We’re going to make “This Christmas” by Donny Hathaway hit No. 1 on Billboard. Go stream it, playlist it, and share it! Thanks again to Lalah Hathaway! Check out our full conversation here: https://youtu.be/ECmgWWHH11Y or audio on the Digging The Greats Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digging-the-greats/id1694172577 More from Lalah Hathaway: https://www.lalahhathaway.com/ Here’s the […]
I tried breaking down “Mm..Food” by MF DOOM, but then things got weird. Watch the full, extended edit of this video, ad free at http://www.patreon.com/diggingthegreats (Seriously, it’s 7 mins longer) There’s a ton of other great stuff on the DTG Patreon, go check it out! RIP The Supervillain ____________________________ STREAMING […]
Watch the Full Edit of this video (which is 15 mins longer) at http://www.patreon.com/diggingthegreats There’s so much more on the Digging The Greats Patreon – streaming playlists, livestreams, free downloads, ad free extended videos and more – go check it out! _______________________ Stream the Listening Guide SPOTIFY – https://open.spotify.com/playlist/77bBkuWFtQtC2Zgh3KF9b0?si=2691a9d6cb8e4cb7 APPLE […]
We need more creativity in the world – here’s a few tools to help. Library of Congress National Jukebox: https://www.loc.gov/collections/national-jukebox/about-this-collection/ Check out Citizen DJ here: https://citizen-dj.labs.loc.gov/public-domain-2022/ A BIG thank you to the Patreon Members who submitted their remixes: C_Cats Attack, Rexsaw One, and Urban Implosion: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0PB1pZOUMRh6YMCP8L9hyz?si=SCyJ4aG2R9CscytNcR1GQQ Watch ad free-extended videos, […]
This week we’re heading to the South – specifically diving into Outkast’s 1996 album “ATLiens” We’ll see how their style and flow changed between their first album and this one, what happened in between, dive into the production, the lyrics, the flow, and see how this album contributed to the […]
Thanks to BeatConnect for sponsoring this video. Go try out BeatConnect! https://glnk.io/jlyrv/diggingthegreats Today I’m breaking down Kendrick’s “good kid, m.A.A.d city” one track at a time. We’re going to get into the lyrics, Kendrick’s style, the production, recreate a few songs, and see the narrative of the album unfold. This […]
Tap in to my free Patreon-only livestream on Saturday, February 10th at 5pm PST. I’ll be playing all Dilla stuff 🔥 Sign up for free to get the link here: http://www.patreon.com/diggingthegreats This DJ livestream is free, but a paid membership gets you things like the extended “full” edit of this […]
Get 15 tracks to sample on Tracklib for free: http://www.tracklib.com/diggingthegreats Song Sampled: https://www.tracklib.com/music/artists/the-piano-choir/prayer-for-peace-1 __________________________________ The song “I Love Music” by Ahmad Jamal from 1970’s “The Awakening” was sampled by two different legendary producers. One instance of this sample is from the song “Me or the Papes” by Jeru The Damaja, […]
This past week, Kanye West’s debut album, “The College Dropout” turned 20. This was a groundbreaking album that catapulted him into another level, and despite where he’s gone since, this album remains a classic. My very first Digging The Greats video was breaking down “Through The Wire” from this album, […]
Everybody knows the song “Diamond in the Back” by Curtis Mayfield. You know the one that goes “Diamond in the back, sun roof top, diggin’ the scene with the gangsta lean…”? Well, I’m here to tell you that this song DOES NOT EXIST and Curtis Mayfield NEVER recorded it. Today, […]
