"Cause if you see the light then life's alright"
I've spent a good deal of time this year discovering, and in many cases re-discovering, the work of the late Jay Dee. Chances are, unless you've been following the "indie" hip-hop scene closely over the past five years or so, that you've never heard his name (or his later alias, J Dilla) but I'm willing to bet you've heard some of the tracks he's produced. In addition to blazing tracks for De La Soul, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Common, and Busta Rhymes; Dilla's most famous contribution was to Janet Jackson's "Got Til It's Gone". But as I've learned, his legacy runs deep... real deep. The man was just an amazing producer and I'm glad to see him finally getting his due in 2006 through his work with Ghostface Killah and his own two critically acclaimed albums (Donuts and The Shining), it's a shame that all the praise is coming posthumously. Check out these two tracks he produced for fantastic '90s hip-hoppers Pharcyde and get a taste of a legend. (Click here to buy his albums from Insound)
Also, be sure to look out for Ruff Draft, the two-disc set to be released in '07 on Stones Throw.
Pharcyde - "Drop"
Pharcyde - "Y? (Be Like That) (Jay Dee Remix)"
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