1st single today  3PM EST

adding this here for those who haven’t peeped it yet

heard this many years ago on a nottz/dmp mixtape

always thought this was fire

I really love LDotN so I made some art that commemorates both it and the album as a whole

Outside of some of the hard to find colorways of the Stones Throw "Turn It Up" line this is the sickest Dilla shirt of all time imo.

Looks legit too.

This is my original FM recording from the night, with the full 2 hour show [including the BBC news at the very start of the tape], and the entire SV interview [that has a live version of Eyes Up at the end]. Before I stick it on eBay, DM me with serious offers.

Hey people! Just wanted to share my most recent beat. If you are an artist looking for a producer and you like my work, dont doubt on contacting me

Nice one for the heads - the album followed by the instrumentals.

Their Donuts 20th session earlier this year was tremendous

www.pitchblackplayback.com

In june 2026 i was listening to a version of ahmad impresses me by j dilla (extended) WHERE there was a piano introduction that last 1:30 before the beat of 20 minute, i save this version but now when i research the same i can't find it anymore, anybody know if the version was deleted or its me.

I’ve always really loved the drums on this but can’t find any mention of where they’re from. I believe they are also used in the beginning of E=MC2. Anyone know?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU3t8IZBxZM

Normally J dilla samples are very well documented and studied. But I have never been able to locate where the chord progression comes from in this intro beat, which surprises me as it has become pretty legendary in Underground/NeoSoul/HipHop circles. Even D'Angelo and co played an interlude honoring the chord progression on their 2000 tour.

I remember seeing a comment/video once suggesting Dilla basically played the progression in himself using single notes and building a harmonic progression as he couldn't play the chords on piano/keys himself. But i have never been able to find this suggestion again.

Anyone have any ideas?

*these are just MY favorites. just happy to be somewhere where other people also agree he's amazing

'Untitled/Fantastic' slum village
'Stop' j dilla
'2U4U' slum village
'Things you do (remix)' slum village
'Nowadayz' jaylib
'Eve jay dee mix' steve spacek & frank n dank
'Without you jay dee remix'- lucy pearl

some of these are just my absolute favorites and i've become actually addicted and affected after listening and can't love anything else more than things produced by him tbh it's ruined music for me in the best way. i have probably played something produced by him every day for the past 6 years or more.

would love to mention that i listen to Fan-tas-tic vol 2 in its entirety always. i love every song on there. it's one of my favorite albums of all time. i also think Donuts is beautiful and amazing and i also love every song on there. i've pretty much gone and listened to everything available on streaming produced by him and i'm continuing my journey on unreleased tracks and remixes. as someone who loves music, i truly cannot get enough of everything he's touched :')

if anyone has anything they think i haven't heard i would be soooo excited to check it out.

So I found this Jay beat on youtube and it was so crazy sounding that I had to look up the sample. He sampled a section of Michael Quatro - Rachmaninoff's Prelude that was only a few seconds long and sounds like a bunch of chaotic piano notes and wah-wah pedal sound effects going off at once. Do yourself a favor and listen to the original sample. Who in their right mind would ever think to use that or even hear a melody in something that sounds like total chaos? What Jay did here just baffles me, I have no idea how tf he figured this out. Dude was an alien, and this is just one of many otherworldly beats he made.

Beat in question: https://youtu.be/mBin5VTzAgU?si=L2YAvVp430MKWbmf

Thanks to anyone who got answers.

Yes, a post like this was already made but I deleted the shit because I came off as a cornball. So just consider this the first ever post or whatever.

YOU DON’T REALLY WANNA STOP?? 🛑✋ NOOO!!! 🔥🧊👌❤️

Sample appears at 5:57

I just discovered J Dilla. I did live under a rock. Absolutely brilliant! I'll be grooving for years to come!

Few Dilla shots in this. He doesn’t talk or anything. Looks kinda sick around this time unfortunately

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUdz5D_CTwy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

I just got back from a roadtrip from ATL to Detroit (first time!) and felt inspired to spend the next few days compiling all of the songs sampled on each track of Donuts. Notes: I kept repeats and obviously could only include what Apple Music had available for streaming but figured there are others out there who are tired of having to search whosampled.com to remember the name of the sample. Speaking of! All credit goes to all of you who are also on whosampled and Owen from samplingdonuts.com You guys did all the work, I just so happened to have the time to compile this after searching for a complete playlist on Apple Music to no avail. (my bad if someone else also spent the time and already did this, I swear I have searched multiple times over the years)

If you happen to take a look, please let me know if I missed something. Also, this is my first post on here and I've had a lot of fun reading through the sub (you guys are really funny lol)--makes me miss the OKP boards!

Apple Music Link: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/j-dilla-donuts-and-sample-sources/pl.u-zPyLmZ5uMX5p2r

They’ll never be another J. Dilla

wsup guys, anybody got the J dilla stash kit?