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Slum Village - Lock It Down
Artist: Slum Village
Producer: J. Dilla
Album: Villa Manifesto
Label: The Orchard
It seems like the postmortem game should be a subgenre in hip-hop music, as it always seems like deceased artists continue to deliver better material than the living long after they’ve passed (I’m looking at you Tupac). This time around it’s Slum Village that is giving us a reason to celebrate with their final version (a low-quality version leaked this spring) of Lock It Down, a street record that lets listeners in on some brand new, gritty J. Dilla production. The Village must have been aware that the focus on their track would be on their late partner’s beat mastery, but they manage to do a great job of making the project their own, revolving around the trio’s strengths in a raw underground cut that shines a light on their individual talents. If you liked this link to the past, be sure to check out Slum Village’s latest (and possibly last) effort, Villa Manifesto, due out July 27. Keep it locked down to the Booth for more.
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on July 19, 2010
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11866 |
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You can sum up this record in three words: Dilla beat vault.
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| Posted on Jul 13, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1345 |
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Dope beat from a dead guy
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| Posted on Jul 13, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 213 |
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The beat is definitely great (R.I.P. J Dilla), and Slum Village handles it well. A banger production-wise and lyrically.
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| Posted on Jul 13, 2010 |
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that beat is crazy! j dilla has still got it from the grave no doubt!
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| Posted on Jul 13, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 2476 |
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Some delicious donuts - you've got to wonder how many more beats Dilla has tucked away. I wouldn't be surprised if there were thousands.
And as Sig mentioned, we shouldn't overlook the Village on this one - lyrically Lock It Down's a banger as well.
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| Posted on Jul 13, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Crew |
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This what I always wanted Slum to Sound like. This sounds like a upgraded "Fantasic Volume 2" style song. I wish they would of did this alot sooner.
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| Posted on Jul 13, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 2065 |
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Everything on this track screams back to basics, the production, tyhe verses and lyrics. Just all very basic.
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| Posted on Jul 15, 2010 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 1231 |
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Slum Village killed this song, all rappers were on point.
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| Posted on Jul 18, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 9 |
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If you cant take a Dilla beat and rip...than RIP to you...they got down on this and from the grave...Dilla is Donuts...lol!
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| Posted on Aug 09, 2010 |
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