The City of Chicago was shaken to its core earlier this week after losing the legend Timbuck2 to his battle with renal cancer. It was a tragic loss, and one that was felt across the world — not only Chicago. The world lost a friend, a brother, a son and one of the best DJs…
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FSD Feature: Catching Up With The Twilite Tone
The Twilite Tone is one of the most revered personalities in the history of Chicago Hip-Hop. This DJ/producer/renaissance man’s fingerprints are all over the current state of style and music in the Go Ill, and his influence on fashion and Hip-Hop has spanned a few decades. From his early days as Common’s official DJ and…
Mixtape: The Twilite Tone – MOMENT BY MOMENT [enJOY the JOURNEY]
Legendary Chicago producer/DJ/renaissance man, The Twilite Tone, blesses us with his brand new mixtape, MOMENT BY MOMENT [enJOY the JOURNEY]. It’s an hour and a half of bouncy rhythms delivered in only a way Tone can. It’s that Twilite mood music. It features a diverse lineup of artists and instrumentals, and even includes an unreleased…
Video: Pusha T f/ Kendrick Lamar – Nosetalgia [Prod. by Nottz & The Twilite Tone]
Push-A-Ton and Kendrick Lamar’s collaboration from My Name Is Name comes to life in the official visual, produced by Nottz and The Twilite Tone. Check it out above via NPR. My Name Is My Name hits stores and digital retailers Tuesday.
The Twilite Tone Discovered The “Mercy” Sample
Question: How many times have you listened to the G.O.O.D. Music posse cut “Mercy” and wondered just what the Jamaican sounding man was spewing during the chorus? Answer: Every time. Well have no fear, The Twilite Tone has opened up about the sample and his contributions to the track via an interview with HipHopWired. Tone…
The Twilite Tone – Mean Machine
Chicago DJ, producer and artist extraordinaire The Twilite Tone, justs dropped a three song EP by the name of Uno. It’s not at all hip-hop, but house heads and electronic fans will dig it. Here’s a look at the first single, “Mean Machine.” Stream only. Cop the EP here. TWILITE TONE MEAN MACHINE
Feature: The Making Of Common’s Resurrection
I penned this piece alongside Insanul Ahmed and Keenan Higgins. for Complex. Collectively, we spoke with Common, No I.D., The Twilite Tone, Derek Dudley, Peter Kang and Lonnie “Pops” Lynn about the classic that is Common’s Resurrection. Com’s seminal sophomore set dropped 17 years ago this past Tuesday (10/25/11), so it’s only right that we…