Slum Village

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Slum Village teams up with Bilal and Illa J for "Fantastic/Love Is." This new offering is a laid back track. The late J Dilla handled the production, which makes you want to bob your head as it takes you back to that classic Slum Village sound...

Slum Village has long been a staple of the underground rap world. Their music, inventive but reverent, spread from Detroit like wildfire and has proved durable over the years, even as what it means to be 'underground' oscillated wildly. Their latest effort, Yes...

Nod slowly in agreement if you're anticipating Slum Village’s new album, Yes! Due out June 16, the group's eighth studio LP is set to feature appearances from De La Soul, Black Milk, Phife Dawg, Jon Connor, BJ The Chicago Kid and more with the majority of the production handled by the late great J Dilla...

Slum Village has sat perched on the ledge between 'mainstream' and 'underground' since those terms read vastly differently than they do today. Their latest video, "Expressive," is for the kind of summer cut that should be at every cookout on each side of the imaginary aisle...

Slum Village teams up with BJ The Chicago Kid and Illa J for a song that will make your soul smile. The beat for “Expressive" was produced by the late legend himself J Dilla. Over a funky base line and occasional strings, each MC raps about how they express themselves with lines about elevating their minds and detailing their sexual escapades...

Slum Village is one of the most important rap groups to ever sprout up between the two coasts. Detroit's favorite sons have spent the better part of two decades rattling off sparse, evocative songs that have resonated across the hip-hop world...

Today marks the anniversary of the death of famed producer, J Dilla.

Pete Rock and Slum Village will be touring together this winter. The tour kicks off Feb. 7 in Miami Florida for J Dilla's birthday, Dilla Weekend. It officially begins Mar. 6, with it's first stop in Providence, Rhode Island. Hanif (fka Luck-One) will join the crew as they bounce from coast to coast through Apr...

Who doesn't love J.Dilla? The legendary producer handcrafted beats for the likes of Common, Slum Village, and more. To commemorate his historic legacy, acts such as Joey Bada$$, Madlib, Talib Kweli, and more will participate in the Dilla Day Weekend...

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