LEADERSHIP

Such a great great RADIO Programme of music

and the story of

J Dilla - beatmaker ......

....... I love this stuff

It's a name you might not recognise - but you'll certainly know his music... James Dewitt Yancey, Jay Dee or more commonly known as J Dilla, is one of hip hop’s most influential producers and artists, but his genius was cut short at 32 after battling the incurable blood disease, lupus.

As part of the Gone Too Soon series, Benji B presents this 1Xtra story celebrating the incredible music J Dilla created during his lifetime which includes tracks for Janet Jackson, Busta Rhymes, Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, The Pharcyde and De La Soul to name but a few.

Through interviews with Plug 2 from De La Soul, Mos Def, Questlove from The Roots, Common, Erykah Badu, Busta Rhymes, J.Rocc, Slum Village members T3 and Wajeed, his brother Illa J and his incredible mum, Ma Dukes, we learn about how he made those beats, what he was like as a person and the legacy he left behind. Benji also pays his own tribute to the man he knew for almost ten years and is his favourite producer of all time.

Music played

1. De La Soul — Stakes is High

2. Slum Village — Raise It Up

3. Janet Jackson — Got 'til It's Gone

   Got 'til It's Gone, Virgin America

4. Q-Tip — Breathe And Stop

   Breathe and Stop (Radio Mix), Arista

5. Busta Rhymes — Woo Hah!

6. Slum Village — You Know What Love Is

7. Common — The Light

8. Pharoahe Monch — We Must Be In Love

9. Slum Village — Once Upon A Time (featuring Pete Rock)

10. Ice Cube — AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

11. Leaders of the New School — Case of the P.T.A.

12. James Brown — Funky Drummer

13. The Roots — New Years at Jay Dee's

Broadcast

1. Sun 30 Oct 2011
   21:00
   BBC Radio 1Xtra

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I Aim at
Unconditional Love
Fail

Aiming and Failing
Better than
Not Loving
At All

Sometimes
I can see human scars
Some are behind clothing
Others are interior
Some behind a mask
Some buried deep
Some disguised in
A smile
Noise
Isolation
Opinions
All are
Buried Alive
I like seeing the cracks
Where the light gets in
Then
Hope is alive

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Youareabeautifulhumanperson

HOME FROM HOME

Will you forgive?
Even when you don't
FEEL like it?

Seeing
BEYOND BEHAVIOUR = must

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Can you include me?
For not replying speedily?
Bhp

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I think I am OK/Then I think of the mess I have made/How incomplete I am/Then return to/BEAUTIFUL IMPERFECTION.

I AM/YOU ARE

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"We cannot change anything
until we accept it.
Condemnation does not liberate,
it oppresses."

- Carl Jung

BEAUTIFUL. HUMANS

MrsBeautiful

Watched the FROZEN PLANET on my iPhone on the way to Norway. Wondrous

ALWAYS …………….
.. I try to understand
other humans
then I understand me
so I can
understand others.

I don't feel flat.
I don't feel depressed
I don't feel sad
I don't feel ill
I don't feel tense
I don't feel worried
I don't feel - you can tell
I don't know how I feel.

I think I am not as 'on the case' as I was.
Not as sharp.
Not as energetic.
When I am with humans
going out to them
conversations, discussions,
questions responses,
buzzing, laughing,
reflections, soul digging -
I am energised.

Sometimes when I am working at home
I feel flat and unmotivated.
Cannot think straight.

If there is a deadline I take it to bed with me
wake up with it in the morning and
push the envelope of creativity.

Maybe I need some head space?
Maybe I am not relaxed?
Maybe I am a workaholic
yet all I do is mission
not work!

So I will have meal,
read some Anne Lamott,
view some 'TV',
play DJ Edu loud,
cuddle Zig even more,
and wait for the energy to visit tomorrow eh?

I wonder how you are feeling .........................




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is YOU !!
If you leak your authentic beauty
humans will want to to know why.

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Level Five Emotions & thoughts entwined,

everything considered
It is natural to

not want to share

because personal issues

usually feel like failures

Level Five.
Being L.5.

is when one or more persons

process their communication & sharing

towards openness & honesty.

#youarebeautiful

A break/from the norm/ but never from/ MISSION

In Reims and love it love it