J Dilla

...two starts with the requisite martial arts movie sample before launching headlong into a ridiculously banging track from the late J. Dilla. Entitled "House Of Flying Daggers", it features guest verses from Inspectah Deck, GZA, Ghostface,...

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...press clues you in to the difficulties of classifying them-- people have already cited Deerhoof, Captain Beefheart, Dirty Projectors, and J Dilla, comparisons that range from approximate to baffling. Glass Ghost truly resemble just one band I...

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...itself is experimental. A Tribe Called Quest at their best innovated more than anything here. Even Amplified, with its futuristic J Dilla beats and awkward Korn collaboration, had more of an edge than Kamaal the Abstract, which satisfies...

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...jazz fans applauded the solos while the hip-hop heads cheered the ensemble grooves. As the pianist for projects by Mos Def, Q-Tip, J Dilla, Erykah Badu and the R'n'B singer Bilal (who appears with him at his LJF date), Glasper has good form,...

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...discs-Beats, Rhythms & Life and The Love Movement-saw the group's magic beginning to wane, those discs helped introduce the phenomenal J Dilla and provided much inspiration for other hip-hop renaissance figures such as Mos Def, Erykah...

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...people thought we were from here." BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: MURS Wiseass, whip-smart LA-based MC Murs swerved from J. Dilla-inspired hip-hop to bass-boosted dubstep to a Crookers remix of his collaboration with Ed Banger's Busy...

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...you through Reakwon's personal experiences with the help of multiple producers such as The RZA, Dr. Dre and yes, even the late J Dilla, who worked on three songs on the album. Among the celebrity producers, there are a large group of...

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Whether in the studio on his own terms, mailing beats to Madlib, or producing for his close friends, Yancey-more commonly known as J Dilla or Jay Dee-was a force to be reckoned with. And the third installment from Rapster in his...

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...the album is anything but. While RZA had full production duties on Pt. I, Pt. II displays a dizzying roster of 13 producers (J Dilla, Dr. Dre and of course, the RZA, to name a few), each with well-established and distinct takes on their...

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