J Dilla's Basement... on YouTube
If you’re a James Dewitt Yancey fan, this is the motherlode – J Dilla Basement on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@jdillabasement
What makes this different from all the other Dilla stuff on YouTube (including the excellent La Fuerza channel)? It seems to be officially supported and updated by his family – Ma Dukes and Illa – with loads of unreleased tracks, Behind the Scenes photos, and interview clips.
I don’t wanna spoil it, but I found this remix he did as part of The Ummah for an MJ track and… wow:
Of course, there’s this classic from ATCQ’s The Love Movement (which some of you might remember from a live Apple Motion demo I did at the 2020 FCP Creative Summit 😁):
There’s also a link to the James Dewitt Yancey Foundation, but it appears to be defunct. Perhaps this will draw some attention to it and some new merch can be made to celebrate the work of Mr. Yancey.
Happy digging. 🎧