Illa J

John Yancey

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“John Yancey” is the second album Illa J will release on Jakarta Records, following the successful release of HOME last year. The project is the second collaboration with Los Angeles based producer Calvin Valentine, who once again contributed all of the production for the long player. While “Home” was largely inspired by Illa’s native city of Detroit, “John Yancey” now focuses on his time in California.“(This album is) Definitely more personal than all of my projects, nothing specific, but I basically talk about about the ups and downs of all my relationships over the past 10 years, still grieving about my bro, etc. This one is trippy because the first single comes out a day before my 32nd birthday and the original title was 32 because this is a special year to me because my brother died at that age so it had a lot of meaning. But it makes sense that it ended up being called John Yancey because for so long in my career I felt like I was tryna be me and my brother, and I'm finally at peace, like I'm not J Dilla's younger brother Illa J, I'm James younger brother John.” While the story of the album might have changed, there are certain continuities as well, built around the strong foundation of the combination of Illa’s voice and Calvin Valentine’s soulful sample based production. The previous album already saw Illa J incorporate more singing into his raps and he goes down this path even further: “I wanted to emphasize the singing but use more of my natural singing voice, as well as rap more than on HOME.” In regards to the music, Calvin wanted to make the project sound “a bit more polished where HOME was purposely rough around the edges.” Still, the production remains soulful and rich with layers to leave things interesting for the listener, the more spins you give the record.The cover was created by Robert Winter, a Cologne based photographer who was also behind the visual appearance of HOME.

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Side 1
1. Shine On
2. James Said
3. Weather Report
4. Enjoy The Ride
5. DTW
6. Find One
Side 2
1. On The Side
2. Rose Gold
3. 12 AM
4. Tokyo
5. Sunday
6. 32

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Yancey Boys

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Side 1
1. Timeless
2. We Here
3. R U Listenin'? (feat Guilty Simpson)
4. Frank Nitty - Alien Family
5. Strugglin
6. Showtime
7. Swagger
Side 2
1. Mr Shakes aka Affion Crockett (skit)
2. DFTF (feat Affion Crockett)
3. All Good
4. Sounds Like Love (feat Debi Nova)
5. Everytime
6. Illasoul
7. Air Signs

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Home

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Illa J takes us on a trip to his hometown Detroit with his third solo album HOME. following his self titled LP, Illa J sometimes known as "John Regal" (born October 13,1986 in Detroit, Michigan) is a singer, songwriter, rapper, producer, multi instrumentalist. He takes us on a trip to his hometown Detroit with his third solo album HOME. His last LP successfully took Illa J out of his brother and hiphop legend J Dilla‘s shadow to show he is in his own lane. Yet, Yancey still felt as though he was in a box labeled rapper. Teaming up with producer Calvin Valentine, who entirely produced the album, HOME is Illa J‘s first album to properly showcase the full extent of his vocal range to put him in the singer-songwriter conversation. The listener can feel the soulfulness of this LP through Illa J‘s singing and Valentines‘ smooth production.On „Sam Cook“ which is an ode to Illa J‘s father who ghostwrote for Motown, Yancey dives into his falsetto that is reminiscent of D‘Angelo, Bilal and Al Green. While keeping his focus on singing. Illa J sprinkles the album with rap verses. On „7Mile“ his vocals smoothly float over the more raw/alternative cut laid by Valentine. The album title track „Home“ completes his album and solidifies Illa J‘s artistry as a well rounded singer who can rap.Illa J is a solo artists, former member of legendary group Slum Village. Active in the music industry since 2006 in L.A and Detroit, Illa J has released two solo albums, 2008’s Yancey Boys via Delicious Vinyl and 2015’s self titled LP Illa J via Bastard Jazz Records. In 2014, while refocusing on his solo career and stepping out of Slum Village, Illa J relocated to Montreal for a fresh new start. He has since entrenched himself in the Canadian music scene by collaborating with some of Canada’s finest emcees and producers including Moka Only, Potatohead People and Kaytranada.His recent collaborations have been with jazz legend, Robert Glasper in concert and on record for his Miles Davis tribute project Everything’s Beautiful. Illa J also had the privilege to collaborate with hip hop legend Phife Dawg from ATCQ on his double LP nutshell. Other features include Slum Village’s critically acclaimed album YES & famed UK producer Tom Misch Beat Tape 2.

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Side 1
1. Turn It Up (intro - feat Dank)
2. Sam Cook
3. I Know
4. Photosynthesis
5. 7 Mile
Side 2
1. Snow Beach
2. Silencers (feat Moka Only)
3. Detroit Bad Boys
4. Maureen
5. Home

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Illa J

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Detroit rapper/singer/songwriter & brother of the late great J DIlla & member of Slum Village, steps forward w/the able assistance of Potatohead People for a brilliantly-produced, diverse, & long overdue solo effort.

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1. She Burnt My Art (feat Moka Only)
2. Cannonball
3. Universe
4. Strippers
5. All Good (feat Moka Only & Ivan Ave)
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1. Sunflower (feat Allie)
2. All I Need (feat Moka Only)
3. French Kiss
4. Who Got It
5. Perfect Game
6. Never Left

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