![]() ![]() It’s not as readily graspable as Kanye proclaiming from the mountaintop. Technology made his music possible, and his work involved moving beats and empty spaces around. But how many nonmusicians know what that MPC does? Therein lies the difficulty in explaining what Dilla accomplished. ![]() Dilla was a music tech head who made new sounds for fellow fanatics but was not as widely known as many he inspired.ĭilla’s Akai MPC3000 drum machine sits in the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., not far from George Clinton’s Mothership and Chuck Berry’s red Cadillac. ![]() Although he was revered by some of the most formidable names in hip-hop-Common, Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Questlove, and A Tribe Called Quest all wanted to work with him-he was a ranking example of an artist’s artist. In Detroit, a doughnut shop paid homage to his name.ĭuring his lifetime, Dilla was less often the center of public attention. An orchestra has performed arrangements of his music, and festivals and concerts have been held in his honor. Since the producer and rapper J Dilla died in Los Angeles in February 2006, he has become a global icon. ![]()
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