Illa J - We Here 12" [Delicious Vinyl]

Delicious Vinyl is proud to release the debut single by Illa J – "We Here" b/w "R U Listenin" featuring Guilty Simpson. Both tracks are produced by the legendary late producer Jay Dee (aka J Dilla), Illa J's older brother.  This is the first single from forthcoming Yancey Boys LP.

"We Here" is all sizzle and gleam as Illa J ad-libs his mission statement, "Yancey Boys from Detroit, Michigan… comin' for that number one spot… 'bout to rock the world!" Over the previously unheard Dilla track (from a cache of Jay Dee beats held in safety for a decade by Delicious Vinyl founder Michael Ross) Illa J's soulful tenor delivers the hook, "We poppin' bottles like it's first day of the year". Illa J confirms the feeling, "Somebody could be in a hoopty but the Jay Dee beat sound so good it make them feel like they riding in a Phantom".

Illa J, "'We Here' is a celebration of waking up every day. Why not live out your dreams, why not try?" Of the lyric "Let's go crazy / You saw Purple Rain", Illa J explains, "It's like Prince asking 'Are we gonna let the elevator break us down?' Naw, let's go all out! One of the things I learned from my brother is that you don't get that much time, so make the most of it. That's why I've decided to dedicate my life to doing what I love: music".

"R U Listenin" is a thumpadelic tribute to Detroit featuring Stones Throw recording artist Guilty Simpson, Illa and Guilty trading hot verses "sending love to the 313". Of the collaboration, Guilty Simpson exclaims, "Illa J is a young talent in his own right with many dimensions – a real force who's obviously the product of great stock!"

Delicious Vinyl's Michael Ross sys, "Anyone who loves Jay Dee is going to flip out when they hear how young Illa J represents for the Yancey family. For over a decade these beats have been waiting in the vault for this moment. It's like Jay Dee made these tracks with an extrasensory purpose, so that Illa J could rap and sing over them when the time was right. Well, it's that time. It's the Yancey Boys baby!"

Illa J - We Here 12" [Delicious Vinyl]

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