Dilla Day

When Jay Dee was alive, I knew who he was and def liked his sound. I can’t front and say that when Labcabincalifornia came out or when Slum Village dropped, I was all about Jay Dee. I respected his game and various contributions to other projects. His death made me realize his body of work and respect his impact on the sound of hip-hop. Greatest of all time? Naw…probably top 5 but that’s not to take away from what he did. His dedication to the culture was inspiring and ability to layer sounds rivals that of the Bomb Squad. Rather than me give you some false claim about he changed my life, I will leave the writing to people who are better at expressing his impact than myself. To mark his bday and passing, please check out the links below for some great write ups.

Metal Lungies: J. Dilla Beat Drop

Blind I for the Kids: Dilla Remixes, Find A Way tribute, Dilla Videos, J*Davey for Dilla

Way More Fresher: Dillacated - the Videos

Stonesthrow records: The Dilla Shirt

Hot 97: Dope Write Up on Jay Dee

TSS: Donuts are Forever

WMDeez: Library of a Legend (Soulful Genius) - all 12 discs. Nation, good to see you at it again, homie!