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This program contains examples of J Dillas music performed in the studio by drummer Nate Smith and is accompanied by a bonus PDF of maps photos guides and more
This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius QUESTLOVE
Equal parts biography musicology and cultural history Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla a musical genius who transformed the sound of popular music for the twentyfirst century
He wasnt known to mainstream audiences even though he worked with renowned acts like DAngelo and Erykah Badu and influenced the music of superstars like Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson He died at the age of thirtytwo and in his lifetime he never had a pop hit Yet since his death J Dilla has become a demigod revered by jazz musicians and rap icons from Robert Glasper to Kendrick Lamar memorialized in symphonies and taught at universities And at the core of this adulation is innovation a new kind of musical timefeel that he created on a drum machine but one that changed the way traditional musicians play
In Dilla Time Dan Charnas chronicles the life of James DeWitt Yancey from his gifted childhood in Detroit to his rise as a Grammynominated hiphop producer to the rare blood disease that caused his premature death and follows the people who kept him and his ideas alive He also rewinds the histories of American rhythms from the birth of soul in Dillas own Motown to funk techno and disco Here music is a story of Black culture in America and of what happens when human and machine times are synthesized into something new Dilla Time is a different kind of book about music a visual experience with graphics that build those concepts step by step for fans and novices alike teaching us to see and feel rhythm in a unique and enjoyable way
Dillas beats startling some people with their seeming sloppiness were actually the work of a perfectionist almost spiritually devoted to his music This is the story of the man and his machines his family friends partners and celebrity collaborators Culled from more than 150 interviews about one of the most important and influential musical figures of the past hundred years Dilla Time is a book as delightfully detailoriented and unique as J Dillas music itself
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