Friday, July 18, 2008

What am I listening to?

So I downloaded the J Dilla discography about two years too late, but anyway, there's this album of remixes on there called A.K.A. J. Yancey.  I can't tell if that's the actual album name, no result on Google, but here's the album art:


I'm guessing it was just a collection of remixes that was put out, maybe as a mixtape?  The album year is supposedly 2003, but who knows.  Anyway, I'm in love with the production on these tracks.  Dilla loves the old school deep beats and reverberation on his tracks, and I must admit, with certain artists who nod their heads to the past generations hip hop and r&b and especially soul, his production is a perfect suitor.  Some other artists can be interesting, but a little disjointed, for example, Dillagence, the mixtape that was put out by Busta Rhymes after Dilla died includes a number of unreleased beats with Busta rapping over them.  His style is a bit more abrasive and raw, but it makes for an interesting listen.  I'll be listening to J Dilla alot in the next few months, that's for sure.


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