J Dilla Transcended Musical Genre | 2 Hour Radio Show
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Rest in Peace J Dilla
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@DERDLC
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
My guy – this was brilliant. what a fantastic deep dive… 11/10. No notes. My neck hurts from headboppin for 2:16:48
@pastense
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
Dilla time! The beauty of his swing is that it doesn’t happen within any isolated drum part. Hi-hats and snares are almost always played straight. It’s how he places the kick drums or snares in relation to the hi hat is where the swing happens. It’s something you hear very simplified in early 80s funk. But Dilla made it an entire science! RIP to the god producer 🙏🏽
@ForgeAheadwithMike
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
Is it hiphop? Call it "beats" or call it whatever you want – it's MUSIC.
He was def inspired by DJ Shadow, RJD2, DJ Krush, etc.
I'd like to think maybe since he knew he might not have long left on earth, that he went all out with Donuts…
Whatever the story is… rest in peace, JD. You left a huge mark on us beat-heads and the music world.
@Angld003
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
This was absolutely amazing! I love every minute of this! R.I.P to Jay Dee!
@MidnightDominaor3005
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
16:52 timestamps for where I’m at rn, but honestly I had my first full listen to J Dilla Donuts last year and since then I’ve been obsessed with his music.
@SpiderDan2099
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
I love that i was just in Detroit and now we are diving into a Detroit legend! Sad to say they had closed Motown for upgrades and expansion like 2 days before we got there.
It took me a good portion of the day to finish watching/listening to this and wow, bro I learned quite a bit. Heard songs I had not heard in a while and ones I had never heard. Now with certain songs I cannot unhear the samples they are in the forefront. I love so many genres and cannot wait to see what's next.
When i finally got to the end I jumped on the drums and went all Dilla instrumentals for about an hour (until my hand started killing me). I usually celebrate black history month in February only listening to black artists, and this month is no different only now I drum to backing tracks of mostly black artists or inspired by or sampled by black innovators and pioneers !
I am having such a great time with these past weeks with Patreon and Camp Digs and beyond. I would love to see you cover and dive into artists like Sade, Eddie Kendricks (and all the Temptations), Das Efx, Miles Davis, Buddy Miles (The incomparable drummer for Jimi Hendricks Band of Gypsys) for that matter some Hendrix, Beastie Boys, Prodigy, Alchemist, Mobb Deep, The Lox … I dunno I am just throwing names out as they come to me! 😎 Thanks to you my Playlist is growing fast! One of my Amazon Playlists is like 3k + songs totaling over 260 hours of music!! 🎵🥰🎶 That's just one list!
I miss the days of buying mixtapes on Canal Street in NY or having the latest DJ Clue, Green Lantern, Funk Flex or whatever and being the first one on the block to have that "New $hit!" I used to take trips to Florida and they knew very little about so much NY Hip-Hop. I remember they had a crew down there called "Jam Pony Express" dem dudes used to get some new stuff sometimes, they would Amp the Bass on the track to the point of distortion though and then talk all over the tracks!
😒😅 Anyway I will be listening again through the week, I am glad this was available on YouTube also that helped me get through. One Love! RIP Dilla Happy Heavenly Birthday tomorrow!
@MohamedCherifBOUCHELAGHEMdz23
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
While music production YT channels having beefs and fights you are spreading love and real culture. Thank you DTG.
@forrestgriffin9297
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
I preshanate you taking your time putting this together my brotha. Great video 💪🏾
@theOGkuma
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
Madlib and JDilla 2:06:18
@Lanmind90
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
This was incredibly well put together and a fantastic trip down memory lane. Great work once again.
@wunorfleet2880
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
Dilla is forever… listening from Braga, Portugal.
@SpiderDan2099
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
Rip Jay Dee /JDilla 😇 So amazing!
This was so enlightening, man Brandon you are such a great storyteller and really set things up so well to explain a myriad of things within a short few hours. Awesomeness! Beautiful People if you have not joined BShaws Digging the Greats Patreon, what are you waiting for you will dig it! 😊
@ashleytvisualstv
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
Love this channel man!!!
@Rare-Speciez
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
oh heck yeah! much appreciated! 💫🙏
@jamesmarieellison
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
A great musician will appreciate a variety of musical genres, and Jay Dee aka JDilla aka James Yancy’s music will travel beyond places we mortal haven’t travel.
@BlakeSuperior_Beats
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
This was super dope! Thank you for all the hard work you put into make it happen.
@TheJaybass32
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
The greatest hip hop producer of ALL time. Rest in Peace J Dilla🎉🎉🕊️
@Danne313
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
Best class ive ever been to, thank yo bro 🙏
@DiceBambu
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
🤍🕊🤍🕊🤍🕊🤍🕊
@dalewathen6720
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
James Yancey , one of the best to ever do it. Shot out to John Derek aka Illa J as well
@evandercaldwell9993
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
The greatest interpetation of Charlie Parker's "Billie's Bounce" is by JJ Johnson & Stan Getz live at the Opera House (it's on Spotify), check it out!! 👍🔥 It's a Hard Bop Jazz interpretation (hard bop jazz has a faster rhythm than regular jazz!!) And while you're at it, check out "Crazy Rhythm" on the same live album, it's AMAZING, one of my favourite hard bop jazz tracks of all time!! 🔥🔥🔥 TURN IT UP and let your mind be blown!! 😎👍
@MFGEEDORAH
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
I listen to donuts every month
@ChristopherBrown-76
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
Thanks for helping everyone understand that J Dilla was a major reason they loved alot of their favorite songs…
@dn30001
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
Thank you for being so ridiculously throrough
@grimacenajee
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
1:59:58 – "we don't have any rapping here"….um excuse me but I'm spitting verses in my head right now and they're awful!
Ok…I didn't know how good he was! Time to discover new things now.
@saphna2095
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
this channel being true to its name
@Bagheera_Smoov
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
Wowwww I was just binging this channel wishing there was a new episode and here it is! 🙏🏽✨
@gi-robot2
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
26:38 yes i do
@cflo530
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
thank you for this 🙏
@davido3109
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
Thanks Always Akai Lama Número Uno!!!🎵🎶🎵
@TUZET09N
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
Liked, Longed for, Learned a lot (as always). Thank you !
@vega1925
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 am
Thanks
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