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J Dilla albums featuring Lil' Fame
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| | Jay Stay Paid CD (2009)
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With the sheer volume of posthumously released material staking its claim to the musical legacy of late hip-hop producer J Dilla, one can take a cynical view that this is just another symptom of labels cannibalizing an outstanding music talent ...
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 J Dilla Songs
Popular or famous J Dilla songs: Nothing Like This, Love, Think Twice, Over The Breaks, Two Can Win, Geek Down, $, Crushin', Interlude, Intro. More music songs Let's Take It Back, Reckless Driving, Shouts, Won't Do, Niggaz Know, Reunion, Make'em NV, Take Notice, Wild, Lightworking.
J Dilla Biography
Though he kept a relatively low profile in comparison to his less diffident producer contemporaries, J Dilla (born James Dewitt Yancey) confirmed that in hip-hop, substance above flourish will confidently withstand the test of time. Emerging from Detroit's thriving mid-`90s underground hip-hop scene, Dilla initially took the role of emcee for local rap ensemble Slum Village. His first forays into beat-making came under the tutelage of area musician Amp Fiddler, who lent the aspiring producer an MPC sampling drum machine. By the end of the decade, Dilla's deft production hand--both as Slum Village's beatsmith/emcee and as part of the Ummah collective (which counted Q-Tip and Raphael Saddiq as members)--was being sought by important players in both R&B and hip-hop. Though Slum Village's major label debut was shelved by A&M in 1998, Dilla's profile was raised tremendously in the coming decade through his work with artists like Common, Erykah Badu, and Busta Rhymes. In the new millennium, the producer enjoyed a fruitful solo career and continued collaborations, but eventually succumbed to complications brought on by a rare blood disease in 2006.
Key Personnel
Worked With
Amp Fiddler, Jay Dee, MED, Slum Village, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Pete Rock
Contemporaries
Common, Mos Def, Kanye West, Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, The Pharcyde, Timbaland, Madlib, Pharoahe Monch
Followers
Rjd2, Daedelus, Black Milk (Detroit), Dabrye, Pharrell Williams, Guilty Simpson, Flying Lotus, 9th Wonder, Peanut Butter Wolf
Influences
De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, EPMD, Kool Keith, Pete Rock, Prince Paul, Amp Fiddler, Large Professor
More Music Artists
Patrice Larose, Various Mpb
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