How J Dilla humanized his MPC3000

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.
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To learn more about J Dilla, check our following sources:
Compiled list of Dilla samples: dilladata.wordpress.com/
Redbull Music Academy: www.redbullmusicacademy.com/le...
Don't Cry breakdown: tinysubversions.com/essays/do...
Why J Dilla May Be Jazz's Latest Great Innovator via NPR: www.npr.org/sections/ablogsup...
Waajeed breaks down Dilla samples: / @bling47music
History of the MPC: reverb.com/news/a-brief-histo...
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[@brennendow9341]

Dilla changed the way i tap my steering wheel

[@marselmusic]

i like that

[@jamierosino3762]

Genius!!

[@Slapsauce]

Fir shir!

[@eqh1593]

My dad tapping the steering wheel is what got me into drummin and then producing ;)

[@tdub6542]

EQH1 broo samee

[@KayleeCee]

"Are you allowed to do that?" One of my favorite quotes regarding unorthodox musical techniques of all time.

[@AndrewClawson19]

Kaylee F I thought the same thing lol

[@darkskinwhite]

I think every musician or artist, or at least everyone who has studied the greats has had that thought at some point lol its universal

[@danielsan360]

As a scholarship artist, musician, producer, day dreamer.. I've never once in my life ever thought or asked if I can do something.

[@maniswolftoman]

That’s the thought I had listening to Mingus’ Black Saint... Wait? You can create jazz without boring, abstract, go nowhere solos? (Why are Miles Davis and Coltrane so beloved? Their music is boring) To me he’s better than Ives, Copland, Glass, Gershwin, et. al because he did what they did better than them, plus could incorporate the entire history of his people without a word being said.

[@nasiruddain1200]

LoL

[@GRAVEAUDIO]

whoever doing the video editing is an absolute MONSTER

[@m-chopbeats7526]

agreed lol. i said the same thing

[@usernotfound904]

Jesus Christ the OG why?

[@angellexington280]

Jesus Christ the OG why did you say that?🤔

[@davidsosa507]

More like an absolute angel AMIRITE???

[@Seymour101]

@@angellexington280 Because this edits requires knowledge of musical theory , which is a skillset not every editor possesses , on top of that there are lots and lots of custom-made illustrations that have been made specifically for the video which takes time . Not to mention the smoothing on every single element of the video , nothing comes in or out of frame harshly , every thing is smoothed over and that also takes time. Finally the color palette is selectively chosen to match the overall VOX aesthetic and the rest of the videos in this series , it's the little details like that that add minutes of extra work to every step of the process , resulting in a 10 min video that probably took 30-40 hours of work just to edit . And that's just the visuals , don't even get me started on the sound design , so yeah , whoever made this edit is really really good .

[@cthulhu5707]

J Dilla and Madlib are the GOATs

[@malcolmmorgan420]

Pete Rock too

[@Alan-mv5ki]

Premo

[@anthony-ek9ok]

no quasimoto is

[@samuelfransiskus2768]

@histroy kanye is amazing, but j dilla is a beast

[@nikpetrovic3877]

nujabes tho

[@purposepassionandlovetv863]

I was at The African American History and Cultural Museum last month and J Dilla's MPC 3000, Emmit Till 'a casket and one of Muhammad Ali's heavy bags and robe were among the most magnetic displays I saw.

[@monotard2745]

Lucky man

[@SHAOLINSLUMSS]

@Фёдор Игнатьевич Пирожковченко peace homie. from chicago

[@aprilrojaspinares6778]

the african american history museum is literally the coolest place on earth

[@WSUFan2017]

@Фёдор Игнатьевич Пирожковченко You should add Nujabes to that list.

[@thakurv1]

Museums are where white people put dead things

[@redclock3317]

Imagine a collaboration between OutKast and J Dilla.

[@dima9917]

fawwwwwwkkkk

[@justanotherisekaiprotagoni7293]

Red Clock ggggg😫😫😫🙏🏾

[@d0mi3000]

too bad dilla's dead

[@47AdriRamiAKAETHG]

The JPC3000 would be a great group

[@shaansingh993]

Dilla 3000

[@BmoreLioness]

I always said Dilla was an alien who was only here to make us change our way of thinking. He just went back home to the stars. Thank you Universe for sharing the God Dilla.

[@nikkojetofficialmusic2222]

God bless you for that message!❤️❤️💪🏾🗣

[@Juan-yq3fb]

Yes

[@dominiquejones3805]

Dilla and Tip amaze me. LARGE PRO

[@mcgritty8842]

That’s how I feel about all creatives… especially those taken young. It’s almost like they served their purpose and it was acceptable for them to leave this plane of existence. ❤

[@newflesh666]

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT JDILLA

[@TakeABumpVC]

14 year old over here

[@banfield1368]

Vc The Greatest ok

[@johnyboy228]

Vc The Greatest you sound as immature

[@Breakbeats92.5]

They will perform better in school, show improved test scores and comprehension. Facts.

[@unknownembassy]

@@banfield1368 Im 11 and im a dilla fan

[@johnnyappleseed4279]

Vox’s hip hop videos are always some of my favorites videos

[@Offener_Kuehlschrank]

I'll be flooooooooosssssiiiiiiinnnn

[@fox1523]

Dont speak about that garbage and nEver compare to hip hop Thank you

[@-droid-j7-225]

Yes sir always nice

[@kiqyou]

vox doesn't have the Dilla card. they need to keep his name out their mouth.

[@ISREHL]

Agreed

[@jetjet6560]

J Dilla and Nujabes...two amazing artists who left this world too soon :( RIP JD and Seb

[@Quim141]

Jimmy Hendrix, John Coltrane & J Dilla. Man, I'm in the right place on KZbin.

[@nweeezy]

all geniuses, just like the guy in your avatar

[@shaanalam3872]

Fax those are true legends

[@mvhax2ftw352]

And you Beethoven

[@pico9497]

I am on the light side on youtube

[@AppleSlizerd]

What I like about Vox videos as opposed to other big companies on KZbin is that these videos have a high-effort feel, have a compressed topic and focuses on it really well. The editing is on point as well as the guests who help explain the certain topic. The person who guides us through the topic is also good at explaining and help the viewer understand everything in its own context. Very nice.

[@aniym21000]

The visualizations really helped me appreciate the artistry behind the beat-making, speaking as someone without knowledge of what hip hop production actually entails

[@Watercolordragon]

props for the graphic designer!

[@DominicOrnelas]

Vox's mograph team is great :)

[@Strike86]

The fact that Dilla's MPC is on display in an important museum in DC makes me so happy.

[@poetiixz9582]

R.I.P J Dilla and Nujabes. The godfathers of Lofi hip-hop.

[@bfuryy]

Well Dilla was more hip hop, nujabes was lofi hip hop but I bet what you were saying

[@BRIYOOFFICIAL]

@@bfuryy BOTH were just Hip Hop...

[@lovejazzloverap]

There's no such thing as Lofi hip hop as a genre

[@m4gg0tbrain28]

Forgot Madlib and DOOM

[@flm5996]

@@SomePersonOnKZbin true

[@Slapsauce]

The humanization of machinery is an essential component of the hip-hop aesthetic. From the moment Grandmaster DXT first touched his hand to a vinyl record to stop the music, hip-hop culture has been defined by the ways in which people struck out against the tyranny of the recorded sound. J Dilla’s was just the latest in a series of innovations that put human intervention at the forefront

[@jasonhuttermusic424]

I think its the unique and creative ways that hip hop artist used the machinery. Whoever wouldve thought of scratching records, stopping them, lining them up to get the break beat? And of course the democratization of machines like drum machine and samplers that allowed poor unsigned artist to create their own music.

[@takeshicantstopsampling3184]

J Dilla changed my life

[@robroberts9051]

He saved mine.

[@justinpearson9170]

Got a J Dilla shirt with that on it ♥️

[@robroberts9051]

Kinda what i was getting at. Hoped someone picked that up. ;-)

[@takeshicantstopsampling3184]

Yeah, that shirt was so cool🔥🔥

[@takeshicantstopsampling3184]

Yeah, Dilla literally changed mine. He was the one who made me want to be a sample-based beat maker🔥🔥

[@undergroundcharisma]

RIP Dilla Dawg!

[@erickvelazquez325]

J Dilla quantizizes the beat with the soul

[@-BeatsKids]

Best way to put it.

[@itdoesntmatterwhoweare]

Quantizing is to producers as Snap to Grid is to designers.

[@Jabbagfx]

love this

[@uniworkhorse]

You're onto something

[@kenopsia9013]

Jabba it is snap to grid on a piano roll

[@dylanm5917]

cities skylines

[@larks.]

@@dylanm5917 what i was thinking

[@AnSoRap]

YES! J Dilla!

[@thainfamous]

J is mad underrated! Last donut of the night my fav track off him :D

[@fuckumanuel4696]

your rhyme things aren't right

[@DefStarz]

Absolutely love this series, keep it up Estelle and the whole Vox team !

[@Oooooska]

Def Starz I was about to write the exact same thing :'D

[@cyclingchantal]

+1

[@bowlsem7]

Same here. Love the series.

[@hearDJK]

+

[@antlora81]

For real, this series is the reason I subscribed to Vox

[@jennyneon]

J Dilla was gone too soon, makes you wonder how did this man produce an album on his deathbed.. He will always be the G.O.A.T, RIP J Dilla.

[@jesusgalvez6127]

Technically it was the 2005 beat tape that got turned into an album.

[@andrescasas2809]

7:40 ... that dilla swing it still brings a tear to my eye

[@dr.christopherdiaz4473]

I am a music professor and this will be the 5th video of yours I use in class. Keep up the good work, this stuff is amazing for modern music analysis.

[@harryh4595]

Chris Diaz spread that Dilla love man

[@Belioyt]

Which are the other four?

[@rackmann6770]

You lazy sonuva...

[@nomike3202]

Rack Mann lol, solid

[@dr.christopherdiaz4473]

Kipruto Bett the Christmas chord, trout mask replica, repetition in music, and kanye

[@MrRocbox]

I’m sitting here watching this video ready to cry because dilla. Was a genius that didn’t even reach his full potential and just touched my soul when you hear is his music

[@trublue3256]

i was holding back hard ...dilla the god of music

[@mgf909]

He only used like 40% of his power when he made Donuts. We could only imagine what 100% peak Dilla would have brought us…

[@YaBoiDoi]

Dont cry will forever be one of my most favorite sampled songs.

[@Breakbeats92.5]

Amazing that a guy that programs drums and isn't known primarily for his ability to play instruments, ends up influencing actual drummers.

[@brookestevenson7645]

That also shows you the willingness for Questlove to learn new things. I’m amazed at how humble that man was to literally unlearn what all he had known to be taught by a guy who used a box to make drum sounds. 🤯 I love hip hop. The world didn’t deserve Dilla and Questlove is a treasure.

[@mizzbelle97]

Her passion for hip hop and all it has contributed to our music and culture is so honest. The genuine love and appreciation shines through in all these videos. Great series by a great host. 👍🏽

[@momansdlasjnfkl]

OB G i know!! Makes me wonder what her throat game is like

[@mokonono5903]

alright momans thats where we draw the line

[@aerosteonthepeon]

You see this is were imma have to stop you g

[@scribejungal3125]

momansdlasjnfkl all right, thats enough, just delete this nephew

[@prodbp]

momansdlasjnfkl nah this ain’t it.

[@gonzostonefist4022]

I'd love to see a Earworm about Nujabes

[@randalllawkin]

Gonzo Stonefist definitely ever since watching anime on adult swim in highschool my fave was Samurai Shamploo

[@bawn5813]

Randall Lawkin u spelt it wrong so horribly wrong

[@westernbenjamin]

Amen to that

[@Bl3zzz]

YES PLEASEEEE

[@tezcatliv1813]

@@bawn5813 Samurai Shampoo!!!

[@DavidGonzalezSamudio]

"Quantization killed Rock music" -- Rick Beato. J Dilla saved us all from quantization killing the rest.

[@godar-teest2554]

Thats a fact

[@jranimations5955]

I see so many people say this, but J Dilla did use quantization, but in his own way. In fact, Jay Dee made his OWN time signature, respectively called “Dilla Time”. You can research more, but basically it’s what made his sound feel so ambient yet strong.

[@matthewtaner6794]

Thank you for this so many people have it wrong even this video has it wrong@@jranimations5955

[@jdjones4825]

"Just a few thousand dollars" in the 80's was a fair lump

[@Moms_Spaghetti]

Fantastic video, gotta love you educating about the legends

[@casualmcztmc9989]

I finally understand "Dilla changed my life" line. Legendary dude, RIP

[@jolness1]

RIP Jay Dee. What an incredibly talented producer. Gone too soon.

[@mistapostman24]

EVERY time i hear Dont Cry it kills me. I've been a Dilla head since early 90's. The way he reDID that sample was SOOOO ahead of its time among other tracks he did. R.I.P JD

[@levi2234]

Earworm is together with borders ny favourite on the channel

[@kofiperry19]

ayyy shoutout to all them dillaheads!

[@uraharamitchell7250]

This documentary made my entire being happy. Thank you so much for putting it together.

[@myindigoblues5796]

I’m so glad that you’ve taken your love and knowledge of music, and made it into something others can appreciate. I love watching these videos. Thanks ✌️

[@jalfredprufrock620]

From 8:32 onward you can hear an even more interesting thing Dilla did with the quantizer, which was to actually apply it in odd ratios, creating quintuplet(60%) or septuplet(57%) swing grooves that would evoke a drunken or limping feel. This was and still is a very novel sound, distinct from that of traditional swing which generally "lays back" the first half of a beat further to 66~77% in sub-150bpm tempos. A lot of recent jazz drummers who have mastered this very difficult-to-play groove are doing fascinating things with the whole idea.

[@popplug3384]

what are some examples of what you are talking about?

[@jalfredprufrock620]

@@popplug3384 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6SUk5Sup916frc This is as well-executed an example as any. Make sure your headphones or speakers enable you to listen to the bassline in addition to the drums. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqq0damAapiKj6M A very funky take, and very good fusion of jazz and edm as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYixd5xsmtiHjck Here's an example from a more 'serious' modern jazz outfit.

[@jalfredprufrock620]

@@popplug3384 Also, this video just came out, the first half of which explains the whole concept really well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b37dfKtmm7Caa9E

[@TurtleeyTY]

@@jalfredprufrock620 Thank you for recommending these songs, I love them. Super insightful comment. Where might I go to learn about/understand music theory like this?

[@jalfredprufrock620]

​@@TurtleeyTY Adam Neely, June Lee(esp. transcriptions+interviews with Jacob Collier), 8-bit Music Theory, Aimee Nolte Music, 12tone, David Bruce Composer. I have no idea what your level of understanding or scope of interest is, so that's just a bunch of channels run by people who know their stuff, and who focus on breaking down interesting music theory concepts rather than doing tutorials on the basics or instrumental technique.

[@hmmyesinteresting]

Iconic.

[@anuel3780]

Hmm yes interesting how you are on almost every video I go to

[@vemundkremund3221]

what i know about you so far: 1. you like memes 2. you watch vox this is getting creepy...

[@catzybluphish1058]

Vemund Kremund he watches the almighty melon as well

[@TheZooropaBaby]

wait didn't you have finals?

[@sudevsen]

hmm yes interesting that cap is really iconic

[@11FBA11]

The way J Dilla would turn off quantizer reminds me of Jaco Pastorius' fretless bass.

[@dirtyjoe5694]

dewfish that’s a cool comparison. RIP Jay Dee. RIP Jaco.

[@iceybundles]

Seeing something like this in a museum from a legend in the hip hop history being preserved and valued and taught to the youth honestly makes me want to cry

[@milkweed7508]

J DILLA Changed My Life

[@Bigavac]

did he though? I never understood this, was your life that different?

[@kofiperry19]

6:19 patience, probably. But Dilla was known to make ridiculous beats in literally 10 minutes, no exaggeration. Jd must've been some kind of alien lmfao. Also people should know that Donuts, the album referenced in this video many times, was made entirely in his hospital bed while he was experiencing the worst of his lupus. Every track actually has multiple hidden messages and references to death and what he was feeling and what he wanted to tell his family/friends. It's beyond a masterpiece

[@KaizerBeatz-vf9wf]

Yep. Dude made A Tribe Called Quest‘s Get A Hold beat in ten minutes and that’s better than most producers entire catalogue tbh. I’m an aspiring beat maker so if I can make music 1/10th as good as he did then I’ll be satisfied :P

[@DoctorSmurfo]

Forgot where I heard it, but I'm pretty sure he would make at least like 5 beats a day. I can only imagine how much unreleased Dilla material is still out there.

[@swutted3439]

You not talkin bout 'Ye are you? "5 beats a day for 3 summers"

[@levan50]

Yes!!! Wish they would've added that to this video for ppl that aren't familiar with him or the donuts albums

[@nuberiffic]

I'm amazed these beats took that long to make. They're so incredibly simple and basic.

[@jhitta906]

must have watched this video 100 times, still feels like i haven't watched it yet when re-watching. Filmed, edited and explained in the smoothest way possible.

[@renzobond]

i tend to come back to this video cause this masterpiece opened my mind and changed completely the way i looked at beatmaking and overall sampling and i am so grateful 3 years later

[@foolishsamurai]

Your videos have taught me so much about hip hop ! They are top quality and the content about its history,story telling and visualization are so amazing.

[@niedec]

If you like this, check out "Lightworks" by J Dilla. The original sample is from Raymond Scott (using the same title). Dilla flips it so "Light up the skies" and "his heart does flips" becomes "light up the spliffs." I thought that was cool. There are a ton of videos by Verysickbeats on KZbin called "Techniques inspired by Dilla" that's really good, too. First video shows how Dilla would flip a 6/8 beat into 4/4. Also a documentary on Netflix called Hip Hop Evolution that shows where that sort of inventiveness came from. Also, that album Donuts by Dilla that they mentioned? Dude made that while dying of lupus in a hospital bed, using this calculator-looking monstrosity called the Roland SP-404. Sorry, I'm a huge nerd with this stuff, but it just gets more and more interesting as you dig in.

[@jraev5519]

@@niedec you spitting 🔥

[@dominiquejones3805]

Real heads know. There is a lot of thought that goes n2 it

[@SwaggerLikeUz]

Been a DILLA fan since 94' and already knew then He was special. Great vid!

[@therealliveguy]

Likewise...and FACTS!

[@SearcherKat]

Nice to see you here my dude!

[@catmasterOP]

haha glad to see you're still around. recently saw your comment on a big L remix on soundcloud from 2 years ago :D

[@MurderToCassette]

Always good to see your name pop up player

[@SwaggerLikeUz]

MurderToCassette madd respect fam

[@christianbaclao66]

Estelle! You killed this video. Entertaining, informative and appreciative. You deserve so much praise.

[@thefool2007]

That was great! The beats and cut up sample sequencing is GENIUS! I never would have guessed omitting the quantize function would have granted such freedom but in this case it does.

[@alexmathewmendoza]

Excellent piece. I'm always so happy to see Dilla's work immortalized through wonderful videos like this.

[@Boon1600]

Back for dillas birthday. Rest in peace to the legend himself

[@NodSquad]

He was the best producer in history. Total and complete legend. Many of your favorite musicians speak about his name with huge smiles on their faces.

[@ManoAiron]

hey, brazil here! your videos are AWESOME! make me feel goosebumps all the time... thank you!

[@_pennybags6210]

Happy Birthday to JAMES DILLA YANCEY. We miss you!

[@ussi]

Thank you for this, it was the kind of inspiration I've been looking for all this time

[@nickplatoff7458]

I have watched this video so many times and sent it out to so many friends. Thank you thank you thank you. Your work is phenomenal.

[@2pacalypse93]

I watched this 10 times. Absolute love this it’s pure inspiration for me. Rip j dilla

[@Chesario16]

J dilla... is the best friend i never met We communicated through his cassettes He's music wasn't a thing a to be listened to It was something that can be felt Sorry for my bad English but i had to show some love to the eternal legend dilla

[@97bigbeat]

Jo that comment could actually be a dope first verse for a rap song!

[@user-vc7dx8rt1k]

I thought it was a rap too, and rapped it in my head .

[@Chesario16]

97bigbeat I'm a 20 years old amatuer hip-hop producer based in somalia I'm blessed that I had the opportunity to listen to his works in 2003 when i was a 6 year old...my cousin introduced me to hip-hop he was 17 years old and back then hip-hop was unpopular and considered evil in the middle east..my cousin used to sell bootleg cassette tapes and every Friday him and his family would visit us and he brought with him a hip-hop cassette and after lunch me and him would sneak our way to the roof and play the cassette i had no clue what the rappers were saying i didn't learn English yet but i felt the music regardless and j dilla's music were something else ...in 2006 i decided to teach myself English and after a long period of trial and error I'm know fluent in English....hip-hop truly changed my life and I'm grateful for it

[@mpclive5693]

GET A MPC LIVE!! =)

[@dvoneuw7]

nice video. rip dilla and phife

[@dvoneuw7]

check out vibeout. his best work in my opinion

[@markoz673bajen8]

You on point Phife ?

[@counterfit5]

Marios Tabajen all the time tip

[@paulsack9563]

Thank you for linking the playlist, doing gods work :)

[@savvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvva]

This video is a masterpiece! KZbin Classic ! Thank you so much to everyone who was involved making it

[@Fayarin]

Another absolutely excellent video and a great tribute to an amazing artist. Thank you so much for this series.

[@super999999]

Donuts pretty much my favorite album. Rest in Peace J Dilla

[@JosephAlanMeador]

Donuts is a masterpiece. Don't cry gets me every time! J Dilla the Legend

[@ktypee]

This was well done. The visuals of the audio is pretty cool. Thank you for doing this

[@YourNosesShadow117]

Damn I wanna bust tears, RIP JAYDEE! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

[@AndreiBadoiu]

You guys are brilliant! This was so beautiful!

[@carrielikethemovie1806]

I always love that song Don't Cry. And I was just like a regular listener type person, I never knew why. I especially appreciated this video and thank you for making it and breaking it down for me.

[@FlyingSpaceWhale]

From the perspective of a classically trained string musician who is now investing time and money in music production. That outro segment to the video at 9:06 just validated all of the ideas I've been having in my head surrounding my own digital music equipment. Absolutely one of the best Vox vids I've seen. Second to The Most Feared Jazz Song In History.

[@kurtisblow3000]

this was a beautiful tribute, nicely done

[@therealdjap]

I had to watch this again. I love how you present things with so much clarity and feeling. Well done. DILLA!

[@amacns]

Thank you for this. Love J’s music. Great job showing how different and special his music is

[@nazianquadir]

I got to see the museum on a school trip!! So cool to see all the art and music artifacts on display

[@TeLarry]

What a dope video...thank yall LONG LIVE DILLA...salute

[@drnz]

Illuminating piece about one of my favorite beatmakers. Thanks for making this!

[@antoniobanks8317]

Props to all involved in creating this project... it was masterful

[@drklvmadethis.8009]

*turns off quantize on my mpc

[@0-1allalone16]

You own a MPC!!! You KNOW~

[@readytochop2462]

It definitely sounds better. Not just with drums, but with sample chops, too. It’s impossible to chop music and quantize it (and for it to sound good) unless they were tight and used a metronome. You either don’t chop it to percussion and then do quantize so that it swings or chop it to percussion and turn off quantize. Otherwise it sounds off.

[@Rapfan965]

This made me smile :]

[@princessleotardovadincithe7771]

The only video by Vox I'll actually watch. RIP James Yancey! You're my original inspiration to even have started music making. You will forever and always live on! ✌

[@moeblisss12]

This was freakin’ amazing!! Thank you Vox

[@CausticCreations]

i loved this clip thanks for taking the time to create this

[@MisterDillPickle]

As a frequent music listener uneducated in even basic musical theory, this series is eye-opening. Gave me a new found appreciation for the art.

[@reeperbahntoni]

„Bye.“ from J Dilla is quite sad and epic!

[@estebanguerrero682]

This videos, just by seeing the description makes me love the effort in every single detail

[@ericfields2809]

You’re an angel for posting this wonderful video of the superstar Dilla! Thanks so much

[@ChanellJWilson]

I thoroughly enjoyed this...I strongly appreciate J Dilla...and his gift talent ....and a member of the Soulquarians... :-) Thank you for creating this

[@ryansharer22]

I've seen this video roughly 100 times and I still come back weekly to see it again. Dilla is in my top 10 producers all time

[@JEFFMAN90]

Facts same here

[@unclepaulhahrrgis8730]

Estelle is the best! Thank you for your video essays 🙏❤

[@AmazingJayB51]

I've watched this every year since it 1st aired, great piece!

[@fifimeow7417]

*HONESTLY IN TEARS. I LOVE DILLA SO MUCH. HE TRULY WAS A GENIUS. THANK YOU, WELL DONE! 🙏🏿❤️👌🏿🎶*

[@GlennMartin]

Excellent production on this vid, specially for a master producer like Dilla.

[@caglarkarademir]

you made an amazing doc. And also thanks for all the info and links too. One love.

[@amandazacarkim]

This story is just amazingly told - the research behind it, the examples, just amazing!

[@lameimpala8426]

love this series, Vox

[@Lux9103]

Thank You for Honouring The KING

[@MarkAugustine]

I cried. Thank YOU for this wow

[@jhitta906]

I can't count how many times I come back to this video, put together so beautifully.

[@paulanderson5621]

E=mc2 was beyond a masterpiece. I could play that on repeat all day long