VERY RARE interview of J Dilla in Toronto (2003)

VERY RARE interview of Dilla. This interview was shot during his last days in Toronto.

[@LadySwag502]

Rest easy, Dilla baby. Rest in perfect peace. You really *did* change my life...

[@garymelnyk7910]

I’m just an average white guy living in Cambridgeshire in England. But I love (and live) music and like for you LadySoul he changed my life. I hear him, the sweetness beyond his beats and his riffs. Like Tony Allen, like John Coltrane, like Thelonious Monk, like Blind Willie Johnson, like sister Rosetta and Bessie and Ella they changed something in my DNA. RIP brothers and sisters. “All shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well”!

[@EarlGreyBeatz]

why would someone hate j dilla? he's one of the most dope producers ever!

[@DJNadeam]

I like to think that J Dilla and Nujabes are chilling together and making beats in heaven.

[@GraditudevsRevenge]

Imagine the library of crates God has for those two to dig through.

[@TheRadioShach]

And with that I'm gonna' just.... Cry over here... for a little..

[@nayahri]

@@TheRadioShach 🤗🤗🤗

[@TheRadioShach]

added bonus: JD, Nujabes AND Phife are KILLIN it rn.

[@TheRadioShach]

@@nayahri 🤗🤗🤗

[@trentyates418]

Happy 49th birthday dilla 🎉 🎉 🎉!!! Remember you was is and will always be a hip hop beatmaking legend, and one of my favorites.

[@Dplaysitcool]

I feel so much emotion when I see Dilla!! Dude was a god to me.... Sent from another place to show us, not only real music. But to Inspire a whole generation of people! When you have love for something, passion, and dedication. Anything is possible!! Dilla taught me that! I feel like his mission was complete, and now he back home, making the heavens nod they're head!!

[@Can-nt5fc]

No b.s. J you did indeed change my life. RIP.

[@mperstl13]

Candace Hazzard what did he do to change urs

[@seanlamar29]

What did he do

[@amvaudio4550]

@@seanlamar29 he fuckin made dope shit you fuckin ass. What else was he known for?! He changed hip-hop for listeners. He really ventured out and refreshed the genre. You couldn't get that feeling no where else at the time.

[@mastertrey4683]

AMV Audio chill out

[@yoonsan4]

So hows now?

[@mrkeekee]

dilla is one of my heroes. i thought there would never be another interview of him on here again other than the ones we've all seen... this put a smile on my face

[@TI4Ever95]

TORONTO LOVES YOU JAY ! LONG LIVE THE KING !

[@iVeNiiMXD]

That was an incredibly heartfelt interview from someone who is often stated as quiet. You can see he really appreciated when a crows recognises his talent.

[@chronorust3359]

I finally got to hear him talk after all these years. Still wondering why it took so long.

[@maryjanegomez8579]

Dilla is the realest rest in paradise

[@postpunk80]

Aint it crazy? What he talked about in this interview is still relevant in 2015. We live in a cruel corporation. #RealTalk

[@spinitch]

*2017 =/

[@Chevy-jordan]

@@spinitch • 2018 :(

[@spinitch]

@@Chevy-jordan WORD!

[@Mayoyo.]

*2019

[@Thenematicphase]

I'll come back to this thread in 2020

[@propergeezer]

This Kat was cool as fuck and thats a fact

[@soundwavesavage935]

we know

[@trentyates418]

RIP Jay Dee! AKA your favorite producer's favorite producer.

[@Giovanian]

0:23 when the beat changes that can only be done by a magician like J Dilla

[@brownscorpio5245]

Nothing but respect for this man

[@kiko12000]

first time ever hearing dilla’s talking voice, crazy

[@souldrifterbeats]

He was actually sick in this video and you can see the effects it was starting to have on him smh and i read in a article he was suffering the whole time before his demise...😢😔

[@jdillasmpc2774]

not sick in this interview exactly

[@010les]

@@jdillasmpc2774 dude its pretty clear look how skinny he is here google his pictures dilla was always a kinda chubby dude

[@jdillasmpc2774]

@@010les not really. he was always skinny. the pictures of him chubby are when he was sick like 2004. dilla wasn’t exactly sick here. dude was always skinny

[@mrlevinielsen]

@@jdillasmpc2774I mean, he does tend to look different in every picture he’s in so there’s that

[@ShawnaNoDrama]

Read Dilla Time, it'll brief everythang

[@stillphil]

I thank you kindly for posting this, SO good to hear this man speak. So positive, regal nature. So many people talk about Dilla and rightfully so, but to hear him in this rare interview beats any 10,000 johnny come lately hipsters rockin' "Dilla changed my life" T Shirts.

[@rogernelson7327]

RIP "J Dilla" - Gone But Not Forgotten.

[@AfrikanGod1]

i wonder if he was alive, how his beats would sound? R.I.P to the Greatest all time!

[@eirodgers]

He was only getting started 😳

[@derrylbrooks9075]

Bruh I really wish he was hear. Had so much insight on alot of relevant things

[@codystarcowski5279]

I always come back just to hear Dilla speak. I can hear the music in his voice. Man, if he still was here......

[@au101]

Wow thanks for this upload!!!!

[@andrewlewis7409]

Watching this for the first time made me tear up.

[@cheesewithcrackers]

DAMN thanks for putting this up man, props

[@notlandon1108]

Been getting these raw ass interviews in my feed KZbin algorithm keep up with the culture

[@jjmaster0113pro]

R.I.P Amazing king of beats

[@derrylbrooks9075]

You tube makes us miss him more with it only being a few videos of him . I pray and hope for more so I can practice for this biopic I wanna do. I'm from the D also so it's ALL RESPECT

[@benchmann1984]

i live hip hop since i can remember and make music for about 12 years. i´m 28 years old and a few days ago someone said to me: "...come on man, grow up and stop that shit...you will never make it..." then i thought of dilla and his fate. a great genius...had to leave our planet. if he were still alive he would go on and on...so why should i stop!! THANK YOU JAY DEE...god bless & love from germany

[@Godsadvoc8]

Mad love dude, and you will ever be loved because you have brought each and every one of us to this place through music, man what a legacy and example you have set to others, in that positive things can bring people from all kinds of places and backgrounds together for the love of one thing, namely music. May god have a power supply and a set of decks wherever you are. R.I.P

[@MarcusHardy2741]

This a prime example that the good die young....and assclowns live forever. However, Dilla's spirit and music still lives on. RIP Mr. James Yancey....aka J Dilla.

[@RedRam312]

thanx br--that ish is CRAZY!!!

[@fabiopercy]

i know that will sound cheesy but that makes me wanna cry everytime i see it... i live in italy, here real hip hop didnt even arrive yet...and I miss the GOAT of all times..it makes me wanna cry cuz i wont have the chance to see him playin his dope beats and music anymore in my life.it'd be very sweet if people that had the chance to met Dilla or to see him playin' told us something bout that experience. REST IN PEACE DILLA.I miss u and i have a tought dedicated to u everyday

[@dd.6ix]

Love and respect from the 6ix. RIP.

[@TheMacieric]

Thank you JayDee!

[@Goatchild90]

The legend talking about my hometown

[@alexishatzigiannis4313]

Great video. Great Respect. I want to use the video on a greek documentary about beatmaking. How can i contact please?

[@benji4935]

Fuck. If he was still alive today.

[@hesherson]

ben joseph heroes get remembered, legends never die. remember that.

[@brownscorpio5245]

ben joseph he wouldve been producing the hell out of some tracks

[@mmayad]

This just made me cry....

[@deanoneill1995]

Theres never gonna be another Jay Dee !

[@russelltecereo7765]

J. Dilla was the truth hands down a legend...The "won't do" track that i'm bout to bump right now in his honor after seeing this and the climax joint with slum village...no matter what part of the world somebody lived in you loved j dilla true hip hop...r.i.p to the real king of beats

[@parkerflemmings]

To my mans...Dilla..

[@carlgauthier5228]

LMAO THAT LAST 3 SECONDS OF THE VIDEO!?!?!? dafuq, how he get those lows so smooth.

[@SW4TR3PP1N]

RIP Dilla dawg greatest producer ever!

[@chadghanistan]

It's interesting to think that Dilla and Nujabes were both born on February 7th 1974. Godfathers of lo-fi hip hop

[@justinjordan67]

There was nothing lo-fi about Dilla just that some of his best tapes have cassette hisses and uploaded on KZbin with that quality, dudes sonics were on another plantet

[@noaharkadedelgado]

fax @@justinjordan67

[@lianerb9027]

Sleep well ❤️❤️rest in eternal peace

[@sunzofman940]

See everybody was just rocking out in the spot enjoying J Dilla mixing beats miss these days cant even find events/spots like this anymore...and Detroit dont rep J Dilla like they're suppose to

[@Jimbones4]

Can never get enough of Dilla... any heads out there have the name for that last track that was briefly played at the end?? would be much appreciated.. Wordup peoples on the D train.. this shit will never die

[@DLloydisDFG]

Y'all need to be honored to even watch a legend like j dilla on KZbin!

[@beanznkornbread]

Ain't nothing like that signature Dilla swing....just replayed that beat snippet at 3:18 like 23 times...no lie. R.I.P. -BNZ

[@officialriff]

Love and respect!

[@SpamHusky]

Man i wish i coulda got the chance to meet Dilla.......1luv R.I.P

[@sii9423]

Forever love.

[@obscuresoundz]

rip legend; def gone to soon, the heart aches when i consider what greatness he would of coninued to make had he lived longer

[@DavidThomasProduct]

Yeah check out the sample he used....one of my favorite songs by the beat master

[@DionToronto]

from detroit all the way to toronto.. real hip hop..!

[@bigdimmons]

dilla was the ultimate. thank u, dilla. r.i.p.

[@naviduxan5176]

*Listen to the work of my brother FEELFOUND, he really needs support, he is trying. 💯*

[@Sickzeti619]

Rest In Beats, Dilla!!!!!!! "turn it up,love"

[@sayidbey3115]

Im from the D! Eastside right near conant gardens and to this day my city doesnt respect dillas work! I fuckin hate how the king of hip hop and the mpc is from my city and my city barely represents him.. Just this trick trick and feminem talk.. smh rip brother yancey...shit makes me cry thinking about him and this city period.. Im 25 and I miss him like im his sis Martha or bro Illa..

[@jesamani75]

feminem lol

[@AfroRedMusic]

You damn right bro!! Westside, 7mile reppin! They sho DON'T respect the Realist, at ALL

[@SILMANTV]

When he died his daughter was young and probably didn’t remember his voice it’s koo having these videos to watch

[@EQTsaus]

Outro song is Track 21 from Another Batch. Welcome :)

[@THEiDC]

RIP...the greatest of all time!

[@JamisonVincinsoFelix96]

I’m glad we treated him well

[@luisgaray1521]

RIP the man the legend j dilla

[@kbtitan2464]

GOAT Producer

[@MoneyOverFame]

Dude was a genius. Rip

[@thezob101]

Last beat is "Track 21" from Dilla's "Another Batch" album.

[@Barney-ii1no]

THANK YOU! I knew the beat but did not know the name

[@harunreed856]

there will never be another

[@atkiltgeleta6077]

Stepson of the clapper video - m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn6ndIOiar-WgK8

[@kidowl]

That track is off ANOTHER BATCH. Dig for it.

[@user-ii3cp7ot3s]

1:47 love man, nothing but love.

[@tonydear77]

The one person who disliked this video lacks a soul.

[@7e77e17]

@ruffdraft07 i know dre was a fan of dilla and i love dre but have u ever heard the SV song reunion? the part where Dilla says "and all of my peeps that rep mo D than 12 eminems" thats gotta mean something

[@abheetnigam]

Why are there so less interviews of him

[@juggernaut0701]

makes me smile.

[@justsid]

fantastic.

[@MortenBoHansen]

what beat is it? I gotta here the intire man!!! It sounds so dope!

[@djejb]

I miss J Dilla!!!

[@Barney-ii1no]

so do I friend

[@LocaliLLocano]

More please

[@isaac9472]

whats the name of that last beat payin in the outro ?

[@caldav1972]

And that last 20 seconds is why Dilla Day went to Miami.... not mad....

[@agt32]

Toronto loves J Dilla

[@brianmorales3350]

Long live j dilla! 👑

[@kayin4o8]

r.i.p...... i love u dilla!!! -1-

[@madrecka]

J Dilla was a Hip Hop beat making genius may he RIP.

[@spacekadet12]

God rest his soul

[@manuelmedina7892]

whats the song in the background at 0:43 please i love what im hearing

[@BreezoGTTM]

sound like Michael Jackson ill be there

[@cedricgladney2590]

manuel Medina me too

[@enzoarcari2593]

Frank-N-Dank "Take Dem Clothes Off"

[@colepitt2184]

@@enzoarcari2593 Do you know the song at 1:04 perhaps?

[@enzoarcari2593]

@@colepitt2184 fall-n-Love Remix

[@mrchillyphilli]

@beanznkornbread its called Village. should be on an album called "Old Donuts". I'm 8 months late, but hopefully you get your hands on it. #DILLALIVES

[@BeastNationXIV]

What is that track at the end?!

[@LuminousPath13]

What's that beat at the end? I need that.

[@KardiFan2000]

Toronto LOVE Jay all day!

[@spidergear777]

@beanznkornbread yo i heard that joint before, whats that shit called?

[@XxXxLETHALXxXx]

Wow what is the Dilla beat at the end? It's incredible.

[@duckman313]

Respond to this video... Its crazy he's still is not getting his proper due. J Dilla greatest of all time....

[@bngmob]

wonderful. i love you deezy

[@OuterLimitBeats]

@druha10304 lol what do u have against toronto? its a great city ive been there before

[@GodsTouch12]

whats the beat that plays at the end ?

[@daniel14]

4 years. RIP