J Dilla Donut Shop!

http://stonesthrow.com/news/2010/03/jdilla-serato-donutshop

Stones Throw is such a great label and this shows why. A very cool thing to do.

YUM!

Love those slipmats.

the whole concept of the 'j dilla estate' creeps me out a little bit

Are they still cashing in on his legacy? Or am I too bitter viewing it this way? I mean, I like Stones Throw, but come on!

  On 3/17/2010 at 12:07 AM, Awepittance said:

the whole concept of the 'j dilla estate' creeps me out a little bit

afaik, it's helping to pay off his medical bills and get his family out of massive debt.

  On 3/17/2010 at 12:20 AM, ericsosh said:

Are they still cashing in on his legacy? Or am I too bitter viewing it this way? I mean, I like Stones Throw, but come on!

I'm sure its what he would have wanted.

wouldn't you?

By all accounts the bullshit with his estate has been sorted out, and the proceeds of his work are now going where they belong (to his mum & family). There are a couple of links about it on the stones throw website though I can't be arsed to find them.

I've always liked stones throw but I have a ton of respect for pb wolf & co. for handling everything with his family's best interests in mind.

Yeah the whole Dilla medical bills situation is about as far as you can get from "cashing in" if that's what you're worried about.

Aight, that's cool. Guess I was too bitter then.

stonesthrow right now is trying to co-opt old dark synth pop music they just put out a compilation called 'minimal wave'

kind of cool they are giving this type of music like Esplendor Geometrico this type of exposure but i also have to question their motives, big labels that make a lot of money sometimes do questionable things.

  On 3/17/2010 at 3:34 PM, Bob Dobalina said:

By all accounts the bullshit with his estate has been sorted out

i've heard otherwise, but i guess they could be rumors

  On 3/19/2010 at 7:03 PM, Awepittance said:

  On 3/17/2010 at 3:34 PM, Bob Dobalina said:

By all accounts the bullshit with his estate has been sorted out

 

i've heard otherwise, but i guess they could be rumors

you've compelled me to check my sources

http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2010/01/jdilla-news-reorganized-estate-foundation-website-upcoming-projects

http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2009/01/the-battle-for-j-dilla-s-legacy

  On 3/19/2010 at 7:03 PM, Awepittance said:

stonesthrow right now is trying to co-opt old dark synth pop music they just put out a compilation called 'minimal wave'

 

kind of cool they are giving this type of music like Esplendor Geometrico this type of exposure but i also have to question their motives, big labels that make a lot of money sometimes do questionable things.

I don't think you could really call Stones Throw a big label. Also if you know anything about the history of the label and it's offshoot 'Now-Again Records' they're all about celebrating artists and music that have been forgotten or are underappreciated. I don't think there's anything sinister about what they're doing.

from Stonesthrow.com:

"The Minimal Waves Tapes fits neatly into Stones Throw Records' own tradition of compiling or reissuing the independent music of the past which influences the independent music we make today - 60s funk (The Funky 16 Corners), early 80s hip-hop (The Third Unheard) and West Coast Electro/Rap (Arabian Prince's Innovative Life) to name a few. "

  On 3/21/2010 at 1:15 AM, takeshi said:

  On 3/19/2010 at 7:03 PM, Awepittance said:

stonesthrow right now is trying to co-opt old dark synth pop music they just put out a compilation called 'minimal wave'

 

kind of cool they are giving this type of music like Esplendor Geometrico this type of exposure but i also have to question their motives, big labels that make a lot of money sometimes do questionable things.

 

I don't think you could really call Stones Throw a big label. Also if you know anything about the history of the label and it's offshoot 'Now-Again Records' they're all about celebrating artists and music that have been forgotten or are underappreciated. I don't think there's anything sinister about what they're doing.

 

from Stonesthrow.com:

"The Minimal Waves Tapes fits neatly into Stones Throw Records' own tradition of compiling or reissuing the independent music of the past which influences the independent music we make today - 60s funk (The Funky 16 Corners), early 80s hip-hop (The Third Unheard) and West Coast Electro/Rap (Arabian Prince's Innovative Life) to name a few. "

Yep, they're definitely in it for the love of music. PB Wolf really could be releasing stuff by more marketable artists and probably making a lot more money, but he only puts out things that he's truly into as opposed to strictly what will sell.

mad love for PBW and the Stones Throw family.