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J Dilla’s mother announces album
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 6 April 2011
The mother of late hip-hop type J Dilla has revealed that an album is to be released later this year which will feature previously unreleased material from her son. Maureen ‘Ma Dukes’ Yancy has curated the LP, ‘Rebirth Of Detroit’, with the aim of promoting “unity within the city’s hip hop” community.
Dilla’s work will be complemented by material from Detroit artists who collaborated with the producer in the past.
Yancy says: “This will bring together artists that have drifted away from one another and haven’t been able to work with each other lately… It’s a healing process for the city… for individuals it’s going to bring back the love passion and the passion for the music and for what hip-hop has to offer… hip-hop is a culture, it’s not a passing fancy. It’s thriving and growing, in a wonderful way. It has a positive message and learning experience for all ages”.
