J Dillas Impact on Hip hop Legends

James Dewitt Yancey who went by the stage name an J dilla is nothing short of a master of his craft And for me the greatest hip hop artist of all time. J dilla revolutionised sampling and his accomplishments will never die.

His style of production humanising the MPC3000 and putting such raw and vivid emotion into every sample is the greatest artistic skills of all time. his impact remains relevant today and
Here are a range of your favourite Artists paying homage to an all time great.

Kanye West revolutionised modern hip hop and is one of the greatest samplers ever delivering so many classic. Here’s what he had to say when asked about dilla.

Questlove Is a drummer and musician the driving force behind The roots who shaped the core sound of one of the greatest groups in music history here’s what he had to say about Dilla’s sampling technique.

Pete Rock is one of the greatest producers ever from his legendary collaborations with CL Smooth To producing iconic tracks Like The world Is yours.
When interviewed he was quoted saying the follow up to his legendary beat tape Petestrumentals 2 was directly inspired by Donuts.

Ty Dolla $ign is one of the most well known names and best hookmakers in rnb delivering such consistent hits. Here’s what he had to say about being a J dilla fan.

9th Wonder is another master sampler and throughout his sound The influence of J dilla is evident. In this interview 9th talks about despite having never met Dilla how greatful he is for his music and how he wouldn’t be the artist he was today without him.

MF DOOM was one of the most creative hip hop artists ever and even sampled J dilla on his 2009 release Born Like this multiple times.
On the anniversary of his Birthday in 2017 This video of DOOM was posted.
Long live both of these legends

Pharell Williams is one of the most unique producers and greatest hitmakers in hip hop history. When asked in 2011 about J dilla he referred to him as a master.
Seeing that pharell looked up to dilla is a beautiful thing.

Joey Bada$$ is one of the strongest new generation lyricists and when interviewed Said that he thought J dilla was the greatest producer ever.
“Whenever I hear a Dilla beat it really hits my heart” sums up the greatness of Dilla’s music so well

Busta Rhymes was a frequent J dilla collaborator and when interviewed was quoted saying Dilla had left over 300 beats for him and he hoped to uphold Dillas legacy and make him proud.

Madlib and J dilla collaborated in 2003 on Champion sound and have always been two of the genres greats.
Here’s Madlib speaking on the connection him and Dilla had on a level which was much deeper then just hop hop.

One of the greatest rappers ever Black Thought of The Roots had worked with J dilla throughout his career and After his death poured out his emotions in a beautiful tribute Can’t stop this. Thought delivered touching verses with some heartfelt words from questlove as well.

Q-Tip was a hero of J dilla and really inspired a lot of his production style and career. They later collaborated on both beats rhymes and life and Q-Tips solo work. Here’s an interview where Q tip talks about first meeting dilla

When Interviewed about Kanye West Black Thought said that he saw Kanye following in the footsteps of J dilla as Kanye continued to revolutionise samples inspiring a new generation.

Dj premier is the face of East Coast hip hop and the person who many call the greatest producer ever.
This interview is fantastic as he talks about meeting Dilla names his favourite beats from him and gives backstory behind this iconic photo.

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When Premo was asked to name some of his favourite J dilla Beats some mentioned included

“Players”
“Body Movin'”
“E=MC2”
“WorkinOnIt”
“Drop”
“Runnin'”
“Love”
“Love Jones”
“One For Ghost”

One of if not the most frequent Dilla Collaborators outside of Slum Village was Chicago Emcee Common. J dillas soulful and soft production and Commons emotional and introspective storytelling was a match made in heaven as Dilla Produced the Majority of Like Water for Chocolate

They were very close on a personal level as well as a musical level . Here’s common speaking about Dilla as a person and artist recounting his experiences with him.

Throughout his project finding Forever you can really see the impact Dilla has had on him as he references dilla throughout the album.
The outro track Forever Begins shows Common coming to peace with the Loss of somone so close to him a touching tribute to Dilla.

Royce Da 5’9 is one of the most talented Detroit Rappers ever. And when interviewed had this to say About dilla

Elzhi Joined slum village after Dilla left however he did get to collaborate with Dilla on multiple occasions here was what he said about working with Dilla.

In 2011 with the remake of Illmatic his mixtape Ellmatic he shouted out Dilla.
“To My man J dilla god Bless your life”

Erykah Badu is considered by many to be the queen of neo soul and her legendary classic mamas gun featured production from J Dilla on tracks such as Didn’t Cha Know, My Life and Cleva.
She talks about here experiences with Dilla in an interview here.

Without His Work with Slum village J dilla would never have became the legendary artist he was. And without Slum Village Detroit hip hop would never be the same.
Fantastic Vol 1&2 are two of the best produced hip hop albums and have such an authentic and sentimental sound.

Such a touching interview as Lla J Dillas Younger Brother and T3 of Slum Village Talk About J dilla as a person and give a truly touching Outlook to who Dilla really was as a person.

The main thing I take away from learning more about Dilla is not Just that he was a genius or made music that changed lives but that he was such a genuine and passionate person. J dilla was a beam of light to the people around him and his impact is evident.

Despite not having been around during the main part of his career the fact that I’ve found something so beautiful and comforting which means so much to me is such an amazing thing I’m eternally greatful for.

Just from reading and watching people talk about J dilla I can’t really tell how humble kind and genuine he was a person. With his passion and work ethic lifting up everyone around him

On the 10th of February 2006 J dilla passed 3 days after the release of donuts. Such a sad yet Beautiful piece of music which really hits the heart. One of the greatest artistic expressions ever as in his final moments he continued to work and finish Donuts from a hospital bed

A truly dark yet beautiful piece of music which is timeless and continues to hit the soul with every spin.

In the aftermath his death His MPC 3000 the machine he used to revolutionise sampling and Lo fi hip hop was added To The National museum of African American history. Which is truly telling of his importance influence and how his music shaped the genre.

Eternally greatful for everything J Dilla has done not just for me personally but the artists and genre I love. Thanks for reading