Mr. J Dilla
His birthday is today and in remembering his death at age 32, friends created a short documentary about him and his influence on others. The rise of Common, A Tribe Called Quest, and The Pharcyde can partly be attributed to Jay's production skill and devotion to his music. Posthumously, Jay became more well known for his collaborations with Madlib while other rappers including Talib Kweli, Mos Def, and Wu-Tang Clan paid homage to Dilla by rhyming over his beats. One of my favorite Dilla tracks went unreleased until 2009 and here it is below.
He is praised as the best hip-hop beat maker ever and thinking about my favorite producers, it's difficult argue against it.
RIP J Dilla
-gonz
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