The "Dilla" Handclap No. 21 (Hosted by DJ Flow) by The Dusty Handclap published on 2017-02-16T04:05:00Z I know the phrase "Dilla Changed my Life" is something that almost seems watered down and become somewhat of a fad, but it seems to be something I am comfortable with saying. My story is some what similar to all of the great stories heard from all of our heroes in hip-hop. Most of their first encounters of Jay Dee's music was through the circulation of his Slum Village demo tape distributed around small circles primarily via Houseshoes & Q-Tip. For my generation hip-hop was already around, but when you consider the actual time of understanding hip-hop, I was first introduced through a small vinyl collection from a close friend in High School, which included "Slum Village - Fantastic Vol 2". The "Intro" track into "Conant Gardens" into "I Don't Know" was a life changing sequence for me. Jam packed w/ Soulful rhodes, great mixing, thick drums, heavy bass lines, chopped drum breaks, rhythmic vocals, scratching, vocal chops etc. The density of the music in that 3 track sequence was unmatched (maybe until this day). Since that time when I was maybe 14 (pre Dj years) I became obsessed w/ hip-hop music and the culture. Over the years I studied anything Jay Dee (Dilla): his music, the moves he made, the records he sampled, the drums he chopped. Since his passing there have been 100's if not 1000's of tributes created to celebrate his catalog. With the blueprint for me being the masterpiece mixes created by J Rocc in the early years following his passing, I felt like I needed to take another approach. This episode is more focused on connecting stories told by some of Dilla's greatest collaborators. The music selections may not be reflective of his "greatest work" but they are chosen to help drive the story and help explain the reasons why he was so impactful to the game. Much like his catalog and the 1000's of mixes out there are equally the same amount of stories circulating the internet of people talking about his impact. These are some of the more important ones, or at least that helped me get a better idea of who he was and why he was a genius. Whether you are a new Dilla fan or a long-time Jay Dee fanatic, I hope this helps guide you to a greater understanding of the James Yancey legacy. Peace DJ Flow, February, 2017 "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." No copyright intended. I do not own or claim any rights to these tracks. Design by: @yiiee Genre DustyHandclap Comment by jorgie583 just wow 2021-02-28T16:45:02Z Comment by GreyWells this is an incredible mix. much love and respect bro 2020-03-28T17:45:20Z Comment by Marcus The Artist Man the interviews in this mix are so dope. Long live the legend. Dilla 🙏 2018-11-15T22:53:55Z Comment by The Eclectics-- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Classic Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2017-04-07T16:07:37Z Comment by Blendid Ohms THIS IS KRUSHIN, LUVIN THIS SHOW YOH 2017-03-09T05:51:45Z Comment by Blendid Ohms Dope azz mix 2017-03-09T05:39:00Z Comment by SoulButterfly What a show, nuff respect. ✌ 2017-02-19T20:32:52Z Comment by tittahbyte good GAWD 2017-02-17T02:57:20Z Comment by Illvibes71 G.O.A.T!!!!! Hands down! 2017-02-16T22:23:54Z