IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT GOOD HIP HOP, OR MUSIC IN GENERAL (HE EXTENDED BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT ANY PRODUCER COULD EVER ACCOMPLISH IN THE YEARS LEADING UP TO HIS DEATH) YOU KNOW THE NAME J DILLA. ALSO KNOWN AS JAY DEE AND JAMES YANCEY BY THOSE WHO LOVED HIM, HE'S CONSIDERED (AND IN MY OPINION, IS) THE GREATEST PRODUCER TO EVER TOUCH AN MPC. HE LOST HIS BATTLE WITH LUPUS IN FEBRUARY OF 2006 AT HIS HOME IN LOS ANGELES AND WE LOST A LEGEND.IF YOUR NOT FAMILIAR WITH HIS CATALOGUE, IT'S PRETTY EXTENSIVE. HIS ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY CAN BE FOUND ON HIS WIKIPEDIA PAGE HERE . I'D RECOMMEND FANTASTIC VOL 1-2 AND DONUTS AS WELL AS WELCOME TO DETROIT AND THE JAYLIB ALBUM. (MADLIB X J DILLA)
ON FEBRUARY 10TH, THE GOOD LIFE ON KINGSTON ST. WILL BE CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF J DILLA IN WHAT IT'S CALLING "THE BEAT,RHYMES, AND LIFE EVENT" THE NAME OBVIOUSLY REFERRING TO THE ALBUM HE PRODUCED FOR TRIBE. (ALSO A CLASSIC) ANYWAY, IF YOU WERE A FAN, OR YOU READ THIS AND CHECK HIS STUFF AND YOUR A FAN OF MUSIC IN GENERAL. COME OUT AND SHOW LOVE. RIP DILLA.
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