Focus Pays Homage to Premier / Dilla / Pete Rock

by Kevin on March 6, 2009

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Dj Premier - J Dilla - Pete Rock

Since the Pete Rock homage from Focus was leaked yesterday, a lot of people have been asking for the other two tracks Focus did over the last couple of months. Since we’re not rude enough to say, “use the search bar”, we have decided to put all three in one place.

The first track made it’s rounds on the Net back in January. “Homage To Premier” features Phonte, Stat Quo, and Royce da 5’9″.

DOWNLOAD HOMAGE TO PREMIER

In February, just in time for the anniversary of J Dilla‘s death, we got a hold of “Homage to Dilla”, featuring Slum Village, Frank Nitti, and Dilla’s brother Illa J.

DOWNLOAD HOMAGE TO DILLA

The third installment has Rapper Big Pooh, Sha Stimuli, and Kurupt paying homage to Pete Rock. This one is my favorite out of the three.

DOWNLOAD TO PETE ROCK

Word is, Focus is planning to create a whole album’s worth of these tributes. So far they’ve been leaking a month apart and Focus has done a great job at channeling the original producer’s energy. Who would you like to hear him pay homage to next?

Related posts:

  1. Homage To Pete Rock: Focus feat. Big Pooh / Sha Stimuli / Kurupt
  2. Slum Village, Frank Nitti & Illa J: Homage to Dilla [prod by Focus]
  3. Phonte, Stat Quo, & Royce Da 5’9″: “Homage to Premier”
  4. Fokis: Can’t You See [prod by Focus]
  5. Pete Rock Calls Blogger Mix “Lazy”

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  • http://kevinnottingham.com Thomas

    Good looking on this one….even though I have all of them!

  • http://www.myspace.com/godamusrhyme Godamus Rhyme

    Well I think he’s eventually gonna have to do a homage to Dr. Dre, RZA, and Marley Marl.

  • http://www.therealfrequency.com Vatkeezy

    The Premier one is my fave, Phonte and Royce obliterated that!

  • Joe Schmoe

    Definitely should do one for Dre and maybe one for Grandmaster Flash or Jam-Master Jay.

  • http://www.wydublog.com Travis

    Personally, I’d like to see the Bomb Squad, but I’m strange like that. If I was a beating man, I’d say three names are fairly even on who’s next, RZA, Dre and Marley as the prestigious Mr. Rhyme mentioned.

  • http://myspace.com/jeffersonjacksonmusic dub.Z (jeff…)

    thanks for this…was lookin for the focus/dilla tribute

    Spliff Star feat. Busta Rhymes – I Do Me (clean) (produced by DJ Static + dub.Z)

    http://sharebee.com/1e83598c

  • agor

    if you watch the pete rock video on youtube it shows all the artists hes gonna do ,rza eric sermon dre timbo….

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Kevin

    Link Agor? I was actually thinking a Timbo tribute would be amazing. I wonder if Focus would do Tim’s old sytle or new?

  • Leo

    thanks,kev..wanted to give out my props to you for doing such an amazing work with the blog!

  • Brain

    dope beat, but damu already flipped this sample

  • Dr. MaD

    man i hope we’ll get more tributes soon ! :D

  • http://www.myspace.com/skidflow Skidmatik

    All 3 are smokin…I thought they were done by the originators. I wonder if he has his own style per say? Anyway I think he can get plenty of shine paying homage to the greats.

  • http://www.ominousred.blogspot.com ominous red

    Dope post. Thanks for the links to the audio.

  • http://www.myspace.com/cedswift Ced Swift

    My favorite is the PR tribute, no doubt.
    Large pro, The Beatminerz, Marley Marl,RZA, Diamond D, Showbiz,… there’s a long list of producers to rep.

    Go Focus!

  • Freddie C

    Finally stopped sleeping, and glad I did. this is SMOKIN

  • Free Kharma

    a tribe called quest and de la soul, I also think the alchemist deserves one too,give it up focus!

  • lunchbox

    9th wonder & madlib would be a couple of real good tributes

  • http://kevinnottingham.com Thomas

    Homage to Dr. Dre could be up next. Check out Pooh’s twitter message to Jay Rock.

    http://twitter.com/RapperBigPooh/status/4126291361

  • zachary

    There ae three others i got today Dre/Ali Shaheed/and Rza

  • zachary

    Here are all six homage songs
    http://focus.bandcamp.com/album/pay-homage

  • http://www.ominousred.com Ominous Red

    Nice. Thanks for sharing the audio links.

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