Tip was impressed by Jay Dee's productions. It was Amp Fiddler who introduced Jay Dee to Q-Tip, during the 1994 Lollapalooza drummers in California, where George Clinton and Funkadelic shared the same stage with ATCQ in a performance.
In 1992 Jay Dee met Amp Fiddler, who let the young producer use his Akai MPC and taught him sample programming and electronic drums, from which Jay Dee quickly acquired full mastery. One of J Dilla's greatest qualities was that he was constantly reinventing his style and his way of working to find new forms of expression.ĭetroit talented keyboardist and music producer Amp Fiddler, who has worked with names like George Clinton and Funkadelic, Prince, Jamiroquai, Fishbone, among others. The concept of invention and creating something out of nothing is what distinguishes Hip-Hop from other musical styles. You don't even have to listen very carefully to understand the way his work continues to shape and influence music to this day. DJs, producers, rappers and fans still marvel at his - as The New York Times called it - "meticulous style, but casual". (Photo: Reproduction)įifteen years after the death of J Dilla, due to a rare blood disease related to lupus. Robert Moog (simply the inventor of the synthesizer), And his classic Akai MPC 3000, which since 2013 has been part of the collection of the National Museum of African American Art and Culture of the Smithsonian Institute, which is one of the most renowned in the USA. The custom Minimoog Voyager built for J Dilla by Dr. In addition to countless tribute tracks and concerts in his honor, Dilla's death created an enormous array of interest in his catalog and, consequently, J Dilla's influence on Hip-Hop production became much more apparent and represented. Dilla's death had a significant impact on the Hip-Hop community. Even though Jay Dee acted so ubiquitously in the musical universe, and that in fact all this cult and true recognition was only achieved after his departure for another life horizon.
Very few artists have managed to bring these elements together in such a consistent, deep and vigorous way.
J Dilla had passion, technique, sophistication and simplicity, a soft-spoken guy with an incredible work ethic and production. J DILLA in 2003 holding the classic “The Listening” of Little Brother (Photo: Reproduction) Yesterday, February 7, Dilla would be 47 years old, a date that also marks the 15th anniversary of 'Donuts', his most acclaimed album, and the next 10th of February, is the 15th year since his death.īecause of everything that J Dilla represents to culture, and perhaps the artist with the most soul, sensitivity and virtue in RAP music and who always released a large array of emotions through his beats, the DILLA MONTH has been institutionalized as a live celebration, a whole month full of tributes and celebrations around the world to preserve J Dilla's work, memory and legacy. Music producer, DJ, rapper, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, perhaps one of the most influential, genius, visionary and prolific artists in the history of the music industry, the native of Detroit, Michigan, birthplace of soul music and rhythm and blues in the United States, rhythms and genres that clearly influenced and guided their beats. February is a very representative month for those who love the Hip-Hop culture, especially for if you are a fan of J Dilla, who today is more alive than ever before.