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Daughters of Dilla is a new project of Beats Rhymes and Life, Inc. that aims to, "Help young women of color build power through Hip Hop." 

Daughters of Dilla (DOD) is an idea born from a late night conversation between Art & Music enthusiasts Lexx Valdez & Devoya Mayo. It was one of those conversations that smart women engage in and then move on to something else.

At the core of this conversation in particular was, “What does it take to maintain who you are and still be approachable and available to the idea of love”? In other words, if the brotha don’t know who Nina Simone is, is it even necessary to continue the conversation? Better yet, are our daily lives just an extended exercise in youthful innocence or just plain old grown up hesitation? After more words and a moment of silence Lexx proclaimed “We don’t sell ourselves to fall in Love, We are Daughters of Dilla.” And that’s how it all began.

The name is derived from the song “Fall in Love” by JDilla & Slum Village. It makes sense to us. We’re going to keep fleshing out the ideas and concepts and share them with you via this Blog and other arenas. 

Sometimes a necessary idea can get lost or forgotten in the midst of daily operations. We promised ourselves that wouldn’t happen with this endeavor. We need it too much. Maybe you do too.

For more information on DOD, please contact: daughtersofdilla@gmail.com

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Donald Byrd – Black Byrd (1972) by Halline Overby, Roy Ayers Project | 70/30 You can call it the pre-cursur to contemporary jazz. You can call it selling out. Or you can refer to the Donald Byrd album entitled Black Byrd an album that revolutionized the sound of fusion jazz, as it’s sound was (and still is being) duplicated. Black Byrd was recorded in 1972, which was a bit earlier than other jazz fusion albums with a head nodding, driving 4/4 beat. This album was danceable, as it was one of Blue Note Records most popular releases, and as you could guess, it’s success received a lot of flack from Byrd’s contemporaries. Read more & take a listen: Roy Ayers Project | 70/30

Donald Byrd – Black Byrd (1972) by Halline Overby, Roy Ayers Project | 70/30

You can call it the pre-cursur to contemporary jazz. You can call it selling out. Or you can refer to the Donald Byrd album entitled Black Byrd an album that revolutionized the sound of fusion jazz, as it’s sound was (and still is being) duplicated. Black Byrd was recorded in 1972, which was a bit earlier than other jazz fusion albums with a head nodding, driving 4/4 beat. This album was danceable, as it was one of Blue Note Records most popular releases, and as you could guess, it’s success received a lot of flack from Byrd’s contemporaries.

Read more & take a listen: Roy Ayers Project | 70/30

Posted on Wednesday, January 11th 2012, by LEXX DIGS

 Source royayersproject.com

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