How J Dilla’s Timefeel ACTUALLY Works

J Dilla’s music has an incredibly unique feel to it. The most commonly talked about aspect of J Dilla’s production is his drums, BUT there’s a big misconception about Dilla’s drums that we need to talk about. Today we’re diving all the way into Dilla’s time feel, going through the entire history of recorded music, recreating grooves along the way, and in the process of debunking one misconception, we’ll see how Dilla’s contribution to music is even bigger than you think.

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SOURCES

► “Dilla Time” by Dan Charnas – https://amzn.to/3X6hHP1
► The “Planet Rock” 808 Recreation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJiJSGsJH4U&t=33s

►A BIG Thank You to Mario Montes for playing drums in this video. Follow Mario on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oiram.setnom/

TOPICS COVERED
Groove
Grid
Dilla
J Dilla
Dan Charnas
Dilla Time
Book
Example
Drums
Production
Sampling
Music History
Dilla Feel
Hip Hop
R&B
Jay Dee
James Yancey
Dilla Day
Slum Village

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