Un mixtape inedito di J Dilla è stato condiviso ieri da Boiler Room e BBE Records. Back to the Crib, il nome, è stato registrato tra il 1999 e la fine del 2000. Dentro, l’ennesima dimostrazione della sua bravura e samples provenienti da Stevie Wonder, The Doobie Brothers e Michael Jackson, per citarne alcuni.
Peter Adarkwah, co-fondatore della BBE Records dice:
“Towards the end of 1999 or early 2000, it was my first trip to Detroit. James (Yancey) was working with James Poyser on Erykah’s ‘Mama’s Gun’ LP. We’d checked out a couple of record stores (I can’t recall where or their names) and this tape was playing in the car. I recall Think Twice was on the tape and I suggested there and then that he do a cover with Erykah for the BBE album. We didn’t get the Erykah feature, but people sure remember James’ cover. We drove past a sign, it said Welcome To Detroit and I suggested that would be a good name for the album. When we pulled over James gave me the tape and said this is yours, or words to effect.”
Tracklist
Chick Corea “Bliss”
Roy Porter Sound Machine “Jessica”
A Taste of Honey “Boogie Oogie Oogie”
The Doobie Brothers “What A Fool Believes”
Heatwave “The Groove Line”
Funkineven & Greg Beato “F’s Diss”
B’52’s “Mesopotamia”
Total Experience “Contradiction”
Bobby Caldwell “Open Your Eyes”
Roberta Flack “Feel Like Makin’ Love”
Stevie Wonder “As”
Love Unlimited “Under The Influence of Love”
Azymuth “Un Amigo (A Friend)”
Shuggie Otis “Undisclosed”
Ohio Players “Ecstasy ”
Grandmaster Flash “Undisclosed”
Michael Jackson “I Can’t Help It”
Myra Barnes “The Message From The Soul Sisters”
Donald Byrd “Think Twice”
Fred Wesley “Watergate”
Crusaders “Streetlife”
Loose Ends “Stay A Little While, Child”
The Temptations “Runaway Child, Running Wild”
Chaka Khan “Ain’t Nobody”
Rene & Angela “I Love You More”
Stevie Wonder “Reggae Woman”
Rene & Angela “I’ll Be Good”
Steve Arrington “U Meet My Approval”
Alicia Myers “I Want to Thank You”
The System “You Are In My System”
Sly Stone “Family Affair”
Cameo “Back N Forth”
Hall & Oates “I Can’t Go For That”
Slave “Watching You”
Tom Browne “Jamaica Funkin'”
Bobby Caldwell “I Don’t Want To Lose Your Love”
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The Gap Band “Yearning For Your Love”
Fela Kuti “Water No Get Enemy”
Marvin Gaye “Soon I’ll Be Loving You Again”
Rick James “Mary Jane”
Sade “Sweetest Taboo”
24 Karat “Black Ghetto”
Heatwave “Mind What You Find”
MFSB “Love Is The Message”
Evelyn King “I’m In Love”
George Benson “Love X Love”
Change “Glow of Love”
Positive Force “We Got The Funk”
