J Dilla - Sunbeams (Extended)

J Dilla's "Sunbeams" beat extended
Artist: J Dilla
Titles Used: Sunbeams
Beat Tape/Album: The 1996 What Up Doe Sessions (Unofficial)
Year: 1996
Original: Joe Sample - Black is The Color [Invitation] (1993)
Photographer: Unknown
Photo Location: New York, NY, West Orange, NJ
Photo Year: Unknown

[@tyleranderson7636]

Time to unwind. Kick back and forget about it

[@Slowbone52]

Thanks, great comment. Peace be unto you.

[@ducky774]

Take a break, you deserve it

[@valeriecaviness-brigman9261]

Yes, but the work is plenty and the laborers are few!!! We get to relax and jam, but plenty of work needs to be done on this here planet!!!! Rest up, but be the light, but don't unwind and kickback too much!!! People hungry, dying for no reason, corrupt government...I lower-cased government cause they ain't my Creator, Yahweh!!! But Yeah!!! Rest, but make a good difference in the World. Bredren!!!

[@ducky774]

@@valeriecaviness-brigman9261 Great point! We all need to pitch in when it comes to putting in the hard work to improve the lives of those we love and leaving the world in a better place than we found it. Everything in moderation.

[@valeriecaviness-brigman9261]

@@ducky774 Outstanding Words of Encouragement! Thank you, Sir! 💯

[@premiersportingkc3443]

This is my 2-year-old daughter's favorite thing to listen to. Every day she'll swing in our backyard and ask for "Sunbeams please!" Can't wait until she's older and we get to listen through the J Dilla discography together Edit: She's now 3 and this is still one of her favorite songs. We've been listening to Nujabes too this winter, while she does her zoo animal puzzles in the living room.

[@dw9524]

you should introduce her to "nujabes" :) i'm sure you'll both love it!

[@tomashorvath6323]

Man I wish this is true story, but... I dont remember anything I did until sometime like 5 years old, no way your two.years old girl is that inteligent...or she is just special. Take care mate.

[@Aardvarked88]

@@tomashorvath6323 wtf are you talking about? 2 year olds ask for stuff they like all the time

[@airsensi4848]

PremierSportingKC that’s so dopeeee. Much love family

[@nickboddaer4540]

Nice sir. I have his discog aswell. Great artist. Rip jay dee

[@Learn2oo]

I did about 30% of the homework required to get a mechanical and nuclear engineering degree with this song playing

[@AxelCross]

King

[@TheMeatball808]

Congratulations

[@deviateedits]

Legend. I hope one day you'll go do something amazing in that field. When you win a nobel prize I'll be like "You see that guy? He's got a good taste in music"

[@Learn2oo]

@@deviateedits If a fun lil idea pans out ill comment back here.

[@luke3759]

ur gonna go far I can tell!

[@arthurs3691]

Peace to everyone bumping this all over the world, I wish you all the best. RIP DILLA.

[@latmaniussef]

Thanks, same for you. RIP DILLA

[@barca29np]

@@latmaniussef jumua mubaraka akhay

[@K1ng_ib]

I recommend nujabes too if you haven’t already heard of him🕊

[@terrenceball6439]

Peace to you too.

[@bruttocheffo]

Peace and love, always and forever

[@blizzerdreieinssechs7401]

I hope DOOM is freestyling on it right now at this moment, RIP BROTHER

[@benneywenney]

trust me famlee

[@sirsmokealot705]

Amen fam, amen

[@Virtualcritic111]

where ever doom is hopfully hes good

[@MrViney-lx4gw]

I don't know why but reading what you just said brought tears to my eyes. Damn RIP DOOM

[@Mrbensully]

@@MrViney-lx4gw lowkey bru. rip fucking DOOM

[@harrymartin684]

Man how can you not immediately feel better as soon as this comes on, it's like a bubble bath for your ears

[@johnsuggs7828]

LMAO. Yeah something like that lol

[@aidangriffin8183]

Superb comment

[@unla25]

a bubble bath for my ears I love that so much

[@Lukecage83]

Lmao man you fuckin' feel me!?!?!?

[@minalove6582]

Ooooo okay I love that 🙌🏽😁

[@pericopinero1035]

This is the definition of seeing sounds. Dilla didn't make beats. That man was making motion pictures for our ears. Gone too soon. RIP to the legend James Dewitt Yancey.

[@emmagoldenage]

I feel that. Motion pictures for my ears. RIP

[@delightschwartz1469]

Truth! This man was an aural poet/shaman. 100 years ahead of his time.

[@jamesmurray4312]

There is nobody in the history of all music who had the ethic of J. Dilla. To be fully aware of his soon passing, continuing to make "Donuts" on his very death bed, and the songs he used when finishing the album... Dedication is an immeasurable understatement.

[@mr.m4241]

@@jamesmurray4312 ["There is nobody in the history of all music who had the ethic of J. Dilla."] -- There's an old Burmese Proverb that sums up perfectly, the sheer ignorance of that statement...."A man with little learning is like a frog who thinks it's puddle, is a great sea". You sound like me black in the day when I was just learning about the world. When I first started listening to jazz, I swore Wynton Marsallis was THE SHIT! (and then I learned about the actual lives of Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, James Brown, Fela Kuti, Miriam Makeba and many others and the unfathomable struggles they had to endure) I would encourage you to do some sincere studying my friend.....You can start with Duke Ellington, who led a band for 56 years STRAIGHT --- during some of THE hardest times a black man ever saw in ameriKKKa.....Playing at clubs he couldn't even enter through the front entrance of. Sure, Dilla truly holds a high place in music. Of that there is no doubt. And in hip hop, I rank him right at the top (and I'm speaking as a person who's generation actually created the genre). But before you open your mouth, try to humble yourself to learn and understand HOW a "Dilla" could even come to be. Trust and know - MANY sacrifices were made for him, me, and you to even be able to BE into music. "the history of all music" is vast son. It ain't just "hip hop". You sound like "the frog".

[@jamesmurray4312]

@@mr.m4241 lol damn, you're a special one. Find me another who created while unable to say their own name, and continued to create as they died(yes, his machine was still recording when he took his last breath. Never made it to any album, but the tape still exists) Everyone else, stops creating when they feel it's time. Dilla didnt believe it was ever time.

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

Been going through a heavy episode of depression this summer. My worst one yet. Idk how much more I can keep going but this beat, especially the intro helps me a lot. Much love, friends. Edit: I wrote this comment almost 2 years ago. I now have a house and a beautiful baby girl. Life has been good and euphoric lately. Anyone struggling and at rock bottom listening to this, please keep going. Shit may be tough right now, but it can only go up from here. I love you all.

[@subdued_geodude_]

sending you love. this summers been tough for me too. this track is a string of light and we're getting closer to it

[@geraldquarles423]

keep your head up it gets better. I was depressed also and music therapy along with psycho therapy really helped.

[@mrwahh44]

@@subdued_geodude_ universe never sends u nothing u can't handle. Stay strong 💪🏾

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

@@mutantboy1948 thank you, man. I’ll try it out. Just trying to stay busy with people I love, do the things I love to do, and keep it trill.

[@mutantboy1948]

@@Thrashman-ye4cf Good Luck mate🤝

[@shashanksaurav8569]

R.I.P Dilla. Slum Village and Dilla's music helped me thru my depression days back in 2009. Had nobody who could understand me. Used to go for a walk at 4AM in the morning with this song hooked up. Showed me the meaning of living carefree and tension free!! Thanks man!!

[@naaimz]

saw your comment randomly , been going through something similar ^^ gonna remember next time to do the same as u did . Hope you are living a good life now :D

[@khulekanimadlala4162]

I'm glad you pulled through. God Bless

[@JayMedina]

2008/09 were tough, know that feeling, sometimes music is your only friend.

[@SanjanaRanasingha]

Gay

[@jasonwilliams0306]

PoWRA to your Shashank, reviewing your life in real [reel] time means your next life won't be so heavy, reflection, review means you avoid the queue

[@SunnysRoyalSkipper]

J Dilla and Nujabes were two visionaries taken from the world too soon.

[@connornyhart4828]

yeah copy pasting actual musicians work and putting it on loop over the same beat for 20 minutes. so visionary.

[@3nw366]

@@connornyhart4828 shut up. you obviously don't understand sampling so stfu.

[@dynarts6502]

@S9P6 he did in a dick head way

[@ColHogan-le5yk]

@@connornyhart4828 you go and do better, if you can't then it's not as easy as it looks and if you can, we get more beats, everyone wins!

[@javirios3107]

@@dynarts6502 Maybe you're just sensitive cause it's facts

[@birocratic_]

Happy 50th birthday to the legend J Dilla 🙏🏻

[@ricardosergiourteagaburneo]

2024 has been a rough year. But right now im sitting on my roof having a drink and looking out into the sunset bumping this and you know what, were gonna be alright

[@DistanTThunder2]

*Kendrick Lamar voice*

[@RM-td2wo]

I hope so my friend cause I hear you on that

[@ReptillianOverlord]

This... This and ONLY this.

[@rentharenegade]

You're gonna be more than alright brother... you're gonna spread your wings a take flight. lifes yours, take it and create. One love.

[@ellaskins]

A-men

[@Hexstasy100]

If i ever owned a penthouse in the city, I'd play this nonstop in the evening as I look over the city with fine wine in hand.

[@shrudy123]

That’s a vibe man

[@Makeithappen_100]

Swirling it with one finger

[@ijustbevibin0425]

@@shrudy123 dude I deadass got chills listening to that the only thing is it might be lonely tbh😪

[@tubbycustard8866]

@@ijustbevibin0425 the homies in the comment section will happily join you

[@RelightwithKat]

omg yes

[@illneil9824]

Every morning, I play this when I opened the record store.

[@Toaster___Bath]

wheres the store at bro?

[@pho.phonic]

I gotta dig there. Where’s your shop?

[@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart]

Props from Detroit

[@TikkaMasalaa1]

ahhh record stores, what are they? DC had a nice one back in the 1990s

[@MrRCPeter]

@@TikkaMasalaa1 There's still one where I live in Idaho, they're still out there!

[@tecknowledjee6933]

Happy 50th, Jay. Forever my inspiration. Rest in peace

[@rg8572]

Nice pfp 😉

[@joelalcantara120]

Jdilla! Detroit I love you! Always underground, always fresh, always trending! And more importantly always talented! If we work hard you will be the best city in the world. You have everything if you think about it. The struggle the suffering will make you come back again!

[@joelalcantara120]

@user-vj6pw9my8x i know but Detroit still alive! He is Detroit

[@CullenCochran]

this beat reminds me of those weird dream-state moments when you wake up at 4 am with a very unplaceable certainty that everything's gonna be alright

[@diegobermudez8102]

That's the Universe letting you know what's up.

[@eddiec.1306]

@@diegobermudez8102 So true

[@thefreshprincer5587]

Damn straight, brother

[@FoxxAddamz1]

@Cullen Cochran 💪👍

[@zypherax]

It does invoke that. I get memories of good times visiting family in Jersey, and tearing around Manhattan and Brooklyn with friends

[@keithmcnulty8341]

Working from home, 20 mins left, rain is smashing against the window and the wind threatens the whole house, this instrumental on full blast, joint ready to be smoked at 5 o'clock. This is the perfect quarantine setting imo. Massive respect from Ireland. RIP J Dilla... One of a kind.

[@luissam1547]

I feel u man..i been playing this for the entire covid time..puffing quality THC overlooking the city(ATL) from the balcony. Cheers!💯

[@DaCashRap]

you got it!

[@johnsir6457]

Listening on the Donegal coast currently.

[@keithmcnulty8341]

@@luissam1547 hope you're enjoying it and keeping safe bro

[@keithmcnulty8341]

@@johnsir6457 Awh thr perfect setting for such a instrumental. Beautiful views up there man

[@jcg8061]

Listening this in the Himalayas. Thanks Dilla and all the ones listening I love you 🙏🏻

[@valentinb1178]

I am sitting at the beach in France just looking at the exact same sunset. This song just came to my mind . I think it represent my whole mood, what I’m searching down here on earth. For me this song is spiritual Peace on everyone’s soul

[@entitytv6575]

🌐🤞🏼

[@funkinforfun]

Salut Valentin. Bien d'accord avec toi. Je vis en bord de mer aussi et ces couchers de soleil nous font toucher du doigt une autre dimension. Porte toi bien et continuons à profiter de ces instants. 😉

[@CJ_YT.]

sounds like a good moment

[@brandonarviso4963]

What a view that would be

[@pattiturner8080]

Amen

[@charomutsumi]

Sometimes you sit back, shake your head and just laugh at the genius of this man,,, damn

[@fdavyes]

Charo Mutsumi for real, bro! The guy was something else🙏🏾

[@FlyNonsense]

I TRY TO KEEP HIM IN MIND IN PRODUCTION

[@bestbanda3314]

i thought these were lyrics. I could hear Phife singing em

[@alex_vrla]

everyday man....

[@najiijajanga6966]

Yes you do. They are only here a short time. That is Yahweh 's plan.

[@stan3357]

What I like even more about J Dilla, is his community. Even so many years after his death, I see many comments how J Dilla's music helped people in difficult times. Love the positive vibe in his comment section

[@green_wire]

Yes...

[@jjames3948]

Yup.

[@Lukecage83]

Fuck yeah

[@JoelandTheWailers]

Indeed

[@oscarvelay]

amen, bless you all

[@youngbloodstag8]

In 2021 I was in a car accident where someone ran a red light t-boning the car I was in. Left me with a severe concussion that took 3 months to recover from. I listened to this song everyday and it always gave me a feeling of motivation and hope during that time. It still does, music is powerful!

[@katrinagrigg6647]

I will never get sick of this, one of the most perfect, chill songs ever.

[@cem4376]

Wish I could get a girl that can vibe to this music...

[@RyanThaLion1]

I would water my garden to this beat every morning, plants love music too!

[@edub9930]

Ive been bumping 2 days str8 no joke. Helps me asim going thru sum sh**

[@Matt-sf4hi]

@@cem4376 Same bro

[@mr.niceguy2942]

@@cem4376 same

[@haley799]

Reading through the comments has me tearing up man. It's so nice to see people from different walks of life supporting each other, being positive, putting out good energy, all brought together by the greatest producer of all time R.I.P. Dilla much love to everyone listening. Bless.

[@hiroprotagonist921]

Hope you doing good out there in this crazy world! ❤

[@heibk-2019]

Crazy sad that both Dilla and Nujabes had to leave this world so soon

[@haley799]

@@heibk-2019 absolute legends RIP to both of them

[@haley799]

@@hiroprotagonist921 doing my best, sending the love right back to you

[@richforsyth]

💯 this comment

[@ConMan538]

It's 5pm, I have to have a 450 word news article submitted by 6pm, let's go.

[@ConMan538]

Completed in 50 minutes, magic 👌

[@BarnQuiltAdventures]

@@ConMan538 Let's go!

[@teftandlight]

rockstar!

[@FirstTen-w8q]

I gotta write a 5000 word article too🐢

[@dlamini77]

Brilliant 🫡

[@devontezp347]

I'm going through a divorce right now. This song just randomly started playing & all I could do is sigh & smile. I played this for my youngest daughter when she was a month old. She & her siblings would just sit back & vibe. Her mom would just dance around with her. All I have now are memories of what used to be. This song will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@deshaunscott2559]

Hold your head, my brother! The Most High has great plans for you and your family.

[@angelc8737]

Gosh I just want to hug you. 😊

[@mr.speaker8629]

How did things turn out?

[@DenisSalmon]

Hope you’re in a better place now 🙏

[@stldweller]

@devontezp347 I hope you've found your way back on your path now.

[@grim8391]

Can’t even fathom producing a track this simple that people can nod to for hours on end. This man was a genius.

[@T4KMedia]

For decades maybe even centuries 💯

[@Heyhowareyougoingg]

Pour one out for Dilla dawg

[@INFEDnoX]

He was so far ahead of his time it's actually unreal. Pioneered an entire genre from beyond the grave. Rest in Power to the greatest.

[@RianJudge]

amen we were blessed to get even a single record from him before his tragic passing

[@nathanbellamy3308]

You never heard of DJ Shadow

[@wackrapsatire]

TRU DAT!

[@theahzmahtix1135]

word up

[@AnthonyBlankenship]

First time hearing this - at age 48! Reading through y'alls comments have me about to do a deep dive into Dilla. Sounds like a super impactful artist. Glad I found this ✌️

[@travywavy_au]

This beat is one of the most special and important instrumentals I've ever come across

[@yungjetski2751]

The way he separates the frequencies and then throws effects on ALL of them. The meaty compression to the distorted mids to the airy highs. This song is so phat wth

[@awwwyourehurt2822]

I’m so glad an proud I was able to get two 12” records signed and blessed by this man! RIP

[@ok.sinesm]

gimme

[@TheMeatball808]

That’s dope

[@robertphillips7940]

Seal and frame that shit Sir.

[@Opal_Elephant]

I feel healthier after listening to this

[@edub9930]

Posseses healin powers 4 sho

[@GoScience123]

after an all nighter this shit'll ressurrect u just in time for the exam that morning

[@MaddyClaireKS]

Me too...I randomly came across it in a real pit of pandemic mental anxiety...and it just lifted me right out of it. Never ever experienced that with music before

[@crackcassidy9833]

Haha. .....tru

[@bajenbilly]

I always leave dilla videos with my neck and face muscles hurting from stankfacing too hard

[@Kermac1988]

I swear this comment section is what I needed. So positive and uplifting. I'm really going thru it right now but I know I will make it

[@lionofistanmusic7311]

This is the beats playing while you wait at the gates of heaven....no matter how long the line, we vibin’.

[@legendarylife5818]

yes sir

[@4DIVID7]

Saying what everyone is thinking 😂

[@martyknox2218]

The gates are jammed in on the way back too though. "-lets go see that LIVE" 😇 never underestimate the power you have in life. Death doesn't mean anything if you're still around to tell your tale. Make your life count. ➕

[@nonami_066xswqoqowiwl]

Nujabes

[@Carfeu]

🙌🏻

[@a_tree5793]

The intro is ridiculously elegant and serene. Makes me think of wind gently sweeping across massive sand dunes at dawn

[@FadedG2000]

This takes me back to the summer of 2012 when I had little to no money, workin' a summer job to afford gas in my car, and chillin' with friends talkin about anything and everything while the sun goes down. This beat is everything. #ripDilla

[@aquilachefba-ados]

2012 feels like a million years ago! Less money less stuff less to worry about!

[@FadedG2000]

@@aquilachefba-ados No lie

[@ricardos2033]

nostalgia ahhhh refreshing only and nothing hit the good peace love and light 🧿✌🏽

[@WhoRich]

Man yall don’t understand how this got me thru 2021 I was so down and out 😢

[@ThisGuy0000000]

It actually breaks my heart knowing he’s gone after listening to this for the first time. This shit is so fucking dope.

[@adilla121783]

This beat use to be on adult swim

[@HumbledIAm]

I only heard this for the first time last year.

[@dennislever5942]

Just be glad it happened. Also, buy Donuts.

[@ramonacarr1984]

Feel the same way

[@jayBBvid95]

I got chills searching up his name and reading "February 10, 2006".

[@perspective6809]

Most nostalgic beat ever. You hear it once you remember it forever.

[@calebscalzo]

A truly perfect piece of music.

[@jayhittaa]

That intro is just beautiful

[@djjayem100]

It is SOOOOO nice.

[@SC-lo4mp]

Unreal isn’t it. Genius.

[@sonyasmoove2342]

Wish he put in the middle of the song and towards the end also

[@gabeeskridge8291]

@@sonyasmoove2342 Yeah for the sake of vibe , it's more mysterious the way he formed it , ominous and pulsating

[@ripailleur6314]

Black Is the Color, Joe Sample

[@DkidCZ]

been listening to this song for like 3 years now, somehow it feels good when you play this song at night and just relax a move your head to the beat. feel bad for j dilla to pass out, but his tunes are great. rest in peace king

[@gurt6265]

Just listened to this 9 times in a row, and not once did I get tired of it. Sometimes the simplest things can reach the most complex emotions. I wonder what a 2020 Dilla would sound like... :(

[@andrewwoods629]

As long as he keeps it Jazzy and Street, I'm sure whatever he does would sound like Heaven in 2020. But who knows? He could even take things on a deeper, darker tip, during these Covid times?

[@NadiaStAmand]

i just want to keep his memory alive

[@Afroctopus]

there's an art to simplicity that I don't think many artists other than dilla really capture. this beat really doesn't consist of more than a couple loops and beats, but they were so perfectly selected that anything else would be a distraction. i've come back to this beat time and time again since the upload and each time I can re-contextualize it to what's going on my life. less is more here.. i'd say

[@complexunity]

@@Afroctopus and it was all there in his head already to select from. People said he just used to pull records off the shelf like spices in the kitchen and just serve it up. Truly a blessing from up high.

[@lionofistanmusic7311]

so true!!! god it's crazy right??? the beauty and elegance.

[@rodneyliburd2278]

Beautiful track - can't believe the brother is gone - RIP J-Dilla

[@debbiedrake1692]

He couldn't be long in this world. Too pure, too good

[@misspapayausa]

This song sounds exactly like how this photo looks

[@Tenetrice]

high ass

[@benevolentzombie4515]

Tenetrice it’s fax tho lmao

[@Jlt0788]

Yes... NYC... on summer evening on a Saturday... Cool Vibes...

[@3rdeyelionheart]

Tenetrice hating a s s weirdo. 😂

[@ellaturner168]

yes sir

[@stevem3002]

One of the best that ever did it. I miss his ass so much. Can't get no quality music anymore.

[@CoeXane]

J dill had this way with kicks which was just genuinely humble. You got to appreciate that

[@legatoabuse]

used to listen to this for hours on discord with my best friend. he passed away in may. i am thankful i still can come here and reminisce in the conversations we used to have. rip dongle. love you bro.

[@Quackyduck47]

There’s this side of me where I want to vibe to music like this with my girl, but I know she’s not into it. It’s why I use to vibe to this music solely with my dogs, but they all passed away this year. Vibing to the music in their memory is all I have sometimes to restore my inner peace.

[@ducky774]

It's a good thing that you're respecting her feelings about music like this, but it might be worth a try to play her some J Dilla later down the line... I've had similar situations too where my music tastes are so completely different from my friends' that oftentimes I don't have many people to share it with. I'm sorry to hear about what happened to your dogs, I used to listen to a ton of DnB tracks laying alongside my cat in the afternoons before he passed, and that was the only time I would have on those days to relax... music like this makes that much bigger of an impact when they're gone.

[@Quackyduck47]

@@ducky774 very well said ♥️ thank you

[@silentred8333]

Try get her into it

[@luissntiago8182]

Ya both have duck, 4's and 7's

[@billyves1]

Your girl doesn't seem very sharing and, at times you're mentioning here, very comprehensive... may hopefully be she very or quite good for other things hey ! Mind you, this JDilla's work here is something to listen to all by yourself, can be a good withdraw introspection. All good to & for you, from sunny south of France🌼.

[@johnndungu2926]

The snares put my 3yr old son to sleep. Can't imagine what he's dreaming bout. As for me time to live my life & try forget how yesterday was shift. Thanks for this masterpiece Dilla. May everyone achieve their dreams and desires 2025. Amen🌍🌍🎊🎊💜💜

[@garrett.dollar]

everyone listening to this beat just know i love y'all

[@nefrettitim]

❤️🎅🏾❤️

[@JM-yk6eh]

❤

[@MikeyHolNike]

❤️

[@c.c.2155]

Love you too. Dillas music stays connecting people all over the world, its a beautiful thing to see

[@dinawalters1206]

Awwww! Love you too!

[@brendantaggart9204]

I wrote a whole Econometric thesis paper while listening to this, thank you Dilla for getting me through it

[@donwvn]

ahead of his time truly , this could be an hour long and I still would listen to it all the way through

[@walkingbyfaith1117]

This is my work music on repeat all day.

[@mapomaraca]

Not ahead of his time but timeless

[@aurelien1v]

Sounds like transcending the circumstances of life. Strength but without ego. The acknowledgment of time.

[@MolloyPolloy]

I think it's amazing that when jdilla was producing this track, little did he know that a 45 year old irish man living in this south east of my small island would be listening to this making my night. Again and again. Cheers dilla xxx

[@nmart1n]

This is very cool, even more so that so many year’s after his passing so many different people all over the world still say J Dilla changed their lives.

[@damiancarlo3844]

I think he was happy when he made this

[@harperjmusic]

Underrated comment :)

[@kellyparkcomptoncrip5936]

Let’s make this the top comment

[@Departing_Beloved]

[Luv]

[@adammarquez5203]

Oh

[@onlyosiriz375]

Facts

[@Inubiz]

A million views. About time a genius like this is recognized.

[@stom3301]

Ηe is dead my brother...J Dilla is not here with us no more :(

[@komentattor]

it's 4 millions now :)

[@sam_will_rise_one_day]

10 mili now babyy

[@Kristyle117]

The intro makes me feel like...how I would feel coming out of a deep sadness and realizing life is worth living...spinning in a circle of blissful relief amongst trees and birds singing and people being free. ❤️

[@fooseball131]

Damn, that hits

[@2025nothankyou]

Finishing a neuropsychology degree on this beat alone lol

[@friendlytank]

nice gl

[@2025nothankyou]

@@friendlytank thank you! here I am again haha doing a test while this is on bc my add is on duty

[@JB-sv5pr]

@@2025nothankyougood luck Aloha

[@hopesdaughter5947]

Born and raised from NYC. When I hear this I picture in my mind being on the trains, headphones on, bopping and daydreaming, especially in my teens and twenties. And, then the many times driving on the FDR coming from work in Harlem or from downtown Manhattan after hanging out in the Village, etc., zipping on the curves past 14th, 23rd, then the 34th Street heliport, cross York Avenue to connect to the 59th Street Bridge, heading home to Queens. The sun is setting and all is right in my spirit. Deep breathe in, deep breathe out. 🙏💪❤🗽🌈 #myhometown #nybrave #Pandemic2020

[@Realitybit]

get it !

[@AdebrilliantmusicAde]

Yes my Geee!👊🏾

[@Officialkingofallkings]

Man, you SAID it!!!!

[@Officialkingofallkings]

Man, you SAID it!!!!

[@Dogen70]

Ahh ridin the train with my AIWA tape player in my own little world. In Atlanta

[@harryhenry3053]

those low bass synths in the background really are like sunbeams..

[@Woter_X]

till this day, i just cant get this bass quality. its like a dream. i honestly cant get bored listening to this.

[@johnm.5913]

yes fuck yeah completely man

[@camilodias5158]

@@Woter_X It's just the original sample filtered but yeah, Dilla is a true genius.

[@Woter_X]

Camilo Dias but how do you filter enough so it doesn’t sound so distorted? I tried with other samples to make them sound more fat and loud yet smooth but when I do, it’s always crunchy distortion. In a bad way.

[@camilodias5158]

@@Woter_X Could be so many things, those old consoles and analog gear he used can achieve tons of dense bass sounding. In digital processing I would think in something like a lowpass filter with low slope curve in 60 to 120Hz. After that add some subtle tube or tape saturation and EQ on the root note which I think it's in F#. The real thing with J Dilla is that he spent lot of time tweaking those things and eventually became music himself.

[@tomyfamily1]

The opening of this song is everything. Perfect music to start the day.

[@chillingwithdogs]

In a fleeting glance, worlds collide, and time stands still- love begins to bloom.

[@bruderfriedlich3649]

Wow.. Sample, Tempo, Bassline, Drum's and Spirit. thank you for your legacy. J Dilla RIP

[@HebrewJerusalemPrince777]

Dilla was way ahead of his time and it’s soo crazy. This man made a lot sounds and motions that shaped hip hop today with Neo Soul. The hand waving up and down on stage. Came from him being from Detroit. So I say rip legend and I pray his family is doing well.

[@arnoldohulo5547]

Salute my brother like the name Jesus all day everyday the is the King Almighty.

[@HebrewJerusalemPrince777]

Arnold Ohulo Yessir salute my brother

[@oneill765]

When people say someone "was ahead of their time" I understand that it's complimentary as in he was forward thinking and could create things that people couldn't at that time, but I think he fit perfectly in his time, he basically created the soundtrack to his era, if this was released today I don't think many people would listen to it. Anyway rip Dilla.

[@MikeyHolNike]

All praises To The Most High Yahuah

[@BigMama-bq4ps]

You really think not a lot of people would listen to it? I doubt that

[@Spaccaspecchi]

Wow, right when the intro faded out and the beat set in the sky cleared and the sun beamed through my open window. Dilla's something else, man.

[@Gansent1]

Thanks to this track, let the sun's rays visit you even on the gloomiest days

[@kingralph63]

This is definitely a vibe for late night rides. RIP Dilla

[@jstreethiphop]

This is the joint right here. Peace to everyone listening to this man !

[@JasonSmith-nt6rl]

To the man who posted this, someone's still listening to real class music in a non pretentious way. J-Dilla and Jun Seba were the biggest Loss for me in hip hop.

[@VLNTN3H_]

pay attention to the next generation of beatmakers a really good lofi hip hop influenced by dilla and nujabes sure. sorry for the english. jaja

[@bobloop2432]

check out “Dont be Afraid” by Knxwledge fam. you’re welcome

[@jameslist2604]

stay safe son

[@8.5.edibles]

Huge losses for the rap game as a whole no doubt .. I gotta shout out alchemist tho that dude still pumping out heat and he is a FUCKIN top notch producer. Dilla goat. But al deserves recognition

[@bobloop2432]

Ate Five Edibles 8 5 edibles listen to ‘Funny Thing’ by Thundercat. Hella random i know, just wanted to put someone on to some good music

[@YooooAdrian]

Happy Birthday Dilla smokin one for you 🎉

[@HiroshiKoto]

The perfect music for an evening walk in New York, Chicago, and any urban city out there. Even without the urban surrounding touch, this music can touch your soul anywhere anytime. Thanks J Dilla. 🙏

[@kenwkls6392]

made in detroit!

[@sundjatamb3061]

@@kenwkls6392 right don't forget where it came from

[@kenya5826]

Yes indeed

[@KmoneyB12]

I was recently at a beach playing this song just staring into the sky, waters treading passing, the sun out in full lusciousity. I was just thinking about existence, soul searchin (thinking how my life has gone, my choices over such time, what i want to be and whats next for me) and then nothing. Felt like Jay was beaming through, beamin

[@Slowbone52]

Word, love to you just beautiful you put it.

[@simeonwhyle6744]

You'd think it would start to get overly repetitive, but it just doesn't! I've listened to this for hours on end these last few weeks since discovering it. Something about it...

[@carrot2396]

this might be the most effective beat of all time. it doesn't change up a ton but it never gets boring

[@shirkophobe]

This track is one those sublime pieces of music that just lifts me and makes me realize everything is going to be okay. RIP to J DIlla.

[@mtheus826]

😊😊

[@mtheus826]

😊😊😊

[@mtheus826]

Pp0😊😊

[@mtheus826]

😊

[@mtheus826]

😊😊😊

[@jameshughes1105]

This track heals my mind and uplifts my soul.

[@DwightJones-fu1nu]

The beginning is so dope peaceful

[@PTO_Finesse]

Grinded out of a toxic living situation, put it so much overtime sacrificed my summer to get to it. Thank you for this, thank you Dilla.

[@lylehuman4917]

This beat touches my soul at a depth I haven't discovered and it soothes the faintest of scars with its warmth.

[@ramonacarr1984]

There are very few songs I fall in love with when I hear them for the first time,this is one of them.

[@LittleMissSunshine721]

This is so chill and relaxing. King Dilla is always on point.

[@ripgeorgesmith9021]

🖤

[@ambskater97]

Went to the Museum of African American History & Culture earlier this year. I knew Dilla's Akai MPC3000 would be there, but when I actually stood in front of it, I was almost overwhelmed. So many amazing beats, some of the best of all time, composed and sequenced with this device right in front of me. I took out my airpods and but them in my ears. I started playing this video, and stood there just looking at the sampler. For a moment, it felt like Jay was right there hitting the pads.

[@jus5866]

J Dilla understood MUSIC to such a different degree. This man was a literal genius at his craft. I'm so thankful for Adult Swim's late night bumps introducing me to J Dilla's "Donuts". His sounds have had a dramatic influence on my music taste

[@Dre9Mega]

Up late getting my presentation done as I vybe to this! This beat is simply beautiful! To everyone listening, stay soulful and keep working 👊🏻

[@Richardiba]

This is a beautiful song which can play on an infinite loop and I won't be the least bit bothered. Peace to Joe Sample and J. Dilla

[@nyclurker603]

sunbeams is a perfect name for this track that seems to radiate warmth and light no matter where played.

[@JoelandTheWailers]

Dilla is special everyone! I love it. His music lives for ever. Unfortuantely lost my brother almost three years ago already and I remember us listening to art like this together. He introduced me to artists like NAS and Dilla as he was 15 years older than me. Sunbeams just simply gives me such an amazing feeling every single time…. Life is great! Enjoy it while you can

[@gills5842]

Fondest memory of biking for hours listening to this song, watching the Seattle skyline get closer and closer. This song really captures the magic of nightime, a city half asleep and so alive. Keep on keeping on everyone

[@Calilou52]

This beat puts me in a trance. It makes me feel like everything is gonna be alright. Its such a perfect beat that I dont think any artist could touch it without taking away from it. RIP J Dee

[@garcia2036]

J dilla made my short life peaceful and memorable, hope all of you live a long happy life. Peace

[@Mr.x.187]

Yo, hope you doing oke , stay up!

[@GrimeisAlive]

man this beat is actually. I nod my head more and more with every listen, it's like unlocking a code. This is actually insane and yet so simple, the musical experience here is unparalleled.

[@louisplummerii6600]

J Dilla, I apologize for not listening to this sooner! This track is BEAUTIFUL!!!! GOD BLESS YOU AND THE WORLD!!!

[@Myriad.sounds]

It's a shame to miss people as interesting as J Dilla. I cherish his stuff cause you can feel the passion and love for music in every beat you listen to. It's like entering the mental mindscape of a person and feeling their emotions and outlook on life at the time of composing.

[@MThorn-wz6yz]

Happy Birthday Dilla !!!

[@Justaguyonhisphone]

Jdilla has the power to make you feel and see what you hear. A man truly ahead of his time

[@pwfletcher007]

The greatest producer of all time, RIP Dilla we miss you, bro.

[@earlcheck8841]

Just discovered j dilla RIP .😳, god what have I been missing , explosive beat , god bless

[@ripgeorgesmith9021]

*Bless your heart poor guy*

[@jomalii679]

You have a lot of music to discover and enjoy :)

[@prodblackears6317]

lucky boa, i wish i could listen to him for the first time again

[@JGLCSW]

Now go listen to Donuts. Enjoy.

[@furlong5439]

Next up, Nujabes.

[@JONAHHH03]

J Dilla is so fucking slept on and let me tell you why. Not only was he your favourite producers favourite producer. He was and still is THE beat king. Without him, so many sampling techniques wouldn't be used. Now lets talk about his drumming. This man changed the lives of legendary drummers Questlove (The Roots) and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers). He not only changed hiphop, but changed drumming and African American culture. This man will forever be engraved in my mind when I produce because he is the soul reason why I do it. Don't cry was the first beat I hear where I knew I had to produce. It was the same spark I had when I first listened to Led Zeppelins "Stairway To Heaven" for the first time, and knew I needed to play guitar. You guys need to do a deep dive and really know this mans influence because I didn't even scrape the surface. "He was the beat king" - Pharrell Williams "Everyone wanted to get down and work wit' him" - Snoop Dogg "I just couldn't believe those sounds coming out of that MPC." - Ye (Kanye West) R.I.P JAYDEE BABY 🤍🕊

[@omarthompson3957]

The late beats master ????? Where is his lifetime achievement Grammy award????! This gentleman pulled me through so much ,....... When I was at my suicidal brink point...... While folks used me to oblivion?!!?!!? This late beat master bought me from rough storms to calm peaceful waters ....... I'm deeply indebted .. Thank you Brother J. Dilla ...... U Are Deeply Missed!!!!!! I cry 😭 some days because you left this world way too soon. ........ But you're in a way better place ...... May you fly 🕊️🕊️🕊️ amongst the Hip Hop Beat Angels 😇 in Heaven because truly you were an Angel !!!!! Thank you for just giving me a radiance of light .....,. Rest In Power ✊🏿 ✌🏿AMEN 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾