Illa J begins his verse, with one of those special lines that seems to jump through the screen, directly into the conscience of the listener: “I heard the haters say I’d never be more than J Dilla’s little brother.” The Yancey Boys are often overlooked as merely the remnants of J Dilla‘s towering legacy, but with “Quicksand,” Illa J and Frank Nitt, along with Common and Dezi Paige make a great case to the contrary. Enjoy the Yancey Boys‘ latest below.
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