming album "The Graveyard Shift", HAWDWERK shows off his more mellow style and honest lyrics about life struggles and keeping your mind right amongst the madness of everyday life and trying to make the music you love. Keep an eye out for more coming soon!

Download the single HERE