This year we bring you Vol. II of our GOAT 3-Album Runs in Hip Hop series...and to kick off we talk J Dilla with esteemed author, Dan Charnas. 🍿 Go check out his incredible new book on J Dilla right here: https://dillati.me/

We run through Jay Dee's history and legacy, as we break down these classics: Welcome 2 Detroit (2001), Ruff Draft (2003), Donuts (2006) and The Shining (2006) 😱

This one took a LOT of work to lift off the ground, but we hope you guys are enjoy and get something from it. As well as Dan, you'll hear from...

Dart Adams: https://twitter.com/Dart_Adams

Dan O (Freemusic Empire): https://freemusicempire.com

Weird Rap: https://weirdrap.com

Volume 1 of our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs

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Show Notes:

• Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (01:56)
• How J Dilla changed music forever (02:30)
• Q-Tip and The Pharcyde's reactions to Dilla's music (07:30)
• How he'd create aural illusions for the listener (10:36)
• Dart Adams' thoughts on this album run (13:30)
• Welcome 2 Detroit and leaving the Ummah (16:26)
• Ruff Draft (22:50)
• Donuts (27:20)
• Dan O from Freemusic Empire on the importance of Dilla's time signatures and Detroit (32:29)
• How Dilla felt about people biting his style (34:38)
• Hidden Gems: Shake it Down, Pause, One (38:36)
• Hidden Gems: Nothing Like This, Wild (41:11)
• Breaking down the myths of Jay Dee (43:13)
• Weird Rap talk on The Shining (46:46)
• The Shining (48:20)
• Why Jay Dee COULD rap and describing his basement (51:52)

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