Erykah Badu- Didn't cha Know (prod. by J Dilla) (APPRECIATION)

[Unknown Poster]

Almost 16 years old and sounds fresh and otherworldly as before.

WE'll never have a nother musicial genius like Dilla. Who was beyond multitalented (did all the instruments on this and sampled)....he had placements on many major projects around this time
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I find it funny how in the 90s he ushered in the 90s analog/synth to digital style then moved back to the cut and paste sampling.

BTW, 1999-2000 was the year of Dilla's be productions if you were paying attention.

 

[Renegade47]

Dilla the GOAT

 

[letti cook]

flawless

poignant as fukk as i sit here contemplatin life and whatnot...in between scrolling thecoli...

 

[Lord Mecca]

Classic shyt.

 

[I love Latina women]

classic

 

[Aje]

 

[darealvelle]

 

[darealvelle]

Love them off beat drums

 

[Khadafhi]

Never knew he produced this

 

[Lurking Class Hero]

I didn't know Dilla made this

The diversity of his beats is really impressive

 

[Regine Hunter]

Music video is still weird to me.
But that driving bass line

 

[Unknown Poster]

Dilla the GOAT

From what I recall he played all of the instruments on there and then proceeded to chop them up on the MPC/SP

 

[Unknown Poster]

I didn't know Dilla made this

The diversity of his beats is really impressive

It really is.

eryKahBadu* ‎– Mama's Gun
Label:
Motown ‎– 012 153 259-2
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
US
Released:
21 Nov 2000
Genre:
Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style:
RnB/Swing, Neo Soul, Conscious
Tracklist Hide Credits
1 Penitentiary PhilosophyBacking Vocals – Chinah*Co-producer – Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Pino PalladinoGuitar [Electric] – Jeff Lee Johnson*
2 Didn't Cha KnowProducer – Jay Dee
3 My LifeArranged By [Strings] – Larry GoldCo-producer – Jay DeeDrum Programming – Jay DeeViola – Davis Barnet*, Peter Nocello*Violin – Charlie Parker Jr.*, Emma Kummrow, Gregory Teperman, Igor Szwec, Olgo Konopelsky*
4 ... & OnProducer – Jah Born
5 ClevaVocals [Additional], Vibraphone [Vibes] – Roy Ayers
6 Hey Sugah
7 BootyBass – Jay DeeSaxophone – Jacques Swarzbart*Trombone – Frank LacyTrumpet – Roy Hargrove
8 Kiss Me On My Neck (Hesi)Backing Vocals – Betty WrightBass – Jay DeeCo-producer – Jay DeeGuitar – Russell Elevado
9 A.D. 2000Acoustic Guitar – Jeff Lee Johnson*Co-producer – Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Pino PalladinoVocals [Additional] – Betty Wright
10 Orange Moon
11 In Love With YouBass, Acoustic Guitar – Dready (2)Featuring – Stephen MarleyProducer – Stephen Marley
12 Bag LadyPercussion – Ramone Gonzalez
13 Time's A Wastin'Cello, Arranged By [Strings] – Larry GoldCo-producer – Braylon Lacy, Geno "June Bugg" Young, Gino "Lock Johnson" Iglehart, Shaun MartinKeyboards – RC WilliamsViola – Davis Barnet*, Peter Nocella*Violin – Charles Kwas*, Charlie Parker Jr.*, Emma Kummrow, Gregory Teperman, Igor Szwec, Olgo Konopelsky*
14 Green EyesBass [Acoustic] – Carlos HendersonProducer – Vikter DuplaixSaxophone – Jacques Swarzbart*Trumpet – Roy Hargrove
Credits

• Backing Vocals – Geno "June Bugg" Young (tracks: 6, 10, 12), N'Dambi (tracks: 6, 10, 12), YahZarah (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 10 to 12)
• Bass – Braylon Lacy (tracks: 6, 10, 12, 13), Pino Palladino (tracks: 1, 5, 9, 14)
• Co-producer – James Poyser (tracks: 7 to 9)
• Drums – Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7 to 9, 14), Gino "Lock Johnson" Iglehart (tracks: 6, 10, 12, 13)
• Flute – D'Wayne Kerr (tracks: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14)
• Keyboards – James Poyser (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 9, 14), Shaun Martin (tracks: 6, 10, 12, 13)
• Percussion – Leonard 'Doc' Gibbs, Jr. (tracks: 5, 7, 8)
• Producer – Erykah Badu (tracks: 1, 3 to 14), James Poyser (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 14)

Notes
Executive Producers: Erykah Badu & <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kedar+Massenburg">Kedar Massenburg</a>
Associate Producer: James Poyser



Note to self.....gonna have to try to get this on LP. I think this is Badu's best album next to Baduism.

 

[Unknown Poster]

chronic.

Nice T3 verse on there too.

One thing about Dilla I always respected, he was always trying to be J Dilla, and no one else behind the bords. I always loved the SLum Village album cause they seems like they were freestyling over beats as suppposed to focusing on writtens. You listen to Dilla, or SLum Village, Or Platinum Pied Pipers, Or Dwele, or Que D, or Guilty simpon, you just hear the sound of the Detroit, not NYC, not ATL, not CA>>>>


and that's over a freaking carpernter's sample.

 

[Renegade47]

From what I recall he played all of the instruments on there and then proceeded to chop them up on the MPC/SP

he used a mpc 3000

he sampled a tamika blue track called dream flower. added the bongos and drums then added a synth in the beginning with his moog.