Topic: Sad Day For Hip-Hop.
- Feb 10, 2006 09:58pm by Reach. - Peace and oneness,
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[quote:7beb4bb093]Hip-Hop producer/MC Jay Dee, also known as J Dilla, has reported passed away earlier today (February 10) in a hospital in Los Angeles, due to liver complications.
The beatmaker has been sick for an unspecified amount of time. His latest album, Donuts, was released earlier this week.
Dilla, who was a founding member of Slum Village and a member of A Tribe Called Quest's production team The Ummah, is best known for producing tracks for Busta Rhymes, Common, De La Soul, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, and The Pharcyde.
Dilla has more recently worked with Ghostface Killah, Kanye West on Com's critically acclaimed album Be, as well as Champion Sound with fellow quirky producer Madlib.
Besides Donuts, he released another solo LP, Welcome To Detroit, in 2001, and has another album dropping later this year on Stones Throw Records.
Longtime fan Pharrell of The Neptunes, has gone on record calling Dilla one of his "favorite producers of all time."
Jay Dee will be sorely missed. SOHH will be sure to provide you with more information as it becomes available.[/quote:7beb4bb093]
According to SOHH.com
- Feb 10, 2006 10:16pm by Ben_Fuller
RIP Jay Dee
- Feb 10, 2006 10:18pm by Atilla_Beatsmith - [email protected]
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if this is true, I am extremely sad.
- Feb 10, 2006 10:18pm by MILES - [url]http://www.MilesBonny.com/[/url] Location: KCK
I hope not.
- Feb 10, 2006 10:19pm by MILES - [url]http://www.MilesBonny.com/[/url] Location: KCK
Rest in Peace. Thank you for all the music and inspiration. My thoughts are with his family and friends.
- Feb 10, 2006 10:23pm by Ben_Fuller
[quote:eb7148848f="MILES"]Rest in Peace. Thank you for all the music and inspiration. My thoughts are with his family and friends.[/quote:eb7148848f]
So is this confirmed?
Maaaaan. I'm getting sad just thinking about it.... 🙁
- Feb 10, 2006 10:30pm by MILES - [url]http://www.MilesBonny.com/[/url] Location: KCK
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- Feb 10, 2006 10:34pm by Atilla_Beatsmith - [email protected]
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awww 🙁
rest in peace. I wish the best to his family and friends. He really did contribute a lot to hip hop music. I know he was a great inspiration to me.
- Feb 10, 2006 10:42pm by Reach. - Peace and oneness,
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He touched me musically in a way no other producer has.
I have a beat where I did my best to imitate him (I didn't come close).
It's a Stan Getz sample (One Note Samba) similar to "Saudade Vem Correndo" (the now legendary sample he used in Pharcyde's "Runnin").
Me and Pro talked about doing a remake of "Runnin" over that very track.
Man...
This is crazy.
- Feb 10, 2006 11:55pm by Krisna - "We live in an intensely political age and theory and historical experience show us that the condition of any artistic development is an uncompromising hostility to the values of Stalinism and to those of American bourgeois society."
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that is hella disappointing man. damn.
- Feb 11, 2006 12:58am by MILES - [url]http://www.MilesBonny.com/[/url] Location: KCK
found this on BBEmusic.com...
INTERVIEW BIOG
JAY DEE
1st Record
I remember going to the record stores with my father. The first record I remember buying was ‘Open Sesame ‘ by Kool And The Gang on 7â€. I used to go to the record stores like every week and buy whatever was new on 7â€. I was so spoilt ‘cos I had all the records. Then I got into Jack McDuff. ‘I used to got to sleep listening to that shit, ‘that’s where the jazz inluence came from. Album wise is started buying jazz first – then a lot of soul.
Growing up in Detroit
For me everything was always music, like from school, to marching bands, going to church – my parents forced me into it – I’m glad. They made me play an instrument. It was very strict and kind of rough because I wanted to hang out and do what everyone else did. I guess I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing now – so I thank God for that.
What was happening club wise / DJ’s
3 clubs
Dance Street – Techno Shelter
Rhythm Kitchen – The first Underground Hip Hop club.
A very small percentage of Detroits population was going to this club and out of that club a lot of different MC’s and DJ’s who were regulars, grew. Eminem for example.
Dance & techno
I used to also check out the dance and techno clubs, I love that music, disco classics – old school Sundays were incredible. Used to go to Chicago ‘over there they’re into
something else.’ ShocK bar which my manager Timothy took me to. ‘They were playing shit you would never hear in Detroit.’ In Chicago they would go further than standard classics.
From 92
Shopping a Slum Village tape around, then AMP Fiddler called me once again out of the blue. I hadn’t talked to him in about a year and a half. There was a Tribe Called Quest concert. Amp, a good friend of Q – Tips recommended I bring my tape along. Cut a long story short Tip liked the beats, but wasn’t too sure about what Slum Village were
saying, they were too ‘Out there’ for him at the time. Tip managed me and that’s when the Pharcyde came along. Madskills was the first artist on a major label that I produced in 1994, after that was the Pharcyde, then De La Soul.
Influences
My Dad, JB’s, Jack McDuff, Sergio Mendez, Slave, Prince, Chaka Khan. ‘Theres quite a few.’
Instruments
Drums, keyboard, cello, trumpet, violin – mostly drums.
If you weren’t making music
Ok – either a director of X – rated movies, I can’t lie I’m
a nasty…. Or I’d be flying planes because I went to this crazy arse school in Detroit Davis Aerospace. There you could get your FAA license. I was thinking about going back, but the music started to take off.
DJ’s
The Wizard from Detroit brought more of the Hip Hop over. Mojo still going today play a lot of Parliament and Zapp sound to Detroit. DJ Fingers, DJ Zapp at the Dancestreet.
Labels
A lot of Verve, definitely CTI, Disco labels Salsoul Started buying records in 1989 Re- started collecting records in 1995. Production came from DJ’ing. I was curious about how records were made.
Whodini’s Big Mouth.
I Always tell that story – I didn’t understand how the drum sounds were made because they didn’t sound like anything on a Stevie Wonder record and it just fucked my head up. So eventually one day I met this guy called Amp Fiddler, A keyboard player who guided me and let me see how records were made and also introduced me to different musical forms. He had a record collection I used to dig through – he really got me. I just met him walking around in tie dye clothes looking all crazy, into the Hip Hop thing. And he said, 'are you guys rappers or something?' I told him I was doing production but I was doing it on tape decks. So he was like oooh man, come on in and he showed me how to work the MPC.
First Production
Front Street – by First Down who is actually Phat Kat – who I’m still messing with.
more: http://bbemusic.com/data.pl?artist=674
- Feb 11, 2006 01:30am by DJEternal Location: KCMO and Chicago, IL
this is terrible...one of the greatest producers ever...
- Feb 11, 2006 03:22am by phism
rip.
- Feb 11, 2006 03:26am by NRG - livin the art that is life !
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damn! I'm speechless.
posted the article from davey d's. this is a hugh loss, even I know it!
- Feb 12, 2006 02:00am by MILES - [url]http://www.MilesBonny.com/[/url] Location: KCK
dilla radio courtesy of jose3030
on http://milesbonny.blogspot.com/2006/02/dilla-radio.html
- Feb 12, 2006 09:51pm by Les...Izmore - "Knowledge Speaks, Wisdom Listens"
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MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE GREAT J DILLA...............
- Feb 13, 2006 06:46am by kredulous Location: Kansas City, MO
life just aint fair.....
i think we should do somethin in his memory,
anyone down?
RIP
- Feb 13, 2006 04:42pm by MILES - [url]http://www.MilesBonny.com/[/url] Location: KCK
there may be a party for his music in march, still pending.
- Feb 13, 2006 05:13pm by MILES - [url]http://www.MilesBonny.com/[/url] Location: KCK
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J DILLA
February 7 1974 - February 10 2006
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It is with great sorrow that the Family and Friends of J Dilla announces his spiritual transition on the morning of February 10th, 2006 in the loving arms of his mother, Maureen Yancey.
J Dilla had suffered for over three years with an incurable blood disease, and had also been diagnosed with lupus.
A public viewing (closed casket) will take place Monday, February 13, 2006, 430PM-900PM at Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries, 1712 South Glendale Avenue, Glendale, CA 91205.
A private funeral will follow.
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Mrs. Yancey relocated to Los Angeles in order to care for her son J Dilla during his lengthy illness. On behalf of Mrs. Yancey we ask that in lieu of flowers, any heartfelt donations be made payable and sent to a fund which has been established in her name:
Made Payable to Mrs. Maureen Yancey
Donations can be mailed to:
Maureen Yancey
132 N. Sycamore Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Bank Wires can be sent to:
Wells Fargo Bank of Los Angeles, CA
Routing Number: 122000247
Account Number: 6043250676
1-800-869-3557
Please note that donations made to Mrs. Yancey are not considered a charitable deduction. This will be considered a gift of help.
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He leaves behind a body of work which will be loved and rediscovered for years to come. His most recent album "Donuts" on February 7th, the day of his 32nd birthday. Two other projects, "The Shining" (BBE) and "Jay Love Japan" (Operation Unknown) are completed. Other production work has been completed for artists Madlib, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface Killah, A.G., Visionaries, Truth Hurts, Phat Kat, MF DOOM, Skillz, and Frank N Dank.
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