28 Days Of Dilla #28: J Dilla - Donuts
It’s the last day of Dilla Month and 28 Days Of Dilla. We saved the best for last as we give a Sampleface Salute to Dilla’s most famous album, Donuts.
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28 Days of Dilla is a series of articles celebrating the life and legacy of J Dilla, arguably the greatest hip hop producer of all time.
28 Days Of Dilla #27: Suite For Ma Dukes - Fall In Love
Our penultimate day of 28 Days Of Dilla is dedicated to Carlos Niño, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and their orchestra’s cover of Fall In Love for Suite For Ma Dukes. As we’re coming close to the end of Dilla month, we thought we’d look at one of the many different Dilla interpretations. Suite for Ma Dukes was …
28 Days Of Dilla #26: Jay Dee - Feelin Good
Day 26 is dedicated to possibly one of the rarest Dilla tracks out there, so much so it only exists in video form. In a Dilla Breaks episode from October, a Slum Village cut called Feelin Good was discussed. The sample used was The Frank Cunimondo Trio’s cover of the classic “Feelin Good”. Probably not …
28 Days Of Dilla #25: Bling47 Breaks Dilla Edition (Finale)
We say farewell to Bling47 Breaks Dilla Edition but not before Waajeed discusses the humble beginnings of the label. We’re crying some thug tears over here as Bling47 Breaks Dilla Edition comes to an end. For a year or so, the video series has shed light on Dilla’s life, work and mystery behind the beats. …
28 Days Of Dilla #24: Jaylib - Champion Sound
We love… that raw shit! We take a look at Jaylib’s Champion Sound.
28 Days Of Dilla #23: Jay Dee - Vol. 1: Unreleased
Unheard Dilla beats are things of beauty. Here’s the first volume of some of his unreleased Jay Dee beats.
28 Days Of Dilla #22: Jay Dee - Ruff Draft
From EP to album, Ruff Draft exhibited a more abstract Dilla than people had previously known.
28 Days Of Dilla #21: Jay Dee on Gilles Peterson's World Wide (2001)
Relive a rare J Dilla interview with Gilles Peterson back in 2001.
28 Days Of Dilla #20: Da' Enna C - Now
Back in 1994, Dilla (known then as Jay Dee) produced a beat for Da’ Enna C. It was the start of something truly magical.
28 Days Of Dilla #19: Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to...(Dil Cosby and Dil Withers Suite)
Of all the official Dilla tribute releases, Madlib’s Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6 is one of the best.