J Dilla's KICK DRUM FIST FIGHT - Deconstructing "Runnin' "

Have you ever heard a kick drum that’s so unique, so unpredictable, so… incredible, that you’ve wanted to fight someone? That might sound a little intense, but that’s exactly what happened when J Dilla was producing the song “Runnin’” by The Pharcyde in 1995.
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TOPICS COVERED
J Dilla
The Pharcyde
Labcabincalifornia
Runnin
Beat
Kick Drum
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Hip Hop
History
Music
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
Fatlip
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Tre
Production
Soulquarians
Dilla time
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Jay Dee
Q Tip
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J Dilla is the greatest producer of all time no question. the fact that 29 of the 31 tracks on Donuts was produced in the hospital with an SP-100 is just unbelievable to even imagine. That seals it for me.

[@vertical_parallel]

greatest of all time no doubt. so very sad we lost him so soon

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​@@vertical_parallelIt's not very sad , we were blessed with his gift for as long as we could AND MANY TREASURES HE LEFT US. It's obvious he was born on a MISSION 😊.

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Madlib.

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I love Dilla but the original story isn’t even that he used a SP-100. It was a 303. Also, the newest biography of his life details that the album was actually made in Pro-Tools by Jeff Jank while working off of 10 beat CDs that Dilla made.

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[@sekijou3622]

just got recommended this video.... used to hear runnin as a kid but i couldnt find it for almost 2 decades, and now not only have I found it but ive also found it dilla made yet another song I absolutely love

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[@AnecDope_official]

Great storytelling as always! Sidenote: was suprised to read in Dilla Time that T3 was the one who "discovered" the Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfa loop used in "Runnin". Definitely deserves some credit for that! 🙌

[@ar_ytb]

Fun fact: "Saudade vem correndo" means something like "the missing feeling (from someone) comes running". This translation is hard to do because saudade does not have an accurate translation. The fun fact, is that "correndo" means "Running". Source: I'm brazilian.

[@q-dawwg626]

LABCABINCALIFORNIA album by The Pharcyde is criminally underrated. One of my favorite Hiphop albums ever recorded

[@andyboi8283]

Same, my #1 pick personally

[@phonymex3340]

​@andyboi8283 Must not listen to alot of Hip-Hop. The emcees spitting bars are subpar. Two things come with a good Hip-Hop song. The Beat & The Rapper. Pharcyde lacks good Dope Rhyme Sayers. Nothing too amazing. You should try listening to Nas, Mos Def, Big Pun, or André 3000 (Outkast)

[@Anouyz]

I think its a little wack to hate on them cause you can't catch the vibe of the flow. I'm also from out east and vibe a lot harder with cold winter energy. I'll sum it up with a line form the legend BIG JUS, "Straight up, for niggas that don't understand. Obviously, this wasn't made for you, so fuck you, but jus company flow lune tns and i'm out."@@phonymex3340

[@gabeeskridge8291]

​@@phonymex3340Very interesting your words. As knowledgeable as you are , you should know hip-hop has lanes in its artistry. You're stating the obvious , they have a unique feel. THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL IN WHAT THEY NATURALLY CREATED.

[@phonymex3340]

@gabeeskridge8291 oh yeah the vibe itself and melodies are carried out by the producer. JD does a very good job of doing that. But still, the lyricism is not your typical East Coast wordplay

[@thelevelbeyondhuman]

I’m so glad we have someone technically breaking down Dillas work in such a professional series. I’m just now finishing his entire production discog, and I can’t wait to start trying to reprod some of these. Hope there’s many more to come!

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Thank you!

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[@cody4556]

Yes so keen for this!! Love dilla and Pharcyde!

[@vicdmise]

It's amazing what a simple and even standard idea it is to turn off quantization and play in drums by hand, the way music had ALWAYS been made, but JD is the first guy to buck the trend of an entire genre and do it on a major release. That's not to take away from his brilliance, but it just takes one guy to go, "I I think I'd rather do it this way" for everyone to see the possibilities. You're doing a great job on this channel. I'm duly impressed.

[@boomboombaby9140]

When I was a kid my cousin died and left us his equipment, we had a Korg keyboard workstation but the loop didn’t work it was a malfunction. We had to play the drums and every sound for like 3 minutes, we had to count bars in our heads for the chorus 😂😂😂😂

[@m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n]

grew up on dilla. did a lot of drunk kicks n snares live played on my albums Stillface by Baphonym and a few on Dolphin Derby by DJ Moodlighting

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[@droneofthefurture]

Thank you so much for the history rundown - I've been listening to this track a ton after I discovered it for the first time around 3 years ago, but never knew the story behind the crew. It's one of my top songs of all time and means a lot to me, so listening to it now will be wild knowing the story behind everything

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[@krssd123]

dude u were talking about how runnin was to the soulquarians what rogue one was to a new hope while u simultaneously made a statement that lead straight into your soulquarians video just like the previous analogies. you’re a god tier youtuber and i love your channel.

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[@silasdale6550]

I can't understate how much I love this song literally why got into producing. Amazing video thank you for sharing your knowledge and making great content 🙏

[@theoutabodies5653]

What y’all don’t understand and Refuse to understand is that it was played by feeling not by technicality. It’s like dancing y’all could learn the basic steps but to switch up is to feel the rhythm and improvise. I can break down everyone’s style beat nuts , large pro , premier , tip learning the equipment is one thing but you must also have an imagination.

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What a loss, he was only 32.. I honestly believe that hip hop and rnb today would sound much different if he was still alive.

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This fight was documented in the book Dilla Time. Great book.

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[@aifeme]

How can you record a 10 minute video deconstructing one of the best beats ever made without playing it FOR EVEN A COUPLE OF SECONDS??

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content ID and the copyright bots come for everyone

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@@Sandurz your still alive!?!?!

[@cl0utless]

@@Sandurz my mans talking from experience, we miss you king 💜👑💜👑💜

[@TomFirth]

@@Sandurz could have been a nice tribute to J Dilla though.

[@mobes3]

​@@Sandurz While I know this is the reason, it makes me very sad because this OBVIOUSLY fits within fair use. There is no claim they could make that would legally stand up in court. The issue is its not worth the effort for him to try and fight Pharcyde's label if they do put up the claim. It's really a shame.

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I was JUST listening to this on the J Dilla Book last night at work!! Thank you for making this!!

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Just found yohr channel and already subscribed. Love the content, taking me down memory lane with this one. This album was the first true hip hop album I bought and it introduced me to the legend Dilla!

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Amazing commentary with historical rhythm!

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Mr Dilla is hip hop's Mozart, took hip hop's orchestra and created something altogether new and as yet unsurpassed.

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[@jimboslice4468]

9:08 "It also charted in the UK, Scotland and New Zealand" I was unaware we (Scotland) had our own charts? Thought we were just the UK charts

[@joedellava7805]

Thanks for this. Ever since this track came out I always felt something was "off" but couldn't figure out what. It wasn't off, it was just the Dilla swing! 🔥

[@keevyhutchinson9051]

Once again sir. Job well done. Love the video and since oh humor.

[@diggingthegreats]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

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Damn bro, dilla startin fights cause his beats are THAT GOOD?! i didnt think my opinion of him could get any better, man was i wrong. Thanks for the awesome video man!

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Thank you!

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🙏🙏

[@Rocwell]

Love the vid had no idea about the story behind this track. Keep up the good work, love it

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Totally agree man also mandadory sf reference CHESTO

[@googleyoutubechannel8554]

Great stuff, you spend more time analyzing these tracks than J Dilla and the other producers even put into making them :)

[@jesseshort8]

Another awesome episode Brandon! Love learning more about Dilla. Keep it up.🤙

[@DPSFSU]

I love the Pharcyde. Could you do a video breaking down all the borrowed clips they've used and all the other artists that borrowed the Pharcyde's style?! That would be awesome!

[@abatti95]

This is fantastic! Ha! Made me smile. This one is one of my favourites from JD. Cheers from Brasil!

[@nerdcoke4574]

beautiful work as always

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you're so god damn funny dog, usually i find humor in similar videos a little forced but nah i kept giggling my ass off. not to mention how good the info in these are. please never stop :)

[@MrWillcapone]

This was an awesome breakdown. I love how you always add a timeline and a background story to it all. For Pharcyde, I would love to hear how they came up with the concept and execution of Groupie Therapy, that song is hilarious. And as usual, I humbly ask for a breakdown of Illadelph Halflife 😄 Stellar work as always, Digs !

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Love the videos!

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Another great video.

[@FormerlyOrca]

Making a video about Qtip would be great but might I request a video or 5 about the RZA?

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As a sound guy, I appreciate the discussion on wave forms and timing

[@wenting2457]

I'm a young dude trying to get into production. Your videos have been the most helpful and interesting shit I've seen all month

[@rezen1983]

When you take the rules and break them that's fine art in a nutshell. JDilla! Long live the king!

[@cvillahro]

I love your channel! I love this song and I was waiting for you to make a video about it

[@diggingthegreats]

Thank you! This song is incredible!

[@seancphygital]

I've been trying to cover this song on drums and that kick pattern is not easy! It's awesome to see it mapped out like this. I also didn't know this was a Dilla Beat, but wow, to me this thing solidifies him as a legend even more. The drums on this beat are crazy.

[@moriontax]

Man, hell yeah, I'm glad someone is gassing up this track for the here and now. I haven't even watched yet but lowkey I thought you meant how the drum kicks swing has that thump that just sounds like it's trading back and forth, didn't know that there was a real fight on it tho! 👀

[@mogglie]

Your videos are my most amazing find of channels. Not only do you work through my life of music interest. Fillin the gaps I’ve never understood. And the editing quality is world class. Then when you bring the bass out and plays phat beats. You just slam it. It makes you the authority of modern soul historian.

[@ScottThePisces]

Incredible breakdown! Loved this beat, and the rerecording for Mya's Fallen

[@AvantiMusicNJ]

Appreciate you taking Dilla time and putting it into bite size pieces

[@samuelearcher]

Dude, you're mad funny, I'm cracking up on your story telling...

[@ekLuca]

I love it!! keep up the good work, we need this

[@3d1k3]

Videos like this should be exempt from copyright strikes.

[@oppsteamus1665]

Sent chills, amazing content

[@ottostoneman]

Great video, you can feel your passion.

[@juni8898]

Runnin’ is my top song of all time❤️ thank you for this video!

[@Luke.]

Amazing video, you should do one covering Black Star's Little Brother. The microchops in that record are something out of this world and proves that J Dilla is the greatest to ever do it.