J Dilla made his MPC3000 musical.
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There’s a halo of reverence around J Dilla, a producer and beatmaker from Detroit who made some of the most fascinating and influential beats in hip hop history. Before his early death in 2006, J Dilla worked with countless artists and producers – from Erykah Badu and Janet Jackson to Busta Rhymes and Madlib – and developed an off-kilter style of rhythm and sampling that transcended the machine he used to create music, the Akai Midi Production Center, otherwise known as the MPC.
Spotify Playlist created by Okayplayer: open.spotify.com/user/okaypla…
Brian “Raydar” Ellis’ music: soundcloud.com/raydarellis
Further reading:
Compiled list of Dilla samples: dilladata.wordpress.com
Redbull Music Academy: redbullmusicacademy.com/le…
Don’t Cry breakdown: tinysubversions.com/essays/do…
Why J Dilla May Be Jazz’s Latest Great Innovator via NPR: npr.org/sections/ablogsup…
Waajeed breaks down Dilla samples: youtube.com/channel/UCpig…
History of the MPC: reverb.com/news/a-brief-histo…
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