One year ago today, the world lost a great soul: Chicago’s own JDott Trife, after succumbing to a lengthy battle with cancer. Simply put, JDott was a great guy. I always enjoyed conversing with him and running into him in the world. He always brought good energy and was a huge supporter of Fake Shore…
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New Project: JDott Trife – 3 Days Before Jesus
Produced entirely by Nascent Today would’ve been JDott Trife’s 32nd birthday. Sadly, he didn’t see it. But we will forever remember him and make sure his legacy lives on eternally. Cancer has hit Chicago’s rap community hard over the past few months. We’ve lost Trife. We’ve lost Timbuck2. It’s not easy, but we must make sure…
Watch An Unreleased JDott Trife Interview
A few weeks back, we had to sadly report the passing of JDott Trife, who tragically succumbed to a lengthy battle with colon cancer. It was a tough loss for the local scene, but I hope Trife is smiling down looking at all the love and support his friends and family have been showing. He was…
Watch JDott Trife’s Final Video “O.D.”
Directed by JDott Trife & Sense Hernandez of Beast Factory Films. Produced by DJ O-Zone. Writing a post for JDott right now is tough to do. It’s taken me nearly an hour to even figure out how to kick it off correctly. But his work must be seen and heard. His music must live on….
Chicago Artist JDott Trife Has Passed Away
These posts are never easy to write, and it seems over the past three years they’ve become more and more frequent. Tonight we’re saddened to report that Chicago rapper JDott Trife has lost his long battle with cancer. This one especially hits home because I had a personal relationship with JDott. He was a longtime supporter…
Video: JDott Trife – Trife Life Documentary [Part 3 & 4]
Directed by Sense Hernandez As we await JDott Trife’s new album, TRIFE, he’s decided to cut loose a documentary on his life titled the Trife Life. Parts 1 and 2 have both been informative looks into the world of JDott and his righthand man (and producer) DJ O-Zone. Parts 3 and 4 find the two…
Video: JDott Trife – Trife Life Documentary [Part 2]
Directed by Sense Hernandez As we await JDott Trife’s new album, TRIFE, he’s decided to cut loose a documentary on his life titled the Trife Life. Today we get a peak at episode two of the series. This episode finds Trife and DJ O-Zone still in the lab talking about their creative process, how they met…
JDott Trife -Trife Life Documentary [Part 1]
As we await JDott Trife’s new album, TRIFE, he’s decided to cut loose a documentary on his life titled the Trife Life. Tonight we get the first episode to kick off the Fourth of July weekend. This episode finds Trife and DJ O-Zone in the lab talking about their creative process and how they met….
JDott Trife – One Night
Produced DJ O-Zone With longtime collaborator O-Zone handling production duties, JDott Trife, drops off a new one in dedication to that one lady he meets while in town for one night. This is not a long player, this is an EP. And JDott is at the helm. You gotta make the most of your time,…
Video: JDott Trife – F*ck’em All
Directed by Sense Hernandez. Edited by Domi Edwards. You’ve heard the O-Zone original. You’ve heard the Mano remix with Mic Terror. But you’ve yet to see the video. That is until today, of course. But before we get into that, we must get the official mission statement from JDott. It might be f*ck’em all, but…