Dilla Data Is A Dilla Treasure Trove
4 NYU students created a site called Dilla Data that collected information on J Dilla’s samples. Check it out.
Tag: J Dilla
QSTN - Opus One
QSTN tries his hand at a Slum Village flip on his latest track, “Opus One”.
Frontrunner's Guide On Producing Music Like J Dilla
The music and arts publication gave tips on how to produce music like J Dilla and they’re actually helpful.
The Breaking Atoms Podcast Gives Its Due Dillagence
Episode 54 of The Breaking Atoms Podcast celebrates the life and legacy of J Dilla. Stream it here.
Thelonious Martin - A Dozen For Dilla Vol. 4
The Chicago producer drops the fourth instalment from his A Dozen For Dilla series.
J Dilla Talks About His Sampling Inspirations in Rare Interview From 2003
The hip hop icon talks about his family in Detroit and how he only discovered Fela Kuti while working on Like Water For Chocolate.
J Dilla Changed My Life at The Jazz Cafe (10th Feb 2019)
The iconic night for Dilla is back for another year, featuring usual suspects Spin Doctor, Kidkanevil, DJ Lok, and a live performance from Phat Kat.
Thijsenterprise - Stepbacks & Setbacks
Barcelona-based beatmaker Thijsenterprise drops mammoth beat tape, Stepbacks & Setbacks, dedicated to some important people in his life. “Old school hip-hop with soul and jazz samples, dusty breaks and raw chops.” With a description like that, I just had to listen when this dropped in my inbox. Thijsenterprise (real name Reinier Thijs) is a producer from …
Samples from Jaylib's Champion Sound Played by VinRican
Power 106 Los Angeles got DJ VinRican to mix tracks from Champion Sound with the samples they used. It’s officially dope. Say what you want about WhoSampled but I’m sure many of us have searched through and marvelled at the samples used in our favourite tracks. I’ve done it with Jaylib before but there’s always …
The Donuts Network (YouTube Playlist)
You’re now tuned into The Donuts Network, our new YouTube playlist dedicated to J Dilla. Have you ever needed a burst of inspiration and struggled to find it? That was me on Friday night. Then I noticed a saved playlist on my YouTube account. It was the Bling47 Dilla Edition series and it gave me …