28 Days Of Dilla #18: The Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia
I don’t think there is a single Pharcyde fan that doesn’t feel that they owe a debt of gratitude to one Mr James Yancey, aka Jay Dee, aka J Dilla.
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.
I don’t think there is a single Pharcyde fan that doesn’t feel that they owe a debt of gratitude to one Mr James Yancey, aka Jay Dee, aka J Dilla.
Jay Love Japan was that one Dilla album that brought [and probably still brings] a tear to the eye of every Dilla fan out there.
We’ve featured it once before but it’d be a crime not to mention it this month – Slum Village’s Fall In Love.
We look at one of J Dilla’s first forays into a more “commercial” sound, with Q-Tip’s Amplified.
J Dilla was the focus of BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Stories, Gone Too Soon. Miss it last year? Catch it right here.
Thanks to egotripland and Brian Cross of Mochilla for the Dilla photos and the backstories.
The year was 2001. Despite being released a year beforehand, hip-hop heads were still snappin’ their necks to Slum Village’s Fantastic, Vol 2 and without giving anyone a moment’s peace, that man J Dilla released his solo debut Welcome 2 Detroit.
Another day, another unreleased Dilla beat drops. This one features Frank N Dank.
Arguably one of Dilla’s best and most famous beats, Runnin’ is the centre of our attention for Day 10 of 28 Days Of Dilla.
Karriem Riggins reminsces about Dilla and plays through one of his own tracks.