When I got home tonite, I turned on my computer to check up on the MPC Forums. I checked up on things, then i saw a post entitled "RIP J DILLA"...huh? You kiddin me, rite? I mean, there was a rumor a year or two ago that he was in a coma or something...which was partially true--he was hospitalized becuase of kidney problems...So, I was in denial...I couldn't believe it. His career was on its way tobeing even bigger than it already is. It's such an untimely death for Dilla...he has a cult-like collection of fans, followers and inspirees (myself being a member). Not now..it cant be...
Dilla's mom found him unresponsive in his room Friday morning...later pronounced dead at an LA hospital...Apparently, he had Lupus--an ailment that send the immune system into "ooverdrive", attacking good and healthy cells as well as unhealthy ones...
I've been listening to everything I have that's Dilla lately. Since I bought Donuts, I've been listening to that when I'm not making beats. Everything that I have that Dilla produced..let it be slum village, phat kat, jaylib, MED, oh no, busta rhymes, common, whoever, i've been litening to it. When I bought donuts, I wanted to compare this work to the others I'm used to--see the differences in techniques used (I'm a hip-hop geek, I study it like it's for a big exam or something)...
I remember seeing a photo of someone with a shirt that said "J Dilla Saved My Life" not oo long ago...which is very true for me. The combination of Hi-Tek and Dilla made me want to get serious about producing. Those two are my favorite--period...The first time I heard Hi-Tek was on the Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought LP...that opened my eyes to a world that has always intrigued me...The first I heard of Dilla was "Welcome 2 Detroit"...DAMN!!! That was and still is an amazing album. I blast it every chance I get...
I'm really gonna miss that dude...It's time for me to step my game up--take my music to that next level--like he did. I want to have an impact on people like he has...If I inspire just one person the way he has inspired me, then I have done my job...
Prayers to the Yancey family, and to the rest of the true hip-hop community. We gon' miss you Dilla...Rest in Paradise
Peace
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