Questlove on J Dilla’s sampling techniques | Red Bull Music Academy
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Questlove, drummer and co-founder of The Roots, reflects on the genius of J Dilla’s sampling, notably his use of Roy Ayers’ Ain’t Got Time for Black Star’s Little Brother.
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My Idol since 96 one of the very first Dilla beats I ever heard was "The Rhyme" Remix by Keith Murray. Once I heard that I knew this Brother was going to be different. I'm grateful I got to see him live with Madlib and MF DOOM. When Jaylin was on Tour with DOOM. His creativity was on another level thank you for your contribution to Hip Hop Dilla. May you and DOOM both rest in Peace
"Solving a 10,000 piece puzzle in record time" isn't really a good comparison. It isn't impressive because of the speed in which the result was achieved, it's impressive because Dilla breaks something down and recreates it into something completely different that is still coherent. It's more like taking a 10,000 piece puzzle of a horse and rearranging it into the Mona Lisa.
Techniques are individual. They come from learned experience. Spirituality is an essence of techniques because the spiritually strong have adapted a mindset of spiritual technique.
I just want someone that really knows to inform all these people trying to emulate his sound that he fought the sequencer every step. he made it how he heard it. his original sound was him not adding or messing with swing, but removing the quantize and keeping it how he hit the keys.
Like Water For Chocolate is one of my all time favorite hip-hop album, which was birth from that studio in that era
My Idol since 96 one of the very first Dilla beats I ever heard was "The Rhyme" Remix by Keith Murray. Once I heard that I knew this Brother was going to be different. I'm grateful I got to see him live with Madlib and MF DOOM. When Jaylin was on Tour with DOOM. His creativity was on another level thank you for your contribution to Hip Hop Dilla. May you and DOOM both rest in Peace
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This beat actually sounds slightly like Bring it on loop from the Jay Z album Reasonable Doubt.
MISS YOU DILLA. RIP!
Questlove you not in the house.
Loop – *Donut=round sweet
yawn.
RIP J Dilla.
Q Love loves his burgers too
"Solving a 10,000 piece puzzle in record time" isn't really a good comparison. It isn't impressive because of the speed in which the result was achieved, it's impressive because Dilla breaks something down and recreates it into something completely different that is still coherent. It's more like taking a 10,000 piece puzzle of a horse and rearranging it into the Mona Lisa.
The equivelant of breaking down a mural and building a mosaic of the pieces.
RIP
. haha wow – wow wow wow^ he.s insane
That’s why he’s the undisputed GOAT.
Techniques are individual. They come from learned experience. Spirituality is an essence of techniques because the spiritually strong have adapted a mindset of spiritual technique.
Little Brother such an amazing track, shout out Most Def and Talib Kweli who somehow found this beat that was going to be scrapped by Dilla..
Why do u have that comb sticking out of ur hair. Is that ur signature piece
Looks quite stupid for a grown man.
I just want someone that really knows to inform all these people trying to emulate his sound that he fought the sequencer every step. he made it how he heard it. his original sound was him not adding or messing with swing, but removing the quantize and keeping it how he hit the keys.
Quest is a genius id love to sit down and talk to him about stuff like this
All my respect to Dilla and Questo but the way the MPC chops the samples is what makes it sounding so natural.