Let’s talk about why the song “The Light” was so significant for Common, J Dilla, and hip hop in general, recreate the beat myself, and mash it up with another Soulquarians song that sounds suspiciously similar. To download the mashup at the end of this video for FREE – go […]
Have you ever heard a kick drum that’s so unique, so unpredictable, so… incredible, that you’ve wanted to fight someone? That might sound a little intense, but that’s exactly what happened when J Dilla was producing the song “Runnin’” by The Pharcyde in 1995. ► DOWNLOAD The Ableton Session – […]
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 […]
Check out Groove Builders by Vocal Pockets: https://bit.ly/3XKy0mH Big Thanks to House Shoes for sitting down and talking. Check out our full conversation here: https://youtu.be/i2d2W_W86vQ (video) or here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/house-shoes-dj-and-producer/id1694172577?i=1000622156886 (audio podcast) Check out House Shoes online – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseshoes/?hl=en Street Corner Music: https://streetcornerscm.com/ Full Jay Dee Unreleased EP – https://soundcloud.com/streetcornermusic/sets/the-gift-the-jay-dee-unreleased-ep-house-shoes-records-1997 […]
Tap in to my free Patreon-only livestream on Saturday, February 10th at 5pm PST. I’ll be playing all Dilla stuff 🔥 Sign up for free to get the link here: http://www.patreon.com/diggingthegreats This DJ livestream is free, but a paid membership gets you things like the extended “full” edit of this […]
Get 15 tracks to sample on Tracklib for free: http://www.tracklib.com/diggingthegreats Songs Played are included on my Tracklib playlist, check it out here: https://www.tracklib.com/music/collections/783538 ____________________________ There’s one album that doesn’t come up in the Dilla conversation enough. It’s some of his best work, was a turning point for him as a […]
