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“What finally made him see, he says, was the passing of J Dilla, the revered hip-hop producer, on February 10, 2006. They’d just talked on the phone, D’Angelo says, when suddenly, J Dilla was gone at 32 after a long battle with lupus. It was like a blinding light had been switched on. Why did so many black artists die so young? He’d been haunted by this thought for years. Marvin. Jimi. Biggie. “I felt like I was going to be next. I ain’t bullshitting. I was scared then,” he says, recalling how shame engulfed him, preventing him from attending the funeral. “I was so fucked-up, I couldn’t go.” — D’Angelo - GQ June 2012 Story: Music: GQ
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I have been wanting a House Shoes full-length album for so long. So excited about this… it will be rad. Cop the EP in the meantime. I just did.
House Shoes’s debut producer’s album “Let It Go” drops June 19th via Tres Records. The album is entirely produced by House Shoes, and features guest appearances from Black Milk, Danny Brown, Alchemist, Oh No, MED, Roc Marciano, Quelle Chris, Shafiq Husayn, and many others. “The Time” EP, which serves as a precursor to the full length album, is out today and features some album tracks as well as exclusive instrumentals limited to the EP.