How J Dilla humanized his MPC3000

[@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.

[@nasiruddain1200]

LoL

[@AdamSpade]

And with a grin on my face I reply "No. It is not allowed." To me, that is the heart of creativity.

[@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

[@HENRIVICTORIOUS1]

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 .

[@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.

[@Birdbussa]

Museums are where white people put dead things

[@cthulhu5707]

J Dilla and Madlib are the GOATs

[@malcolmmorgan420]

Pete Rock too

[@Alan-mv5ki]

Premo

[@wholelottaopium]

no quasimoto is

[@samuelfransiskus2768]

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

[@nikpetrovic3877]

nujabes tho

[@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. ❤

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@Strike86]

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

[@Quim1441]

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

[@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.

[@Watercolordragon]

props for the graphic designer!

[@Zammorack420]

Vox's mograph team is great :)

[@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

[@vadhub]

@@SomePersonOnKZbin true

[@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…

[@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

[@takeshicantstopsampling3184]

J Dilla changed my life

[@robroberts9051]

He saved mine.

[@justinp9170]

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🔥🔥

[@erickvelazquez325]

J Dilla quantizizes the beat with the soul

[@-BeatsKids]

Best way to put it.

[@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.

[@undergroundcharisma]

RIP Dilla Dawg!

[@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

[@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

[@YaBoiDoi]

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

[@Moms_Spaghetti]

Fantastic video, gotta love you educating about the legends

[@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.

[@andrescasas2809]

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

[@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.

[@Chiquitito1201]

@@niedec you spitting 🔥

[@dominiquejones3805]

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

[@casualmcztmc9989]

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

[@mstoutsenberger]

J DILLA Changed My Life

[@Bigavac]

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

[@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.

[@Kangbrooke]

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.

[@jdjones4825]

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

[@jolness1]

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

[@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!! =)

[@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

[@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.

[@ussi]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@Boon1600]

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

[@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

[@super999999]

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

[@_pennybags6210]

Happy Birthday to JAMES DILLA YANCEY. We miss you!

[@JosephAlanMeador]

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

[@levi2234]

Earworm is together with borders ny favourite on the channel

[@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

[@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

[@kofiperry19]

ayyy shoutout to all them dillaheads!

[@alexmathewmendoza]

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

[@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.

[@superstrongcompany6893]

Hey Vox, who's the host? I like her passion for hip hop & how thorough she was in explaining everything. What other pieces of history has she talked about?

[@TheJokerramos]

Estelle caswell

[@C4P_10]

She did something on rhyme scemes

[@Throwaway-kg7ft]

Generic white feminist infatuated with hip hop #1728892

[@dooginmcdoogle393]

@@Throwaway-kg7ft Generic "edgy" comment not providing any meaningful insight #29932932100932109213210938902139983210098210983109820983109823098129849842109842109842109809842109842109842109842109

[@CrysisVN]

LMAOOOOO

[@reeperbahntoni]

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

[@uraharamitchell7250]

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

[@vyceofficial4382]

Even Dr. Dre loves J Dilla Vibes. J Dilla is a big inspiration to all music enthusiasts!

[@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

[@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.

[@MrThemexacutioner]

Jay Dee revolutionized the way Hip-Hop was made and heard. The first producer to use the emcee as an instrument in the track instead of on it. I take flowers to his grave every year. RIP Dilla Dawg.

[@YourNosesShadow117]

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

[@paulanderson5621]

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

[@raaaaaaaaaawwwwrrrrr]

“forget quantize it does what i say it does” lmao

[@MrJavonnthomas]

William Alvarado That’s my exact words when I produce something 😂😂

[@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 :]

[@julianlamazte]

It was very hard to ignore the headphone on his head

[@ISREHL]

haha same

[@Gemosiku]

😹😹😹

[@brmbkl]

why would you ignore it

[@StoicFighter]

that is what music is, unorganized sounds put in a unique way

[@Lux9103]

Thank You for Honouring The KING

[@Peronioz]

Okay, I would NEVER notice that sampling at 7:46 without watching this video. That was beautiful, musically by Dilla, and visually by whoever edited it.

[@oisinq]

I love Earworm more than anything else in this world

[@forevershampoo]

Dilla humanized his MPC with his mind body and soul!

[@ManoAiron]

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

[@sippinghorchata]

R.I.P J Dilla and Nujabes

[@NUDERRAPASSION]

superSJ peace.

[@SpaceGhostFan]

superSJ Both wonderful... so damn wonderful.

[@hiphopittechsupport475]

Facts. Did that nujabes doc ever come out yet

[@jayhittaa]

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.

[@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 ✌️

[@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! ✌

[@Boon1600]

J Dilla is one of the greatest of all time. Taken too soon. RIP Jay Dee

[@user-dc7um4pr3f]

Hip Hop is the first time sound and collage met artistically. People like J Dilla are masters of it. Really cool to see how his brain works.

[@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.

[@2pacalypse93]

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

[@michaelberg3006]

I love how these videos explain music to ppl that don’t produce. It really makes senses

[@Konnichewaaa]

Vox is incredible for this.

[@CHATOMARTINEZ93]

R.I.P. JDILLA

[@redericson1993]

The legendary grand master, the man out of time, the Sultan of rhythm who ignored rhythm itself. God bless him, thank you for being here.

[@loremipsum7513]

This is the content that i'm subscribing for.

[@mingsdynasty]

Wow, the MPC changed my entire life!

[@CatLover-g7j]

What version do u have??

[@alexanderscalzo340]

So happy J Dilla is being immortalized and remembered in the museum. He’s one of the most amazing musicians & producers of all time who humanized the technology of hip hop like the MPC.

[@256k_]

I have to admit, i was not aware of J dilla, I have only been superficially interested in hiphop music and most of my interest is more in electronic "dance" music let's say, but recently (ver recently) i bought an MPC 2500 and i'm going through the history of it and watching a lot of about the machines and the people who ussed them. this was very inspiring and i'm happy i was exposed to such a great artist.

[@timothygann9779]

Could you imagine j dilla now?? 😯😯😯😯😣😣 Rest easy james 🙏

[@christianbaclao66]

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

[@garveyg2083]

RIP james yancey, dilla deserves a museum dedicated entirely to him

[@thatgeekdad]

I live for these videos from Estelle. Your love for hip hop and the different areas you go to and focus are the best. Keep up the great work. I still watch Why rappers like Grey Poupon at least twice a week it's hilarious and insightful.

[@JAWS9]

Estelle, Your explanation of Dilla’s ingenuity is just as brilliant as his work.

[@Stormmagician]

Hope you do the other legendary DJ Nujabes too.

[@isleep3146]

Stormmagician both were born on 7th Feb 1974

[@KaizerBeatz-vf9wf]

^^ not directed at you btw. Just a bit of a rant lol

[@EscapeTheCloudsOfficial]

Much respect to Nujabes (Seba Jun). Gone too soon. RIP. I have all of his albums, including his posthumous one.

[@kevinbarriere2850]

This piece is gold for musical appreciation. Having said that you should do Madlib. They symbiotically molded that sound. And in my opinion dilla lives through in madlib. To this day.

[@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.

[@santiagodemarte]

I almost cry when she explain stuff starting from 9:30. It is beatiful how a genius can chance your way to see the world.

[@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

[@fifimeow7417]

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

[@perrinmcmillon8394]

I was freaking the MPC 3000, back in the day, within 2 hours of ever touching one, without a manual. I easily see how Dilla, who was a dedicated artist could do it with no problem.

[@charliezsdadzelejerk7237]

GET the MPC LIVE!!! WOW!

[@nuberiffic]

...what are you even trying to say here?