Dilla did not simply just turn off quantization for everything. This is a narrative that needs to die. I encourage anyone interested in Dilla to read or listen to Dilla Time, written by Dan Charnas. This book gives a more accurate glimpse behind the scenes of Dilla's life, and technique. It is quite an eye opening book, and changes the perception of some things a lot of us potentially once thought about Dilla as a musician, and as a person. Also doesn't hurt to look into the history of the author, Dan Charnas. Should answer any questions about the book in regard to its authenticity.
"Don't Cry" actually makes me cry. And the "So far To Go" track comes from the more abstract "Bye." off of Donuts. I prefer the Donuts take to the one that made on Shining because of all the time signature changes. Dilla straight up went "not only am i gonna microchop this, I'm gonna show you these microchops can be stretched fast AND slow. How's THAT"
dilla's discography is soo big, imagine his record collection & how many beats he has stored on floppy disks somewhere that aint seen the light of day. rip & long live the goat!!
Travel back in time.. put an instrument in your hand.. then try to assemble an entire band. After that make some dates to jam out until you come up with something hot, then meticulously arrange that, then pay to go get it recorded and mixed professionally in pre-digital studio.. wait a couple of years, then have someone take your work and throw a drum loop over it and call it theirs and without trying to credit or pay you. Then come back to modern day and tell me if you understand.
@@MentalPistol sampling isn’t just putting a drum loop over something that’s where your wrong. You could loop anything it’s not always gonna sound good, you could spend an hour trying to chop a sample and fail. You have to have talent to be able to make something completely new out of something already arranged a certain way. Also if anything sampling someone is like tipping your cap to them, they gave you a idea with what they made and you get to show the original artist how you flipped it. It’s not about stealing art, it’s about magnifying it.
@@SHOWMEREAL Sounds great, but at the end of the day you're playing with a machine to manipulate what multiple people actually physically came together to manifest with their minds and physical hands. That 'magnifying' talk sounds cool.. as long as proper credit and dues are given.
@@MentalPistol you shld hear arca’s ‘stretch 1’ most tracks use samples but they’re used so creatively you don’t even realise they’re samples till Arca’s production falls away n ur just left with the original sample at the end of the track. Sampling is about creating something completely new out of something which inspires you
Yo that beat is nuts! I left a comment on that video saying that at the end of that beat the chords sound like the GTA IV Orquesta Soundtrack, go check it out!
Gotta give props to the two kings that inspired Dilla the most: PETE ROCK & Q-TIP Without them Dilla wouldn’t have existed as we know him. HE changed your life, THEY changed his. R.I.P. Dilla 🙏🏼
I’ve always said this! Hip Hop was created and built off of SAMPLING! It’s something that can never die in HipHop! It’s like removing the heart from a human. Salute Art and Splice 🔥🔥🔥
Roland drum machines and a 303 long before cheap samplers. If you haven't listened to hip hop from the 1980s you might not know. I was clubbing in those days. Took a while for local musicians got brave enough to put out their own hip hop
Something I realized when playing “Donuts” recently - I listen to Dilla the same way I listen to a Jazz album. For example, the way I listen to Miles Davis’ melodies and rhythms is pretty much the same way I listen to sampling virtuosity of Dilla productions. I hope that makes sense.
I recently found out J Dilla used to flip samples previously flipped by other producers as getting his reps in. He would practice like that to see if he could take the sample where the other producer hadn't taken it. I get most of my samples from TH-cam just like a bunch of other producers but I approach it the same way. There's always something more you can do with a sample. PS. Jay Dee's entire catalog is insane.
@@vernonjordanii.240 yeah its pretty accessible these days. we are lucky... imagine how much money and time we are saving sampling in the modern internet era. all tho i still occasionally like to sample the OG vinyl way, but sometimes when i just want to create something "fast" i prefer searching samples from youtube lists
My favorite joint by J Dilla: “So Far To Go.” I’ve listened to it on repeat too many times to count. That song has me rethinking my life when I hear it.
Idk why, but I never heard of him,but at least now I got new inspiration for sampling, so I guess I can make amends by bringing my own thing to the table. Thanks for this nice production, pretty motivating!
Dope Dilla face sticker on my back windshield rollin' around Detroit showing respect like I'm spose to. Dilla will always be our Hometown Hero! Rest In Beats
When u ask your parents , they always say the vinyl glory days were the 70s , which may cery be the case, but we always say that hip hop culture booming as it did in the 80s will always be directly responsible for keeping the flame lit for phonograph. & no matter how old i get i will always love hip hop for that, it has alot of under appreciated talent hiding within all of its thick layers, most people just see the mc ,
Sampling has given me an avenue to express myself. It helps me through difficult times but makes the great times even better. It immortalizes my thoughts and feelings in a one minute and 30sec beat.
My fav Dilla song is Workinonit - it just resonate with me, it sounds exactly how i imagine hes workflow was. Idk, making me feel all kinds of things, true piece of art
Forever sampling teefromthestreets 9real much love and respect N 🔥 💪🏿 💭 🚀 9real Big Up N rest well my soul power brother 🙏🏿 ❤ 🤝🏿✌🏿😪9real teefromthestreets
one caveat, sampling IS music theory. white eastern european do NOT own "music theory." there's many different types of music around the world that come with their own theory and they are all legitimate.
Most manufactured products, for example, are a "sample " in a sense. They're re-purposed from pieces of other products and made to form a new item with the goal of making it more innovative and enduring, in amd of itself, creating. People who hate sampling should see it in such a light and understand that it's core intent is not to replace what has been made but to appreciate its lasting impact.
Splice on Discord:
discord.gg/splice
Sampling is an art
indeed..🤟🏾🤟🏾
100%.
Yesss💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
100. its like making a castle out of recycables
@@reedtheinfinite Love that analogy
lol that's me at 3:57 - RIP DILLA
Good job, Cookin Soul!
Dilla did not simply just turn off quantization for everything. This is a narrative that needs to die. I encourage anyone interested in Dilla to read or listen to Dilla Time, written by Dan Charnas. This book gives a more accurate glimpse behind the scenes of Dilla's life, and technique. It is quite an eye opening book, and changes the perception of some things a lot of us potentially once thought about Dilla as a musician, and as a person. Also doesn't hurt to look into the history of the author, Dan Charnas. Should answer any questions about the book in regard to its authenticity.
yea getting so tired of all these channels saying that same old stupid shit. even a big channel like splice. jesus, lmao
Sampling is what made me wanna start making beats. J Dilla is the greatest music producer to ever walked this planet.. RIP J Dilla
easily
“Stakes is high” by De La Soul was one of my favorite Dilla joints.
"Don't Cry" actually makes me cry. And the "So far To Go" track comes from the more abstract "Bye." off of Donuts. I prefer the Donuts take to the one that made on Shining because of all the time signature changes. Dilla straight up went "not only am i gonna microchop this, I'm gonna show you these microchops can be stretched fast AND slow. How's THAT"
Ive always preferred "bye." Over "so far to go" it just sounds more nostalgic than so far to go in my opinion
dilla's discography is soo big, imagine his record collection & how many beats he has stored on floppy disks somewhere that aint seen the light of day. rip & long live the goat!!
Dilla also had one of the coldest flows.. he rapped how he drummed
as a producer I never understood why sampling is looked down upon, there's so much to it its an art of itself tbh
Travel back in time.. put an instrument in your hand.. then try to assemble an entire band. After that make some dates to jam out until you come up with something hot, then meticulously arrange that, then pay to go get it recorded and mixed professionally in pre-digital studio.. wait a couple of years, then have someone take your work and throw a drum loop over it and call it theirs and without trying to credit or pay you. Then come back to modern day and tell me if you understand.
@@MentalPistol obv they shld be credited n payed 🥴
@@MentalPistol sampling isn’t just putting a drum loop over something that’s where your wrong. You could loop anything it’s not always gonna sound good, you could spend an hour trying to chop a sample and fail. You have to have talent to be able to make something completely new out of something already arranged a certain way. Also if anything sampling someone is like tipping your cap to them, they gave you a idea with what they made and you get to show the original artist how you flipped it. It’s not about stealing art, it’s about magnifying it.
@@SHOWMEREAL Sounds great, but at the end of the day you're playing with a machine to manipulate what multiple people actually physically came together to manifest with their minds and physical hands. That 'magnifying' talk sounds cool.. as long as proper credit and dues are given.
@@MentalPistol you shld hear arca’s ‘stretch 1’ most tracks use samples but they’re used so creatively you don’t even realise they’re samples till Arca’s production falls away n ur just left with the original sample at the end of the track. Sampling is about creating something completely new out of something which inspires you
Busta Rhymes mixtape dedicated to Dilla was awesome
"Fall In Love" made me a Dilla fan
“let’s grow” will always be one of the hardest dilla beats EVER to me. I rarely ever hear people mention that one.
Yo that beat is nuts! I left a comment on that video saying that at the end of that beat the chords sound like the GTA IV Orquesta Soundtrack, go check it out!
Gotta give props to the two kings that inspired Dilla the most:
PETE ROCK & Q-TIP
Without them Dilla wouldn’t have existed as we know him.
HE changed your life, THEY changed his.
R.I.P. Dilla 🙏🏼
I’ve always said this! Hip Hop was created and built off of SAMPLING! It’s something that can never die in HipHop! It’s like removing the heart from a human. Salute Art and Splice 🔥🔥🔥
Roland drum machines and a 303 long before cheap samplers. If you haven't listened to hip hop from the 1980s you might not know. I was clubbing in those days. Took a while for local musicians got brave enough to put out their own hip hop
Something I realized when playing “Donuts” recently - I listen to Dilla the same way I listen to a Jazz album. For example, the way I listen to Miles Davis’ melodies and rhythms is pretty much the same way I listen to sampling virtuosity of Dilla productions. I hope that makes sense.
The first Dilla beat that came to mind is "Much More" by De La Soul
so far to go/u-love is so incredible, really made the sample his own in a way ive never seen anyone else do
J. Dilla is a legend!! dope introduction to his sound and legacy
I recently found out J Dilla used to flip samples previously flipped by other producers as getting his reps in. He would practice like that to see if he could take the sample where the other producer hadn't taken it. I get most of my samples from TH-cam just like a bunch of other producers but I approach it the same way. There's always something more you can do with a sample.
PS. Jay Dee's entire catalog is insane.
i found about youtube ripping after spending hundreds in many dollar bins 🤦🏾♂️ but it’s crazy how far sampling has come
@@vernonjordanii.240 yeah its pretty accessible these days. we are lucky... imagine how much money and time we are saving sampling in the modern internet era. all tho i still occasionally like to sample the OG vinyl way, but sometimes when i just want to create something "fast" i prefer searching samples from youtube lists
My favorite joint by J Dilla: “So Far To Go.” I’ve listened to it on repeat too many times to count. That song has me rethinking my life when I hear it.
Great video!
Sensei is here too 🙇🏾♂️🙇🏾♂️
3:25 He knew music theory, actually had perfect pitch from a young age too
Check out the new book on him, Dilla Time, incredible look into his life and influences
Idk why, but I never heard of him,but at least now I got new inspiration for sampling, so I guess I can make amends by bringing my own thing to the table. Thanks for this nice production, pretty motivating!
go crazy 🍩🙌🏾
Why is J Dilla the only one special even now?
"Don't Cry" is the best beat in my life.
Soooo happy we still remembering Dilla. He changed my life and countless others. Rest in power 🙏🏽
Maaaannn... I so miss this guy.... Used to love buying his new shit or albums he featured on.... One of One... Icon 👑 💯
Donuts is my favorite album. Its moved me in very emotional ways.
rest in power,King!
Dope Dilla face sticker on my back windshield rollin' around Detroit showing respect like I'm spose to. Dilla will always be our Hometown Hero! Rest In Beats
Great Video! RIP to the GOAT J Dilla! My favorite track is between that Don't Cry & Track 05 off Disc 1 of the 3 Beat Tapes
Loved this video. Btw, my fav J Dilla produced song is A Tribe Called Quest's "Find A Way"! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Sampling is the greatest thing to happen to modern music and you can’t convince me otherwise.
I love a good J.Dilla overview any day of the week. E=MC2 is my fave.
Loved this video!
Amazing mini documentary and homage thanks
When u ask your parents , they always say the vinyl glory days were the 70s , which may cery be the case, but we always say that hip hop culture booming as it did in the 80s will always be directly responsible for keeping the flame lit for phonograph. & no matter how old i get i will always love hip hop for that, it has alot of under appreciated talent hiding within all of its thick layers, most people just see the mc ,
The Genesis.. and close second is the rest of his catalogue which stays on repeat forever and always.
Time: Donuts of the Heart is Dilla in his highest form. RIP
Great video bro! Fav Dilla song at this moment is his group Slum Village’s 2U4U
Dope
I was blown away when he was more known as J Dee, had no clue he produced so many hits in the mid to late 90's
It’s so many samples still uncovered.
beautifully done, RIP JD THE GOAT and SAMPLING IS HIP HOP TO THE FULLEST
I swear there is now atleast 20 j dilla sampling videos lol
Thank you very much. My first in-depth look at J Dilla and his work. Oh, yeah!
Sampling is a drug, Once you get in to it, It's addictive.
Sampling has given me an avenue to express myself. It helps me through difficult times but makes the great times even better. It immortalizes my thoughts and feelings in a one minute and 30sec beat.
My fav Dilla song is Workinonit - it just resonate with me, it sounds exactly how i imagine hes workflow was. Idk, making me feel all kinds of things, true piece of art
rest in beats
This is super dope! Big ups to ibeenart!
speaking of busta x dilla collabs “show me what ya got” goes hard too
Dope Presentation bruh...🙏🏿 I have two Dilla favorites, Circus and She Said.....
R.I.P. TO THE LEGEND.
Dilla did actually quantize, loosely, what gave his drums that bounce was his shifting tracks on the timeline.
❤️❤️❤️ rest in peace dilla, legend FOREVER
"He died for his music." is a very powerful way to describe J Dilla, he gave his life to music.
This is Dope! Thanks!
Forever sampling teefromthestreets 9real much love and respect N 🔥 💪🏿 💭 🚀 9real Big Up N rest well my soul power brother 🙏🏿 ❤ 🤝🏿✌🏿😪9real teefromthestreets
Great video, learned a lot about J as somebody who barely knew anything about him.
Find A Way, Tribe
Rest in Peace Legend!!!
Thank you.
I grew up with J Dilla & Nujabes, both shaped my life in one form or another.
1:26 Lil Mans is dope ‼️💪🏾
one caveat, sampling IS music theory. white eastern european do NOT own "music theory." there's many different types of music around the world that come with their own theory and they are all legitimate.
that part, music theory isnt rules....its a language to explain what you did
White Eastern Europe?
Very good, big up !
Thank you for informing about the legend
if not for him, I would not have become a producer, he is certainly a legend and inspiration for me
This whole explanation is why I love Dilla so much.
Two can win 🙌🙌🙌
The message here is… BE DIFFERENT!!!
Two can win slaps. Slum village vol 1 and 2. Yet again everything from him.
Love the message! Follow your heart, your true unique expression 🥰🙏💚
Great video ma man!
I sample any and ever under the sun......thank you James..
Samples>>>>>
Nobody mentioned Jay Dilla as a top producer until he passed. Posthumously he’s suddenly worshipped.
lol so wrong: th-cam.com/video/pmHm3hrD3vo/w-d-xo.html
Dilla was outstanding 🔥🔥🔥
J Dillas beats will always be better than every producer ❤️
Dilla Time In Stores Now
5:54 he made a mistake. the song is dont cry, not so far to go, which is still a bangin song
Most manufactured products, for example, are a "sample " in a sense. They're re-purposed from pieces of other products and made to form a new item with the goal of making it more innovative and enduring, in amd of itself, creating. People who hate sampling should see it in such a light and understand that it's core intent is not to replace what has been made but to appreciate its lasting impact.
No doubt bro
If it wasn't for sampling, I wouldn't be making beats
Wonderful video, thank you, i´ll share in my blog
Picking a favorite Dilla beat/song is like trying to pick a favorite food, meal, or dessert. Too many hot joints to pick just one.
My favorite Dilla instrumental has to be The Shining Pt1
thank you
“i’m pretty sure you’ve heard this song…” **youtube ad**
20 seconds in and ive subbed n thumbs up 👍 ive been inspired by dilla for ages this so true
I appreciate you guys for the love on the video. Hope this inspires you to be authentically you in your sound cause nobody can duplicate you! 🙌🏾🍩🍩🍩
Please read the book "Dilla Time"...It's a great book.
already on it for the coffee table 🍩🤝😤
Dope stuff👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
Legend! 🙏🏾🙏🏾
R.I.P. to the goat
Sampling is everything
Pure legend
Dope!!!