D’Angelo, J Dilla & the “Lauryn” Track that Never Was

[@jordanluper3262]

So actually according to ?uestlove in his Red Bull interview, the “Lauryn track” was NOT “Feel Like Makin’ Love”, it was a completely different set of MULTIPLE beats that could’ve been a track with Lauryn but they never decided on which track (meaning Jay Dee beat) was gonna be used. And Lauryn never committed her vocals to tape that we know of. So in a last stitch effort they decided to cover “Feel Like Makin’ Love” , which is why Jay Dee isn’t credited, because it replaced the Lauryn track. It wasn’t actually the track she was supposed to be on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3Tbh615mpeBZ7s he starts talking about it at 42:38.

[@diggingthegreats]

The timeline of events and who did what when definitely gets murky. I’m pulling my info from Dan Charnas’ research and interviews from his excellent book “Dilla Time”, but as we’ve seen with the Soulquarians before, there are multiple conflicting stories about what happened. In this case, regardless of what specifically happened, it’s a shame that we never got a Dill/D’Angelo/Lauryn track, and especially that Dilla didn’t get credit for (at minimum) his influence on this album. To represent both sides of the story for the record, I’ll pin this comment. Thanks for the link and citation!

[@jordanluper3262]

@@diggingthegreats absolutely agreed, love your videos, thank you so much for shedding light on these amazing stories and music that is overlooked so often 🙌🏼

[@prachijonwal9429]

𝓐𝓱𝓪 𝓪𝓪𝓪

[@daingermouz2077]

Interesting, Makes actual sense now.

[@loucassaites1739]

😊😊

[@JamesSmith-Jtz]

Bro, these videos never disappoint with the information that construct most of my favorites from this time, as for the mashup…🔥. It’s nice to see Alien Family getting some love and it was the very first beat that I ever heard after actually discovering J Dilla. It’s been love ever since. It was at a pivotal moment for me and it literally changed my life. He was already gone 🕊️and I remember the tears that fell when I found out. I just wanted to pay my respects. I always felt J Dilla presence in Voodoo and when I looked on the back of the CD cover for him, I was disappointed. But yo, you brought what I already felt was real out in the open. Thank you for what you do. You the GOAT!! 🐐

[@diggingthegreats]

🙏🙏Doing my best to pay respect to the music and the legends who made it!

[@Thurnishaley6969]

Really appreciate how much you discuss D'Angelo. It's criminal how underrated he is in today's landscape, but I'm sure when he returns it'll be to his rightful place on the Soul throne.

[@LookingForAName...]

I don't think so, Black Messiah didn't make much of a splash in the mainstream, even though it was one of, if not the best albums of that whole decade imo. But that's cool, D'Angelo isn't really chasing fame at this point of his life, he seems to be purposely avoiding it actually. He just puts out a classic album every decade, to bless us with some good soul music.

[@cooneyman21]

Seriously criminal.. when I tell coworkers I’m a big D’Angelo fan they think I’m into like Chris brown and trash modern pop rnb

[@nodoze123]

@@LookingForAName... “Black Messiah” didn’t make much of a splash?! Huh????? In February 2016, Black Messiah won a Grammy Award in the category of Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 58th Grammy Awards. 🙄 Put more respect on D’s name yo… every time that cat drops something he wins big… #Casual

[@vasudevsolankid4248]

@@cooneyman21 व्व्तुइइन्म. Na उज्ज्झ्ह्ह था जो झुका

[@stephenheath8465]

He was the last great Soul Singer jmo

[@petsounds3612]

Great video as always! Nujabes and DJ Shadow would be awesome artists to dive into.

[@Eeter26]

Yeeeess entroducing is one of my fav albums of all time

[@ghidrah76]

Ohhh Nujabes!!! He’s another one we all definitely miss.. Him and Dilla were ahead of their time

[@ZiMiLa49]

Yeeees!

[@civillady3737]

YES! NUJABES PLEASE!!

[@eliecadet8015]

That blend was absolutely 🔥🔥🔥 you need to make an entire feature on just you blending JDilla tracks!!!

[@AdamFraserTv]

There’s a lot of “Lauryn Hill Problems” lmso😅. Great work , per usual .

[@diggingthegreats]

😂😂

[@xandocommando]

Your videos make me so happy and remind me why I love music 😊 you’re gonna blow up soon no doubt

[@diggingthegreats]

Thank you! 🙏

[@AHG1347]

The passion, music knowledge, artistic skill and awesome voice makes this an amazing channel. Thank you for the cool content and early congratulations to your inevitable 100,000 subs and beyond.

[@diggingthegreats]

Thank you 🙏 and stay tuned… something fun coming for 100k 😎

[@tyler8902]

Congratulations on 100k!!!

[@theexistentialtigers]

I bought the book “Dilla Time” because of your recommendation in a previous video and DEVOURED it. I learned, I laughed, I cried… it was an amazing book. Gonna be gifting it to multiple friends!

[@nlsantiesteban]

Last time I jumped on your video you had under 1000 subscribers. You’re going to blow up

[@cequario]

love this channel! please never stop!

[@thedetailingdoctor5746]

That remix is still banging you should make a full length track a upload it,!

[@paulinemassa305]

Brother you litteraly made me cry!!!...thank you for this, your channel is probably the best I terms of content work and research materials I have ever seen.I mean wooow!!!

[@cheef825]

Dope video! Would love to see you dive into a nujabes track like Lady Brown or a luv(sic) and bring us into the world of 60s and 70s Brazilian music

[@jasco5001]

oooohhhhh yeah this right here

[@joemontana8899]

Aye man that smash up u did is dope....love ur passion for this music..down to the smallest details

[@visno]

as someone who’s been listening to brown sugar almost religiously for over 2 decades still, i love how much you talk about d’angelo.

[@ComicPower]

I'm learning so much from your channel. Amazing

[@JoeSoul]

Bro I'm SOOOO GLAD that your channel popped up in my suggestions. I was always considered the source of most things "Dilla" in my circle, but you took me to school! I now recommend your channel now for further insight when asked about Dilla's story. Keep up the amazing work, bro.

[@shawncharles6077]

THANK YOU MAN. Jesus Christmas. I'm in the middle of Dilla Time now. I bought two copies. One to abuse, mark and highlight in and the other for my book shelve. Keep em coming man. I gotta share this link. Salute.

[@gusisagreatname]

Well-researched appreciation imbued with nuance and clarity. Keep doing what you're doing. We love it!!

[@DaddyBooneDon]

Thanks for turning me on to D'Angelo's Voodoo, Questlove, and Dilla. So much music, so little time...

[@sage8510]

bro your videos are so great, thank you for putting in the effort to make truly entertaining videos my friend

[@diggingthegreats]

Thank you 🙏 gotta do it right!

[@SevenDozen712]

I had wanted to read dilla time it was on my wishlist but due to these videos I actually purchased it and am 7 chapters or so deep. Thank you very much for motivating me to do something I needed for my music. ❤

[@Freudenfreude1]

Yep. Another dope video. My new favourite channel. Keep ‘em coming. 😊

[@diggingthegreats]

Thank you so much! Many more on the way 🔥

[@performa476]

That remix of yours really swings. Thanks man. Love your videos.

[@rufex2001]

Suuuuch a great channel! Awesome discovery I've just made!

[@A1MadeTheBeat]

You did a GREAT job with this brother.

[@yetispaghetti5754]

These videos are heavily influencing my taste in music and I have absolutely no problem with that

[@thisreo]

shout out to you for putting this together man. great work

[@ScorpioIsland]

You are a genius. I am staggered by every one of your videos. You help to remind me how much I love music

[@stephanhawk7375]

Please never stop doing D'angelo videos 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@civillady3737]

Avengers of Neo Soul looool couldn’t have said it better. Just came across your channel and have binge watched several of your videos already like the lectures I wish I could stay awake in during college . Such great quality and love how much homage you’re giving to these legends!

[@ezmokonnen]

glad you popped up on my recommended man favorite new channel 🙏🏾

[@ivarzeland591]

love to see the channel growing!

[@diggingthegreats]

Thank you for all the support! Having so much fun celebrating this music!

[@blazedroots]

i cant believe this channel has less than 100k subs, this is my favorite channel

[@maxeff]

Everyone of your videos I've watched have been great--thanks for the insights!

[@ASAPFos]

My favorite D'Angelo song off the album. Thank you for covering it!

[@sizwemchunu6110]

This has to be a track.... beautiful video

[@wellfedstarvingartist]

You been doing da lawds work here and with you channel. Love the deep dives

[@amancalledhawk5575]

Look man that mix slaps

[@alexfisher4009]

the algo wins today, this is awesoem il be following for more

[@ExFriendlyStuff]

Love your vibe and insight man, and your playing isn't slack! Big up from the UK!

[@simdivableu]

THIS SONG IS SO UNDERATED!!!! An INCREDIBLE cover that doesn't get enough due!!!!

[@tobinbh3940]

youre a genius! love your break downs and context...

[@chillsillego9599]

Not ONLY Do I Appreciate, All The Knowledge You Put Forth, But Then The Muzic, You Put Together, Showcasing, What You Told Us To Imagine………..Pure Fire 🔥 Dawg😮!!!

[@TimGuillemette]

Not even sure why I wait until the end of the video to “like”. I should know by now as soon as you put something out it’s gonna be fire lol

[@cloudbloom]

Thank you so much for putting the remix out for free on your site, you did great job on this🙏

[@mississippikimbo2988]

Absolutely brilliant!!!!

[@ericpepe3021]

Love your vids!

[@rashiyd]

Thank god for this channel .

[@EatsBeatsandRhymes]

Bro, you killed this video! New Subscriber here and I'm catching up on ALL your old vids now. Keep it up, SALUTE!

[@cozywon]

Bro. I just recently found your channel and have to say that your content quality is off the charts. I had my 16 year old daughter, who loves Voodoo but doesn’t have the ties to it like I do because I was 20-21 and heartbroken when this album dropped (voodoo was the soundtrack to the breakup but one mo gin was the my script if I was ever to see her again [I haven’t lol]) and she sat through the soulquarians video and the chicken grease video, and the D Angelo Voodoo documentary. These music history lessons are incredible! I love the lessons, the playing, the mixes, and most importantly, the dancing. I am on the edge of my seat waiting for the next installment. I have a suggestion. Can you cover Madlib and all of his aliases? All of him as jazz musicians and as Quasimodo. There has to be a ton of content surrounding him. Oh, did I mention that I absolutely love the dancing in these videos?? Also, she said that you have an amazing beard.

[@em.5941]

never leaving this channel ever

[@giovannimilito9994]

yo man this is absolute firee pls do another video on d'angeloo

[@lionelngadjui8550]

Incredible 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@coolworths]

What's insane is, I've been obsessed with this instrumental without having a single clue that it was a part of such wild lore. I'm just now coming across your video. 🤯

[@koy_music]

My man... THANK YOU.

[@yvesj14]

Great mix!

[@xlxl9440]

Great job bro!!! I think they all would be proud if they heard this. SALUTE!!!! RIP Trugoy and DILLA!!!

[@i_viz_ion346]

That lil mix was 🔥🎶

[@notsureifthisisserious]

Nice work

[@Arun-po9ju]

Bruh you fr talented af

[@diggingthegreats]

Thank you 🙏 having so much fun with these!

[@MrDbuccaneer]

Absolute mustard my friend 👍🏿

[@muten771]

luv ur vids man! There’s always a smile on my face when u upload

[@diggingthegreats]

Thank you 🙏 having so much fun and I’m glad your enjoying it!

[@JordanIsaac1]

Dis channel feels good

[@liamcarpenter6277]

Amazing video!

[@p4rt_t1me_g0d]

OK my dude, I see you and I subbed! I see that you are heavily into the same artists that I love, and you tell the stories behind the art that is just as interesting. Dope track by the way!

[@altrogeruvah]

You always deliver with these deep dive episodes on neo-soul lore! Love your work man, thank you

[@BrothaNamProductions]

🔥🔥🔥🔥 amazing content

[@scarab944]

One of the great things about this channel, aside from learning a ton of new stuff about music that I love, is imagining what other topics you can draw inspiration from to make more videos. I'd love a deeper dive into Voodoo, especially the instrumental alchemy between Questlove, Charlie Hunter, and Roy Hargrove on "Spanish Joint". The acoustic demo for that song is on KZbin as well and it's amazing!

[@chuckblue4632]

YO!!! That shit was Dope…..You A Bad Man!!

[@steve.santiago]

The more I watch your channel, the more I realize that you are a Soulquarians stan. lol. Can’t blame you though! Keep up the great work, brother.

[@CarbonComs]

Another great video man, please keep it up. I'd be lying though if I said I didn't hear Snakes the second you started that remix. Second you hit the drums I heard "Sometimes I feel alienated because I'm not up in the stadium playing or on the radio saying"

[@jawakazi7933]

The beat reminds of the joey bada$$ song called snakes on 1999 mixtape

[@Hennikuli]

Yo I was thinking the same thing. Wiki says that Dilla produced that song for Joey so no wonder it sounded familiar 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Joshua-qy3wi]

This is awesome

[@gero2241]

Amazing!!❤

[@2k7digga]

Listen!!!!! That track!!!!!! You’re a fucking beast!!!!!! Great video! Picked up my holiday spirit fast!!!!!!

[@diggingthegreats]

Thank you so much! Had a lot of fun with this one imagining what could be!

[@Polak064]

Dude you always make videos about songs or artists I love to death. Such unique and thoughtful content, keep it up and don’t stop man✊

[@fazwb]

Outstanding

[@phineesrobert417]

Omg!!! This is sick! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 7:21

[@Itspossiblekj]

Thanks for showing D’Angelo’s to those who don’t know

[@liavch1]

Your'e a cool dude :) Thanks for the content

[@haydenswanson]

I would like to see you do a video on The Neptunes! Your research is incredible and I appreciate the time and effort you put in the music and it’s history💜

[@Jezreeldindin]

Literally my fave song from D’Angelo 😭

[@49x365]

This is fantastic

[@pjtiongco]

So who are the artists now that are continuing to make neo soul music that you can recommend. Watching ur videos has made me fall in love again w/ all the music the soulquarians made. Commons like water for chocolate is in my top 10 all time fav albums btw.

[@pierrepennaneach2963]

Where can I listen to this amazing mix of these songs you’ve made?

[@diggingthegreats]

You can download the remix from this video by going to www.diggingthegreats.com

[@TheVibesnstuff]

I was walking around NY, on the periphery of the business, during that time. I had always heard that the label was struggling with Voodoo before it dropped because "it was too dark" and it was being delayed as they tried to find a single. I heard there was a song they were trying to do with Lauryn, but Rohan killed it. I never said this before because it always felt like unfair gossip. To this day, idk what is true and what is not...but so much time has passed for this little bit of gossip to matter. So, I'm just letting it fly here.

[@sbusisombambo145]

This is Insanely fire 🔥 😅.

[@diggingthegreats]

🙏🙏

[@christianokami2220]

I would really love to hear your take on the Neo-soul supergroup that didnt happen… and boy for the album to drop 17 years after the fact: Jon B’s “Jack Herrera”. The history behind it is crazy!

[@ajanithanaturalmystic3875]

Ill mix👍

[@joedellava7805]

Ok, so when are you going to release a full length album of mashups inspired by the Soulquarians?? I can listen to these types of tracks all day man 🔥

[@d.kashani]

there is never enough of dilla

[@ZiMiLa49]

That was dope nonetheless. ❤️❤️

[@chozy711]

Nice!!!

[@TikuTuga]

Nice bro ✊

[@MrIgnid]

Man I would jam that remix all day. Where can I find that?

[@Worscht3000]

This channel is gold and this is one of the few decisions the youtube algorithm did well :) Will you break down MF DOOM & Madlib in the future? Would love to see that. Greetings from Berlin, Germany

[@MachiavellisThePrince]

there isn't a link to download the remix on the website listed