Monday, February 13, 2006
Jay Dilla, R.I.P.
Views and music from around the hip hop blogosphere on the tragic passing of James "Jay Dee" Yancey:
Straight Bangin's Joey says, "Thank You, Jay Dee."
She Real Cool says Jay Dee's music was "the opposite of "microwave popcorn ass" disposable hip hop."
Soul Sides' O-Dub on Jay Dee's production: "Dilla's beats were "anti-anthematic" which is quite unlike other hip-hop songs which deliberately want to stick in your head as much as possible. It's not that Dilla wanted his tracks to be ignored but their brilliance were precisely in how subtle they were." (click here for more)
The Swift Chancellor's Wes Jack: "I remember when I incurred the wrath of my boys from UVa when I declared ‘Fantastic Vol.2’ was the only classic album I could add to my list since Illmatic." (click here to read more)
"Two Hours of J-Dilla on MP3" - The Underground Railroad's DJ Emskee has put together two hour-long mixes of music from J Dilla available for downlaod via Hiphopmusic.com.
Todd Kelly's the Essential Jay Dee compilation.
Sophisticated and Coarse's Jay Dee tribute mix.
Smoking Section's selection of Jay Dee downloads (but yo, what the fckk is up with the whole album downloads?! Rome know's this vexes me no end)
Status Ain't Hood: "Download: Jay Dee, 1974-2006"
Vinyl Addicts' Jay Dee obit/tribute (with mp3's).
Fennessey's 10 songs by Jay Dee.
Vibes and Stuff's various Jay Dee links.
And finally, from the Broke B-Boys: "there is no groove and presence that can ever replace Jay Dee. I hope his spirit continues to live within our Hiphop generation. Rock on...." (click here for more)
