Erykah Badu On The Mercy Of J-Dilla: ‘He Let People Get Away With Bitin His Sh-t’

[tuckgod]

We didn't even know Dilla was doing those beats in 1996 hahaha. He only did 5 tracks on Beats rhymes and life and off the top of your head without googling, you probably couldn't tell us which 5. We saw his name in the credits of Pharcyde a year prior and he produced stakes is high for de la the same year, but no one knew who the fukk he was in 1996. And i assure you no one said, "i like tribe's new albums, but those 5 songs really stuck out more than the others". We got to stop rewriting history. And the track you posted, Tribe been doing tracks like that the previous 3 albums. Pharcyde even said they thought Dilla's beat tape was done by Q Tip under a pseudonym name. So yes, Dilla was heavily influenced by Q Tip

I don’t know which “we” you’re talking about but I absolutely knew he produced on the album because it was Tribe and they had several write ups leading up to the album talking about The Ummah.

Don’t talk for me dork

 

[Doomsday]

Find A Way is one of the greatest produced songs in hip hip history.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Tribe’s production didn’t sound nothing like Jay Dee until he started producing for them





Nothing sounded like Jay Dee until Jay Dee touched down

I hate this clown @tuckgod

But this is my favorite Tribe song

 

[ABlackMan]

Tribe’s production didn’t sound nothing like Jay Dee until he started producing for them





Nothing sounded like Jay Dee until Jay Dee touched down

This track so peaceful

 

[NormanConnors]

That’s all the good shyt

His shyt turned weird when he changed his name

have to disagree with you here

 

[Sound (∀√a) Maths]

she's not wrong , but at the same time, Dilla's style is from Qtip haha. so it's kind of strange to be having this discussion when he was heavily influenced by Tip's tribe production.

And Pete Rock

 

[ABlackMan]

Tribe’s production didn’t sound nothing like Jay Dee until he started producing for them





Nothing sounded like Jay Dee until Jay Dee touched down

Yo who is The Ummah??? They credited as producer on all tracks.

 

[Danie84]

Everytime I put on Donuts

 

[Guvnor]

She's not wrong, a lot of people was biting his shyt. That's facts! We all remember that one Janet Jackson joint as proof of this.

They couldn't do it like him though. RIP Dilla Dawg!

He was inspired by RZA but went to find his own sound and other producers can learn from him.

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

Yo who is The Ummah??? They credited as producer on all tracks.

The ummah is a collective of beatmakers. At that time, it was Tip, Shaheed, and Dilla. And I still have this album from 96(2 copies) and on no songs did it say "produced by Jay Dee". I would be more than happy to post a pic of the inserts

 

[ABlackMan]

The ummah is a collective of beatmakers. At that time, it was Tip, Shaheed, and Dilla. And I still have this album from 96(2 copies) and on no songs did it say "produced by Jay Dee". I would be more than happy to post a pic of the inserts

Yeah that’s what on tidal

 

[keond]

She's not wrong, a lot of people was biting his shyt. That's facts! We all remember that one Janet Jackson joint as proof of this.

They couldn't do it like him though. RIP Dilla Dawg!

He was inspired by RZA but went to find his own sound and other producers can learn from him.

Yea Jam and Lewis claimed they produced this one, but it don’t sound shyt like nothing in their entire catalog. Then they had the nuts to put QTip on it (they some goats still)

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Yea Jam and Lewis claimed they produced this one, but it don’t sound shyt like nothing in their entire catalog. Then they had the nuts to put QTip on it (they some goats still)

But then you have the JayDilla remix..

 

[The War Report]

But then you have the JayDilla remix..

Dilla remix slaps.

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Yea Jam and Lewis claimed they produced this one, but it don’t sound shyt like nothing in their entire catalog. Then they had the nuts to put QTip on it (they some goats still)

This was clarified in the Dilla book - Jam & Lewis heard that Brand New Heavies song he produced and made the Got Til It's Gone Beat trying to emulate that style. Dilla felt a way about his style being bitten on a nationwide hit and let the rumor that he actually made it persist.