Common talks about Dilla writing and rhyming on Thelonious

[darealvelle]

I do think Dilla had some influence on the LoFi thing. I agree he wouldn’t love it. But if you ask a lot of these LoFi producers who their favorite producers are, the big names that come up are Knxledge, FlyLo, and Dilla.

I think Knx might’ve had the most influence in the sound without being a full time LoFi producer himself.

I think a lot of LoFi fans work backwards until they land on Dilla, Madlib, Pete Rock, Alchemist, and other more contemporary beat makers that are loved and revered.

This here and that dude form Cali name Jinsang.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

I was listening to that song the other day

 

[The Message]

That's a risky take but I agree with it.

I understand why it's revered and I can't front like I was the biggest Dilla fan on earth before Donuts. In many ways it's what turned me from a casual fan to a super fan. But it's always been weird that so many people think of Donuts as being his sound when it's an experimental album that was made under wild circumstances. I think his mom said every beat on Donuts besides 2 was made with him dying in the hospital.

Khrysis put me onto Dilla with Fantastic 2, JayLib, and then Ruff Draft. I thought they were dope, especially Ruff Draft. To this day that's my favorite Dilla project. Once I heard Donuts I was able to realize his versatility and appreciate his older work much more.

ruff draft is my fav jay dee project.

ill loops. hard drums. abstract sample flips. crazy rhymes.

even the re-release was heat

personal classic for me. knowing him he probably did it in a weekend

 

[darealvelle]

Dilla was so ill with the off beat rhythms. The one bar switch ups

 

[Renegade47]

Yeah I sound like a straight hater when speaking on LoFi lol but yeah, some of that shyt is dope. Hate to lump them all together. But in general I hate that shyt lol.

shyt is trash.

 

[darealvelle]

shyt is trash.

Gentrified boom bap

 

[Ohene]

crazy beat.