long live J Dilla! i'm working on a project consisting of all Dilla beats (released or un-released) & if anyone can get in touch with the Yancey Estate please inbox me. i want them to see how Dilla's work inspired me. i already uploaded a few on my channel anything with a picture of Dilla feel free to check it out & give your input i want to make sure i'm doing his work justice. peace & blessings!
THIS MAN INFLUENCED MY LIFE IN SO MANY WAYS..HIS MUSIC TRANSCENDS MUSIC...I DON'T CARE WHO COMES OUT IN OUR FUTURE..I WILL COMPARE THEM TO DILLA DAWG!!
The UMMAH was DILLA..hands down!!..Even Keith Murry's Enigma album was 75% DILLA...since BEATS RHYMES N LIFE the DILLA sound has been a permanent blueprint for official hip hop...everybody from havoc to kanye pharrell..EVERY FUCKIN BODY!!...EVEN DRE!!!..FUCK IT I SAID IT!!
@skrilladog888 I agee and have mentioned that myself in several post. Peace. I love to see that there are people around ready to preserve the James J. Yancey legacy. Thank you.
Wow Missy Elliott is the artist you are saying KW is the closest to in terms of contribution to Hip Hop? Lmao Again your lack of knowledge shows how much "Hip Hop" you actually know to be able to rave on here. Missy Elliott was 1st part of a New Jack Swing/R&B group in 1993 called SISTA, produced by Jodeci & linked to Craig Mack & Puffy. (check out a song called "it's alright") She wasn't good enough to break through a market saturated with many BETTER artists, so changed format & went pop
@JayGriffinblaze dude can you read? seriously, like most readers on the internet you just skim and then end up making up your own stuff in your messed up head on what you think the other person said. LOL, what's the point on trying to hold a conversation, You're all over the place with this, its retarded now.
your a lame person who thinks because a person doesn't make rap music how you think it should be done it's not "Real" Hiphop. get off your high horse. The End.
lol What issues? what are you talking about? you blast a person because he doesn't do music they way YOU want it to be done. All of you on here.
That's why I don't like most Hip Hop fans, so close minded and always cry on the internet. If you say Kanye is what's wrong with Hiphop, after he brought artists to the lime light like Kweli, Little Brother and many others crossing both underground with mainstream with his music. Then you guys are just sour.
@RapOverRockkAMVs And your reponse is exactly why Hip Hop fans don't like you. You CLAIM you like Hip Hop, then give examples which ALL come from RAP. You know nothing about the culture or history, becux most of you didn't LIVE it. So for you what constitutes is what the media tells you is the best. For the record KW NEVER brought Kweli through, TK is part of Soulquarians which predate KW by over TEN YEARS, (they are a massive collective with people like Roots, Common, Mosdef, OK, Pharoah
@RapOverRockkAMVs Tribe, De La, Jill Scott, with links to loads other artists and producers. KW looked up to THEM. Not the other way round. We get dicked off cuz little wannabees like you read a Wiki page or watched an MTV special and think you know what's up. Little Brother underground? The opposite of mainstream is NOT underground. Underground applies to Indie music. What you call underground is real hip hop. Labels put the tag on so that commercial music could sell more records. Fact
Kanye is a great contributor to hiphop, if you think otherwise your just one of those ignorant rap fans, that think they're so cool because they listen to "underground" rap
PLEASE.
Most independent artists suck more than the artists in the mainstream genre. I should know because I use to follow rap religiously from Masta Ace to Ludacris.
Kanye is a great artist, one of the few cats that can balance Mainstream appeal and still pump out decent music.
@RapOverRockkAMVs u expose how much attention ought to be paid to ur comments by incorrectly referring to music from the Underground as "Rap". Also incorrectly referring to anything which isn't mainstream (which is actually rap) as underground. Underground and non-mainstream are not necessarily synonymous..but if you were any kind of real head I expect you would know that. No wonder you think KW is a great contributor to hip hop. Sadly, you are a symptom of why hip hop is where it is today.
@JayGriffinblaze lol everybody is a critic, and stop taking my words out of context. For Kanye to be as big as he is, is the reason people are still interested in Hip Hop in such a large level. Mainstream appeal is definitely needed for Hip Hop to survive, these rappers can't live off their rhymes alone. and Kanye does a great job by balancing both. Haven't seen an artist do that so well since Missy Elliott. But if you were any type of real hip hop fan you would know that.
@RapOverRockkAMVs im obviously not involved in this, but im gonna have to say that Kanye West and hip hop, real hip hop that is, dont even go together.. he's as mainstream as it gets.. which also explains why he's so big. Any person thats looking up to kanye as their inspiration for "hip hop" needs to seriously backtrack to the real shit (J Dilla, Pete Rock & Cl smoove..etc.). Its sad that this new generation of hip hop sucks soo much....much love for the real heads though.
I'm one of Kanye's biggest,and while he brings a lot of it on himself, I don't think he deserve much of the clowning. He thinks like a pop star and that's OKAY. Pop music is not a dirty word. We need that. But we also need cats like Dilla who wanted the money and a love of music, but not necessarily the fame. Both are on my personal top five favorite producers of all-time (Primo, Pete Rock and El-P round out the list).
Both deserve respect but because of Ye's behavior, he'll get less.
i don't want to underrate Kanye West. he did many great songs and good albums also. but hey dilla production is on another level from any other producers. and listen to fuck the police, there's a war going on, reunion. his rap was also one of the best. even though we lost him so sadly, he would have continued for a revolution on producing, rapping, singing and all that if he were alive. let's just estimate him as what he was.
Thanks alot! I've finally seen someone on here that gets it! Listeners have more influence thatn they think! If you wanna hear real hip-hop again at the forefront of music like the golden era then demand it! Stop buying bs records by bs artist's. Flood the radiostation with emails and phone calls! Otherwise be glad that sum ppl sitll make music they actually like instead of trying to tailor it to what they think fans wanna hear... I love hip hop!
@jhammaster Hahaha You're welcome J! But trust me there are more of us that "get it" as you put it than you think - and many of them outside the US. Over here in the UK, SV/Dilla is still very much celebrated amongst those that know. But as far as having the power you talk about that listeners have, I think that boat sailed a decade ago.
@CannonballPhil Ok youngster, no disrespect, but I'm almost twice your age. I'm well aware Dilla & kanye have done songs together, I lived through the releases - they worked together on Common's ''Be" album to give you an example. Kanye has stated Dilla was one of his influences - however Kanye took a VERY different approach to production after his debut. Whether you respect/like Kanye is completely irrelevant to what we're saying here.
And most of Kuntye's releases ARE weak/pop derived.
@JayGriffinblaze Ok, that's on point, but we shouldn't compare Dilla and West. Jay Dee is a legend of hip hop, he build it with Preemo, Nottz, Pete Rock, Dr Dre, Large Pro by the beatmaking. Dilla's bassline, drums and keys can't be compare to West one's. Sorry Dilla is an influence for West, but he's pretty much far away back. RIP Dawg.
I'm not the type of person to roll out to a club, but if I knew that they were bangin music like this all night, I'd be there in a heartbeat!!!! On the dancefloor giggin' like Quagmire after a sex related joke.
lol....funny reply. You know, my niece is only 17 but she's been into hip-hop for as long as I was able to play TCQ to her as a baby. To this day, she would tell you Kanye is a joke producer. Reason: She's never seen him walk through "process". She believes hip-hop in general today is garbage. And producing a track for Jay Dee says nothing...just that he did. So some people hate, some people see it for what it is...depends on their viewpoint.
Oh my god SV makes me wanna bump this soooo freakin loud in my car and just drive around just so people can get a look at how freakin talented J dilla was. And still is because people still use his beats!!!! Love this man and im only 15 most kids have no idea what hip-hop is and good music is all people are focused on that untalented fuck face lil wayne.
Stones Throw, Ma Dukes, or someone, should release an official version of this, rather than just leaving the Jay Dee Project as a bootleg.. because it's too good haha
the technique that he used on this sample is called either "shading" or "mellowing" in the producer community. Just peep the joint "TROY" from Pete Rock and CL Smooth to see what I mean
low pass on the sample and he brings the highs in slowly at some points. check out my music, dilla is an influnce to me, u might like my stuff too-LB3
My opinion on what went through Dillas head when he was makin beats. "Lets see how crazy I can get people with this one. I wanna get a phone call saying, 'My son/daughter snapped their neck listenin to your music.'"
Kanye's beats aren't truly as good as everyone thinks. He does have a lot of good beats, but they were predominantly in his first two albums, since then it has thinned out, and have you heard 808? That was a terrible album, no musicality whatsoever, just the robotic clicking of bandwagon auto-tune.
Anyway, the point is, you can deny his beats because he doesn't have nearly as many as, say, Jay Dee, and the new ones he's making basically suck.
LOL! I feel ya. 808's was overrated. BUt....there are some tracks on there. U also have to remember, Kanye didnt start producing when his 1st album came out. Remember he is responsible for a lot of hits before then, especially on Jay z's albums. He cant ouch Dilla though! I would put him in my top ten but not top 5.
I'd agree with that, and yea, Kanye used to be my FAVOURITE up and coming artist, I fell in love when he released All Falls Down, but like you said, his ego makes it almost impossible to like him.
totally agree with you. I'm sick of ppl always banging on about Kuntye West, KW is weak, was original and inventive for about half an album and is now more interested in being a pop star than producing good music. Doesn't deserve a mention on a Dilla/SV post.
Yea that's really true about the pop star thing. He's so caught up in being a "star" that that is all he thinks about.
I saw a Pete Rock concert recently (it was diiirrttyyyyy) and my friend pointed out that Pete Rock just came out with a normal shirt, a black 59 and Dj'd. If it was KW, he'd have a fake tux and gay shades and shit. It just goes to show that underground artists still care about the music, for mainstream it's often about everything but.
@CozmikMonkey Yeah but Kanyes Style is different than all those cats. He did the drum kit basic style producing but just moved onto more technical sound. That is why his music seems to be everywhere nowadayz, Very eclectic instead of just light jazzy hip hop or some deep bass gangster stuff.
"I'm sick of ppl always banging on about Kuntye West, KW is weak, was original and inventive for about half an album and is now more interested in being a pop star than producing good music. Doesn't deserve a mention on a Dilla/SV post."
Totally agree my man! Glad to see I'm not the only mutherfucka with more than half a damn brain cell. Kanye is ALRIGHT at times, but when it comes to beats he ain't anywhere near the level of the trinity (J Dilla, Pete Rock and Premo.)
@JayGriffinblaze i agree kanye is caught up in being a star, and let me say that sv is my SHIT, but mans hate on west too much. he has done good things for real hip hop, such as re-popularizing beats with samples and paying homage to the greats like dilla and PR. when he gets on his singing tip its a little out there but the dude has made a lot of good records and helped a new generation appreciate real hip hop.
@JayGriffinblaze nah I disagree. some people are SOOO hip hop they're not even hip hop. Kanye West is a great hip hop artist. Yes he strayed from hip hop a lil but "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" is a masterpiece. He changes his style every album which makes him great. PLease if Kanye was the "College Dropout" kanye on every album he woulda faded, give me a fuckin break...the man is a genius
@oyinladethapimpwith9 of course disagreement is your right of course. But you contradict yourself , just like the contradiction in terms you stating "some people are so hip hop they aren't hip hop" which is of course ridiculous. U can't say he "strayed from hip hop" and call it hip hop? I thought MBDTF was wack. I don't expect him to rehash the same shit i.e. CD, but it's not his eclecticness I criticise, it's his skills, content, material, choice of production, sampling method etc
@RapOverRockkAMVs lol - typical. Avoid the issues raised and questions asked on your 'icon' and then throw down "if you can do better..." as a response. If by rating Hip Hop by the criteria I mentioned, i.e. skills, content, material, sampling method etc (as it was until Jay Z and co came around), then yes I could. And I don't need to resort to 15yr old Europop sounds or a 'Mockney' Grime accent to do it. If u are talking about "hip hop" in it's current form, no - and why would I want to?
@RapOverRockkAMVs who are my favourite artists? don't believe I've stated who those are. So maybe it's YOUR favourite artists huh? Child if you're gonna respond, at least come with a decent argument. Go find an MTVBase programme to suck ball sacks watching or something you clearly don't know squat about Hip Hop.
@JayGriffinblaze let take a guess, I'm guessing Jay Dee, well Jay Dee respect Kanye even got him to produce a track for him
and other artists surrounding Jay Dee, Slum Village Q-Tip etc there is a mutual respect for Kanye. if they thought he was wack why would they befriend or work with him?
Give it up man you're just sour. The fact that you are throwing around childish insults is more than enough to see that. I'm ending this, so you can blah blah on about how much more hiphop your are now
@RapOverRockkAMVs And your presumptive guess is wrong. Dilla Isn't my favourite artist. Why do you youngers seem to think that's the only producer/rapper there is out there. Yes KW produced couple tracks, KW wanted to be a soulquarian. But the KW you are talking about is not same one from when Dilla was alive. I doubt Dilla (like the rest of hip hop) could ever support 808s. You can befriend someone who is shit, how else do you think 50 Cent operates? lol And you started with the insults
@JayGriffinblaze Again, you don't read...what's with you? I didn't say he's your number one favourite artist, stop back tracking, but you obviously like him, or you wouldn't be on here talking about how much of a great producer he is. OMG what would make you doubt that? You think Artists can't work with each other or like different artwork if their styles aren't similar? seriously? and all I did was make a point about Kanye West music. Mr. Real HipHop you're excused. Ignored for ignorance
@RapOverRockkAMVs No YOU don't read. And YOU said: "one more thing, your fav artists are fans of Kanye" - (when I've not listed any favourites of any kind - and you assume just because I'm commenting on a Dilla post this must be the case) If you actually read my responses they have NOTHING to do with Dilla. You just mad cuz I don't rate KW. And you have the nerve to suggest I can't contemplate artists working together. And they aren't similar at all. You made ill-informed comments.
@JayGriffinblaze heres the tru skool ,dila influenced alot of what you heer on radio kanye ,pharrell ,cudi ,all these new artist that hae came out withinthe the last 5 yrs are all highly influenced by dilla ,they even admit it ,only guys i have not seen acknowledge dilla ,are premo ,buckwild ,marly marl ,im sorrry but dilla the greatest ever no offense
@MrGrelis17 Yeah I Know. You never heard me say greatest ever. I really wish you youngsters would read b4 responding trying to prove you know something. I grew up with all the artists you mentioned. I'm about the same age as Dilla would've been. For your info Dilla's influence goes much further back than 5 yrs as you said. Try almost 20.
@JayGriffinblaze what r u talkin about i been listening to dilla when q tip really wanted to put him on ,im talkin pharcyde de la etc o i get it 9th ,pete rock ,are all influenced by dilla also ,but pete rock was dillas biggest influenced ,im just sayin some of these cats in the mainstream you can tell are influence by dilla ,but 20 yrs that is funny his first big break was pharcyde before that he was constricted to detroit ,peeps really knew about him once he moved to LA around 97
@MrGrelis17 I wouldn't really say Pete Rock was influenced by Dilla, more the other way round. Jay Dee even said it himself. 9th definitely. 20 years - if you include the Ummah circle with Ali Shaheed & Tip from Tribe, & De La, Native Tongues, Soulquarians. That collective started off circa the Marauders album, which puts us at 20 years in 2011. That's B4 'Runnin' . I'm from the UK and we knew about Dilla waay earlier than '97. But, you are right in what you said about SOME mainstreamers.
@8Alexi and what is the relevance of that statement? I'm the one saying PR was Dilla's main influence! Read the posts b4 u come out guns blazing mate.
@8Alexi Maybe so! But Dilla's the only producer to surpass his influences and influence them in return. All but Dr. Dre has admitted Dilla being the best even though Dre's new stuff hints him listening to a lot of his material and it just doesn't work. J Dilla is so good that he basically set an unfair standard for up and coming and current producers. Dilla is in the 4-way tie for 1st with Premo/Pete/Madlib with Dilla having a slight edge as far as beat perfection is concerned.
@RapOverRockkAMVs for the record, a street urchin in the crappiest shanty town outside the crappiest developing world city could do better than Kanye. His lyrics are about as challenging as his riffs.
@CozmikMonkey There was a ton of "musicality" (whatever that means) on 808's. It just wasn't the type of music you like. That is all. I think it was a "meh" album myself, but come on.
Everyday Dilla keeps surprising me with a new gem. Words can't describe this man's talents when it comes to music and mashing beats together and making new ones. Rip
This song is a perfect example of what's amazing about Dilla. I can't figure out how he heard the structure of this song (Slum Village-Yum Yum) while digging in the crates and listening to the Carpenter's song he sampled. No disrepsect to the Carpenters because they are great, but I don't think they could hear their own song in this song. It's just amazing how simple Dilla's creations are on the surface but how complex and layered they are if you think about it.
agreed. if only i could hear what dilla heard digging in the crates...he could literally take any record, ANY record, and flip that shit into some amazing shit...
If only there was a high quality version of this song :'(
ExpoFunk 1 week ago
dilla is a fucking legendary master !
rip :((((
marcelgowa 3 weeks ago
7 people were born with a hearing deficiency
aelcheapogmail 3 weeks ago
dila lover right here <<<, rip dilla, bataan
juicyLism 2 months ago
So good.
00majid00 2 months ago
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!
HoneyDizm1 3 months ago
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long live J Dilla! i'm working on a project consisting of all Dilla beats (released or un-released) & if anyone can get in touch with the Yancey Estate please inbox me. i want them to see how Dilla's work inspired me. i already uploaded a few on my channel anything with a picture of Dilla feel free to check it out & give your input i want to make sure i'm doing his work justice. peace & blessings!
Drezyful 3 months ago
Man...Dilla always came with the bangers!!! This track is super hot!!!
RodneyH310 5 months ago
thats an official Slum Villa bounce right there!
BUTTA170 5 months ago
Sounds like a Camp Lo beat. R.I.P J Dilla. Sonny Cheeba and Geechi Suede would do good on this instrumental....
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FaAxify 5 months ago
WTF is up with the 5 fools that hit the thumbs down button?!?!?!
dtsjr1227 8 months ago
THIS MAN INFLUENCED MY LIFE IN SO MANY WAYS..HIS MUSIC TRANSCENDS MUSIC...I DON'T CARE WHO COMES OUT IN OUR FUTURE..I WILL COMPARE THEM TO DILLA DAWG!!
skrilladog888 8 months ago
The UMMAH was DILLA..hands down!!..Even Keith Murry's Enigma album was 75% DILLA...since BEATS RHYMES N LIFE the DILLA sound has been a permanent blueprint for official hip hop...everybody from havoc to kanye pharrell..EVERY FUCKIN BODY!!...EVEN DRE!!!..FUCK IT I SAID IT!!
skrilladog888 8 months ago 4
@skrilladog888 I agee and have mentioned that myself in several post. Peace. I love to see that there are people around ready to preserve the James J. Yancey legacy. Thank you.
gideonsuitebread 5 months ago
i thank god in my prayers for this type of shit, hip hop at its best. will play this to my 2 and 3 year olds soon
jaypeeze091727 9 months ago
I was starting to forget what real music sounded like. This is it right here!
Knokai 9 months ago
so ILL i can't say much more about that!!!!
guerrillabeast2010 9 months ago
I like rap and the Carpenters so, i'm good
1LHPrincess 9 months ago
Can someone tell me how i can get this track? I want to bump this in my ride.
larryg702 9 months ago
Wow Missy Elliott is the artist you are saying KW is the closest to in terms of contribution to Hip Hop? Lmao Again your lack of knowledge shows how much "Hip Hop" you actually know to be able to rave on here. Missy Elliott was 1st part of a New Jack Swing/R&B group in 1993 called SISTA, produced by Jodeci & linked to Craig Mack & Puffy. (check out a song called "it's alright") She wasn't good enough to break through a market saturated with many BETTER artists, so changed format & went pop
JayGriffinblaze 9 months ago
@JayGriffinblaze dude can you read? seriously, like most readers on the internet you just skim and then end up making up your own stuff in your messed up head on what you think the other person said. LOL, what's the point on trying to hold a conversation, You're all over the place with this, its retarded now.
your a lame person who thinks because a person doesn't make rap music how you think it should be done it's not "Real" Hiphop. get off your high horse. The End.
so lets go
RapOverRockkAMVs 9 months ago
lol What issues? what are you talking about? you blast a person because he doesn't do music they way YOU want it to be done. All of you on here.
That's why I don't like most Hip Hop fans, so close minded and always cry on the internet. If you say Kanye is what's wrong with Hiphop, after he brought artists to the lime light like Kweli, Little Brother and many others crossing both underground with mainstream with his music. Then you guys are just sour.
RapOverRockkAMVs 9 months ago
@RapOverRockkAMVs And your reponse is exactly why Hip Hop fans don't like you. You CLAIM you like Hip Hop, then give examples which ALL come from RAP. You know nothing about the culture or history, becux most of you didn't LIVE it. So for you what constitutes is what the media tells you is the best. For the record KW NEVER brought Kweli through, TK is part of Soulquarians which predate KW by over TEN YEARS, (they are a massive collective with people like Roots, Common, Mosdef, OK, Pharoah
JayGriffinblaze 9 months ago
@RapOverRockkAMVs Tribe, De La, Jill Scott, with links to loads other artists and producers. KW looked up to THEM. Not the other way round. We get dicked off cuz little wannabees like you read a Wiki page or watched an MTV special and think you know what's up. Little Brother underground? The opposite of mainstream is NOT underground. Underground applies to Indie music. What you call underground is real hip hop. Labels put the tag on so that commercial music could sell more records. Fact
JayGriffinblaze 9 months ago
on that note this is one of my fav Dilla tracks!
RapOverRockkAMVs 10 months ago
Kanye is a great contributor to hiphop, if you think otherwise your just one of those ignorant rap fans, that think they're so cool because they listen to "underground" rap
PLEASE.
Most independent artists suck more than the artists in the mainstream genre. I should know because I use to follow rap religiously from Masta Ace to Ludacris.
Kanye is a great artist, one of the few cats that can balance Mainstream appeal and still pump out decent music.
RapOverRockkAMVs 10 months ago
@RapOverRockkAMVs u expose how much attention ought to be paid to ur comments by incorrectly referring to music from the Underground as "Rap". Also incorrectly referring to anything which isn't mainstream (which is actually rap) as underground. Underground and non-mainstream are not necessarily synonymous..but if you were any kind of real head I expect you would know that. No wonder you think KW is a great contributor to hip hop. Sadly, you are a symptom of why hip hop is where it is today.
JayGriffinblaze 10 months ago
@JayGriffinblaze lol everybody is a critic, and stop taking my words out of context. For Kanye to be as big as he is, is the reason people are still interested in Hip Hop in such a large level. Mainstream appeal is definitely needed for Hip Hop to survive, these rappers can't live off their rhymes alone. and Kanye does a great job by balancing both. Haven't seen an artist do that so well since Missy Elliott. But if you were any type of real hip hop fan you would know that.
RapOverRockkAMVs 10 months ago
@RapOverRockkAMVs im obviously not involved in this, but im gonna have to say that Kanye West and hip hop, real hip hop that is, dont even go together.. he's as mainstream as it gets.. which also explains why he's so big. Any person thats looking up to kanye as their inspiration for "hip hop" needs to seriously backtrack to the real shit (J Dilla, Pete Rock & Cl smoove..etc.). Its sad that this new generation of hip hop sucks soo much....much love for the real heads though.
ftcskater 10 months ago
@RapOverRockkAMVs missy eliot real hiphop... maybe done some def joints... but definatly mainstream hip hop aimed.....
creeshello 10 months ago
What's The Sample From?
pistolklik 11 months ago
J Dilla Man.....He Never Fails.
pistolklik 11 months ago 7
beautuful beat x
whosdatgirl1 11 months ago
Who the fuck disliked this?
stefanienava 11 months ago 12
@stefanienava Who the fuck DARED to dislike!!
MrFlypy 1 week ago
I'm one of Kanye's biggest,and while he brings a lot of it on himself, I don't think he deserve much of the clowning. He thinks like a pop star and that's OKAY. Pop music is not a dirty word. We need that. But we also need cats like Dilla who wanted the money and a love of music, but not necessarily the fame. Both are on my personal top five favorite producers of all-time (Primo, Pete Rock and El-P round out the list).
Both deserve respect but because of Ye's behavior, he'll get less.
YMPJ123 11 months ago
Love the early slum village joints.
Rockchisler 1 year ago
Somehow I feel there is happiness waiting for meeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!
BFreeDaMisfitTV 1 year ago
ANY KNO THE SAMPLE??????
sightlines 1 year ago
@sightlines
Carpenters - knowing when to leave
prometheus403 1 year ago
@sightlines "Knowing When to Leave" by the Carpenters ("Somehow I feel there is happiness waiting for me...")
arfies 3 months ago
@arfies so few know where this crazy ass sample came from... and when you hear it, if you're still questioning Dilla's genius, you'll know it.
cratelab 3 days ago
sex
erayseven 1 year ago
i don't want to underrate Kanye West. he did many great songs and good albums also. but hey dilla production is on another level from any other producers. and listen to fuck the police, there's a war going on, reunion. his rap was also one of the best. even though we lost him so sadly, he would have continued for a revolution on producing, rapping, singing and all that if he were alive. let's just estimate him as what he was.
htmlst 1 year ago
Timeless..
TooSexy4Radio 1 year ago
Dilla=Infectious!!!
cratedigger89 1 year ago
Thanks alot! I've finally seen someone on here that gets it! Listeners have more influence thatn they think! If you wanna hear real hip-hop again at the forefront of music like the golden era then demand it! Stop buying bs records by bs artist's. Flood the radiostation with emails and phone calls! Otherwise be glad that sum ppl sitll make music they actually like instead of trying to tailor it to what they think fans wanna hear... I love hip hop!
jhammaster 1 year ago 2
@jhammaster Hahaha You're welcome J! But trust me there are more of us that "get it" as you put it than you think - and many of them outside the US. Over here in the UK, SV/Dilla is still very much celebrated amongst those that know. But as far as having the power you talk about that listeners have, I think that boat sailed a decade ago.
JayGriffinblaze 1 year ago
I SWEAR IF SOME ONE DELETE THIS SONG FROM ILL SWEAR I KILL EM!LOL!
inktown2theyak 1 year ago 3
DILLA is my new musical hero!
Chalo77 1 year ago
EPIC PROPORTIONS.....
TALLT205 1 year ago
classic
supastaroftokyo 1 year ago
@CannonballPhil Ok youngster, no disrespect, but I'm almost twice your age. I'm well aware Dilla & kanye have done songs together, I lived through the releases - they worked together on Common's ''Be" album to give you an example. Kanye has stated Dilla was one of his influences - however Kanye took a VERY different approach to production after his debut. Whether you respect/like Kanye is completely irrelevant to what we're saying here.
And most of Kuntye's releases ARE weak/pop derived.
JayGriffinblaze 1 year ago
@JayGriffinblaze Ok, that's on point, but we shouldn't compare Dilla and West. Jay Dee is a legend of hip hop, he build it with Preemo, Nottz, Pete Rock, Dr Dre, Large Pro by the beatmaking. Dilla's bassline, drums and keys can't be compare to West one's. Sorry Dilla is an influence for West, but he's pretty much far away back. RIP Dawg.
seboufdu59 1 year ago
Baatin looks like Andre 3000 in this pic.
stefanienava 1 year ago
Dilla was ridiculous. Love this one so much.
stefanienava 1 year ago
Somehow I feel there is happiness waiting for meeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ramatulai1 1 year ago 2
The Damn Dilla Donuts . . ."Yum Yum" indeed .
JusBLieve 1 year ago 9
I'm not the type of person to roll out to a club, but if I knew that they were bangin music like this all night, I'd be there in a heartbeat!!!! On the dancefloor giggin' like Quagmire after a sex related joke.
mpplaya87 1 year ago 2
@mpplaya87 HECK YEA!!!!!
HEishere2 1 year ago
I heard this back in 2001 or 2002. It always reminded me of the Lavern & Shirley theme song for same strange reason lol.
donself78 1 year ago
j dilla your production never ceases to amazing me
cccxxxc 1 year ago
I Dont Give A Fuck About Your Niece What Does Her Hoe Ass Have Anything To Do With Kanye?
ezearl 1 year ago
so beautiful man...
RizRa 1 year ago
SOUND LIKE AN OLD TRIBE REJECT!!!!
markmarvelous 1 year ago
@markmarvelous Reject??? You mean like Lil Wayne????? This is real shit right here.
skidan4real 1 year ago
Woahh Kanye Produced A Track For Jay Dee..
So Obviously He Must Have Been Good.
Ill Give Kanye His First Two Albums But Thats That.
Everyone Needs To Stop Hatin On Youtube.
Bad Seed Tree Make Bad Seed Food.
If Your A Hater Your Kids Will Be Too..
ezearl 1 year ago
@ezearl
lol....funny reply. You know, my niece is only 17 but she's been into hip-hop for as long as I was able to play TCQ to her as a baby. To this day, she would tell you Kanye is a joke producer. Reason: She's never seen him walk through "process". She believes hip-hop in general today is garbage. And producing a track for Jay Dee says nothing...just that he did. So some people hate, some people see it for what it is...depends on their viewpoint.
cbmuzik 1 year ago
is this on a album
Anim3fr3ak100 1 year ago
Does anyone know where I can download please =]
123Kydd 1 year ago
Trying To Raise Awareness for J-Dilla and 9th , So If you love their music,
Im Sure You Will Enjoy My Tribute Track On My Profile
As Well As My New '9th wonder' Background and inspired beat 'Hustlebird'
With Free DL Link and Wallpaper Too…
R.I.P. J.D. - Spread the word
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warrenkc15 1 year ago
sweet lik chocolate!
AraxiusCatus 1 year ago
man....this joint right here nigga lol i like it
camo8710 1 year ago
heavenly
themanimal07 1 year ago
Yummy indeed !!
EdiBlazE 1 year ago
how dilla even flipped the sample just still blows my mind...seriously
8illmatic3 1 year ago 2
The background music if from the carpenters right? I love that group too.
jam27775 1 year ago
@jam27775 yup
g0ds0nas 1 year ago
so i would love to have this song on my ipod but i cant find it NO WHERE HELP !!!!
123Kydd 1 year ago
"people take my shit for granted when i'm on the planet" rip baatin
bdamon004 1 year ago
kanye is good, but compared to jay dee he is nothing
nojusticenoweed 1 year ago
Once again, Dilla be producing that hot shit. R.I.P. my nig.
RodneyH310 1 year ago
Oh my god SV makes me wanna bump this soooo freakin loud in my car and just drive around just so people can get a look at how freakin talented J dilla was. And still is because people still use his beats!!!! Love this man and im only 15 most kids have no idea what hip-hop is and good music is all people are focused on that untalented fuck face lil wayne.
LexyAAA 1 year ago 15
ice cube n q tip... haha
Raaj13 1 year ago
Stones Throw, Ma Dukes, or someone, should release an official version of this, rather than just leaving the Jay Dee Project as a bootleg.. because it's too good haha
PTSO09 1 year ago
I can't find this song anywhere?
Nicluvsublime13 1 year ago
It's not on a SV album, it's on Jay Dee Project.
cabs44 1 year ago
this song is so crazy..................
:D
24karrotts 1 year ago
the technique that he used on this sample is called either "shading" or "mellowing" in the producer community. Just peep the joint "TROY" from Pete Rock and CL Smooth to see what I mean
ruffdraft07 1 year ago
.it's just a lowpass on the sample........there could be some saturation too
DiggiDelFu 1 year ago 4
low pass on the sample and he brings the highs in slowly at some points. check out my music, dilla is an influnce to me, u might like my stuff too-LB3
ihatehumans11213 1 year ago
Dope!
djkaseone 2 years ago
straight boss haaaaa
SCHMOOVNESS 2 years ago
r.i.p. Jay Dee & Baatin :( music will never be the same
lushlip2lip 2 years ago 2
@mpplaya87 evry time i hear a dilla track the same scenario plays out haha
dodoobomber 2 years ago
i like it from the time i was ...17????
yeaH!..this is Just genious sh*t!!!
still shining!
ezbwoy 2 years ago
how old are you now?, late 20's?
ihatehumans11213 1 year ago
the fuck...try early 30's
BlaccXReap 1 year ago
@ihatehumans11213
25
check out my last draft - just on my channel
ezbwoy 1 year ago
nujabes is hot. He uses this style!
SuperSF4yeaaa 2 years ago 2
it blows my mind how dilla flipped this sample he really is a genius
8illmatic3 2 years ago 6
stop talking about kanye on this sv track. kanye and sv are none to be compared.
missjanemay 2 years ago 8
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This song sounds corny.
crackface5 2 years ago
My opinion on what went through Dillas head when he was makin beats. "Lets see how crazy I can get people with this one. I wanna get a phone call saying, 'My son/daughter snapped their neck listenin to your music.'"
mpplaya87 2 years ago 10
exactly! agreed!
PantethMore 2 years ago
RIP Baatin & J Dilla ( Jay Dee)
cerone83 2 years ago 6
you gotta hear this ruff [ j dilla ] track called "longway to heaven " with this nice kat named tequilla roze
tequillaroze7 2 years ago
How can anyone deny Kanye's beats. He may be big headed as hell but c'mon. We all know his beas are tight.
mrcheereo 2 years ago
Kanye's beats aren't truly as good as everyone thinks. He does have a lot of good beats, but they were predominantly in his first two albums, since then it has thinned out, and have you heard 808? That was a terrible album, no musicality whatsoever, just the robotic clicking of bandwagon auto-tune.
Anyway, the point is, you can deny his beats because he doesn't have nearly as many as, say, Jay Dee, and the new ones he's making basically suck.
CozmikMonkey 2 years ago 7
LOL! I feel ya. 808's was overrated. BUt....there are some tracks on there. U also have to remember, Kanye didnt start producing when his 1st album came out. Remember he is responsible for a lot of hits before then, especially on Jay z's albums. He cant ouch Dilla though! I would put him in my top ten but not top 5.
mrcheereo 2 years ago
I'd agree with that, and yea, Kanye used to be my FAVOURITE up and coming artist, I fell in love when he released All Falls Down, but like you said, his ego makes it almost impossible to like him.
CozmikMonkey 2 years ago 3
totally agree with you. I'm sick of ppl always banging on about Kuntye West, KW is weak, was original and inventive for about half an album and is now more interested in being a pop star than producing good music. Doesn't deserve a mention on a Dilla/SV post.
JayGriffinblaze 2 years ago 47
Yea that's really true about the pop star thing. He's so caught up in being a "star" that that is all he thinks about.
I saw a Pete Rock concert recently (it was diiirrttyyyyy) and my friend pointed out that Pete Rock just came out with a normal shirt, a black 59 and Dj'd. If it was KW, he'd have a fake tux and gay shades and shit. It just goes to show that underground artists still care about the music, for mainstream it's often about everything but.
CozmikMonkey 2 years ago 26
@CozmikMonkey gdamn i wish i could see pete rock live,ur so fucking lucky man
landryqc 1 year ago
@CozmikMonkey Yeah but Kanyes Style is different than all those cats. He did the drum kit basic style producing but just moved onto more technical sound. That is why his music seems to be everywhere nowadayz, Very eclectic instead of just light jazzy hip hop or some deep bass gangster stuff.
yoxeffect1 1 year ago
@JayGriffinblaze u are 100% correct...niggas get caught up in the fame n forget about the true essence of what it's all about..Dilla/SV all day...
PantethMore 1 year ago
@JayGriffinblaze
PREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEACH!!!!!!!!
cbmuzik 1 year ago
@JayGriffinblaze
"I'm sick of ppl always banging on about Kuntye West, KW is weak, was original and inventive for about half an album and is now more interested in being a pop star than producing good music. Doesn't deserve a mention on a Dilla/SV post."
Totally agree my man! Glad to see I'm not the only mutherfucka with more than half a damn brain cell. Kanye is ALRIGHT at times, but when it comes to beats he ain't anywhere near the level of the trinity (J Dilla, Pete Rock and Premo.)
Stylus1997 1 year ago
@JayGriffinblaze i agree kanye is caught up in being a star, and let me say that sv is my SHIT, but mans hate on west too much. he has done good things for real hip hop, such as re-popularizing beats with samples and paying homage to the greats like dilla and PR. when he gets on his singing tip its a little out there but the dude has made a lot of good records and helped a new generation appreciate real hip hop.
SouthPurp 11 months ago
@JayGriffinblaze nah I disagree. some people are SOOO hip hop they're not even hip hop. Kanye West is a great hip hop artist. Yes he strayed from hip hop a lil but "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" is a masterpiece. He changes his style every album which makes him great. PLease if Kanye was the "College Dropout" kanye on every album he woulda faded, give me a fuckin break...the man is a genius
oyinladethapimpwith9 10 months ago
@oyinladethapimpwith9 of course disagreement is your right of course. But you contradict yourself , just like the contradiction in terms you stating "some people are so hip hop they aren't hip hop" which is of course ridiculous. U can't say he "strayed from hip hop" and call it hip hop? I thought MBDTF was wack. I don't expect him to rehash the same shit i.e. CD, but it's not his eclecticness I criticise, it's his skills, content, material, choice of production, sampling method etc
JayGriffinblaze 10 months ago
@JayGriffinblaze and if you can do better, I'd like to see it.
RapOverRockkAMVs 10 months ago
@RapOverRockkAMVs lol - typical. Avoid the issues raised and questions asked on your 'icon' and then throw down "if you can do better..." as a response. If by rating Hip Hop by the criteria I mentioned, i.e. skills, content, material, sampling method etc (as it was until Jay Z and co came around), then yes I could. And I don't need to resort to 15yr old Europop sounds or a 'Mockney' Grime accent to do it. If u are talking about "hip hop" in it's current form, no - and why would I want to?
JayGriffinblaze 9 months ago
@JayGriffinblaze and one more thing, your fav artists are fans of Kanye. LOL does that hurt? haha
RapOverRockkAMVs 9 months ago
@RapOverRockkAMVs who are my favourite artists? don't believe I've stated who those are. So maybe it's YOUR favourite artists huh? Child if you're gonna respond, at least come with a decent argument. Go find an MTVBase programme to suck ball sacks watching or something you clearly don't know squat about Hip Hop.
JayGriffinblaze 9 months ago
@JayGriffinblaze let take a guess, I'm guessing Jay Dee, well Jay Dee respect Kanye even got him to produce a track for him
and other artists surrounding Jay Dee, Slum Village Q-Tip etc there is a mutual respect for Kanye. if they thought he was wack why would they befriend or work with him?
Give it up man you're just sour. The fact that you are throwing around childish insults is more than enough to see that. I'm ending this, so you can blah blah on about how much more hiphop your are now
RapOverRockkAMVs 9 months ago
@RapOverRockkAMVs And your presumptive guess is wrong. Dilla Isn't my favourite artist. Why do you youngers seem to think that's the only producer/rapper there is out there. Yes KW produced couple tracks, KW wanted to be a soulquarian. But the KW you are talking about is not same one from when Dilla was alive. I doubt Dilla (like the rest of hip hop) could ever support 808s. You can befriend someone who is shit, how else do you think 50 Cent operates? lol And you started with the insults
JayGriffinblaze 9 months ago
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RapOverRockkAMVs 9 months ago
@JayGriffinblaze Again, you don't read...what's with you? I didn't say he's your number one favourite artist, stop back tracking, but you obviously like him, or you wouldn't be on here talking about how much of a great producer he is. OMG what would make you doubt that? You think Artists can't work with each other or like different artwork if their styles aren't similar? seriously? and all I did was make a point about Kanye West music. Mr. Real HipHop you're excused. Ignored for ignorance
RapOverRockkAMVs 9 months ago
@RapOverRockkAMVs No YOU don't read. And YOU said: "one more thing, your fav artists are fans of Kanye" - (when I've not listed any favourites of any kind - and you assume just because I'm commenting on a Dilla post this must be the case) If you actually read my responses they have NOTHING to do with Dilla. You just mad cuz I don't rate KW. And you have the nerve to suggest I can't contemplate artists working together. And they aren't similar at all. You made ill-informed comments.
JayGriffinblaze 9 months ago
@JayGriffinblaze heres the tru skool ,dila influenced alot of what you heer on radio kanye ,pharrell ,cudi ,all these new artist that hae came out withinthe the last 5 yrs are all highly influenced by dilla ,they even admit it ,only guys i have not seen acknowledge dilla ,are premo ,buckwild ,marly marl ,im sorrry but dilla the greatest ever no offense
MrGrelis17 9 months ago
@MrGrelis17 Yeah I Know. You never heard me say greatest ever. I really wish you youngsters would read b4 responding trying to prove you know something. I grew up with all the artists you mentioned. I'm about the same age as Dilla would've been. For your info Dilla's influence goes much further back than 5 yrs as you said. Try almost 20.
JayGriffinblaze 9 months ago
@JayGriffinblaze what r u talkin about i been listening to dilla when q tip really wanted to put him on ,im talkin pharcyde de la etc o i get it 9th ,pete rock ,are all influenced by dilla also ,but pete rock was dillas biggest influenced ,im just sayin some of these cats in the mainstream you can tell are influence by dilla ,but 20 yrs that is funny his first big break was pharcyde before that he was constricted to detroit ,peeps really knew about him once he moved to LA around 97
MrGrelis17 9 months ago
@MrGrelis17 I wouldn't really say Pete Rock was influenced by Dilla, more the other way round. Jay Dee even said it himself. 9th definitely. 20 years - if you include the Ummah circle with Ali Shaheed & Tip from Tribe, & De La, Native Tongues, Soulquarians. That collective started off circa the Marauders album, which puts us at 20 years in 2011. That's B4 'Runnin' . I'm from the UK and we knew about Dilla waay earlier than '97. But, you are right in what you said about SOME mainstreamers.
JayGriffinblaze 9 months ago
@JayGriffinblaze J dila told pete "I was trying to be you"
8Alexi 9 months ago
@8Alexi and what is the relevance of that statement? I'm the one saying PR was Dilla's main influence! Read the posts b4 u come out guns blazing mate.
JayGriffinblaze 9 months ago
@8Alexi Maybe so! But Dilla's the only producer to surpass his influences and influence them in return. All but Dr. Dre has admitted Dilla being the best even though Dre's new stuff hints him listening to a lot of his material and it just doesn't work. J Dilla is so good that he basically set an unfair standard for up and coming and current producers. Dilla is in the 4-way tie for 1st with Premo/Pete/Madlib with Dilla having a slight edge as far as beat perfection is concerned.
gideonsuitebread 5 months ago 5
@RapOverRockkAMVs for the record, a street urchin in the crappiest shanty town outside the crappiest developing world city could do better than Kanye. His lyrics are about as challenging as his riffs.
JayGriffinblaze 9 months ago
@CozmikMonkey There was a ton of "musicality" (whatever that means) on 808's. It just wasn't the type of music you like. That is all. I think it was a "meh" album myself, but come on.
YMPJ123 11 months ago
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I agree Kanye is a beast. Those who put a thumbs down at this comment ur fools for denying kanye
prg415 2 years ago
dilla !!!!!!!!!!!!! kanye ruined this sample with VIAGRA stay up.....dillas still here
rafachafa92113 2 years ago
kanye never produced tht stay up tune, it was 88 keys. you are talking about the beat right? Cus the sample is different.
TheSinghFIRE 2 years ago 2
i think kanye tried to emulate dillas drum style on that beat at least he didnt try and loop it the same way
clutchyhopkinz 2 years ago 2
kanye ruins everything.
shaolintiger1 2 years ago
88-keys produced that bro
t0iletrees 2 years ago
What a beat!
Ynazzra67 2 years ago 5
This is 2 damn raw, i started dancing to this song and i never dance. Sv is the illest
Prophet6000 2 years ago 3
Dilla...need I say more?
glowingcity 2 years ago 2
its sooo hard 2 fkn find the fantastic vol.1 swearrrr.. i jus have a bit of the 2nd one...original sv crew for life!!!
lachon91 2 years ago
I got it. I can send it to u!
mrcheereo 2 years ago
RIP Baatin & J Dilla aka Jay Dee
SV 4 eva
cerone83 2 years ago
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wow this is so amazing
MetalFaceFan 2 years ago
it's faaaantastic.
justsid 2 years ago 3
this should be the type of song to wake up to. I know it'll put me in a good mood :)
this beat is refreshing
hiphopisntdead 2 years ago 8
anyone noe where i can get this song
hella smooth
suewho415 2 years ago
Jay Dee Project
Spookimitsu 2 years ago
Vinyl only I believe . Jay Dee Unreleased Vol. 6 (import) OR the rare Slum Vilage Unreleased Vol. 1 White label.
djkaseone 2 years ago
man, I have been all OVER tryring to find this on vinyl! You know how much dj's in the UK are charging for it?
$250 and up! no joke.... =\
cbmuzik 2 years ago
this is a nice song :)
brinasoyummy 2 years ago
i know what ya'll want to say but u can't describe it in words^^
Schmooveness 2 years ago
this is the coolest beat i have ever heard rip j dilla
mexico4evah 2 years ago
I love how if most other producers heard the sample for this (Originally by The Carpenters) they would be stumped
Mun0z387 2 years ago 5
Very true. I always knew it was The Carpenters but what song is it?
anthos818 2 years ago
Knowing When to Leave.
alfonzemefesto 2 years ago
the carpenters - Knowing When to Leave
sjk5000 2 years ago
smooth beat
UltraDOG17 2 years ago
Imitated but never Duplicated.
buckyskank 2 years ago
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joeyb3stakcs 2 years ago
think about the time they did this
122126129 2 years ago
nice
missjtrep 2 years ago
I wish todays Dj's were play like this man Dilla. This is REAL hip hop
zk92000 2 years ago 6
Everyday Dilla keeps surprising me with a new gem. Words can't describe this man's talents when it comes to music and mashing beats together and making new ones. Rip
jfitchet 2 years ago 9
get down!!! and say WTF!!!
asdertert12345 2 years ago 3
This song is a perfect example of what's amazing about Dilla. I can't figure out how he heard the structure of this song (Slum Village-Yum Yum) while digging in the crates and listening to the Carpenter's song he sampled. No disrepsect to the Carpenters because they are great, but I don't think they could hear their own song in this song. It's just amazing how simple Dilla's creations are on the surface but how complex and layered they are if you think about it.
JokerR32 2 years ago 9
agreed. if only i could hear what dilla heard digging in the crates...he could literally take any record, ANY record, and flip that shit into some amazing shit...
mosaicmovement 2 years ago 2