Jay Dee a.k.a. Dilla a.k.a. James Yancey - c/d

a fair amount of his beats sound a bit 'dull' sonically. like theyre just dull thuds, not much 'body' or life to them. partly this is his style of course, but it also just seems like shoddy engineering to me. am thinking of some of the beats on t he guilty simpson album in particular. the fact deej doesnt agree only makes me more decided.

did anyone read the feature on dilla in the wire this month? i couldn't get a copy of it. apparently the interviewed guilty simpson! so excited to read that.

you probably wouldn't want to read their review of 'ode to the ghetto' then. quote: "guilty simpson is not a good rapper"

Anyone have a copy of that jay dee greatest hits mix that was up around here a while ago?

The Okay Playa thing? Yeah I can send it to you.

Hi! I don't know if that was it, but it had Stakes Is High on it.

that is such bullshit. guilty simpson is a fucking genius.

who wrote the review? do they still have hua hsu doing them? usually he's on point

The Dilla piece is by Stelfox. I don't recall the Guilty Simpson review, but I don't think Hua Hsu is the main hip hop guy anymore (I think it might be. . . wait for it. . . Nick Sylvester.)

"Hi! I don't know if that was it, but it had Stakes Is High on it."

That's not it, I don't think (the Okay Playa is mostly blends of Donuts tracks IIRC.)

yup, nick syvester wrote that review: apparently guilty "reaches myspace levels of lyrical inanity on the title track..."

IUGHHUGHGUGHUGHGUGHUUHGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

how
the
fuck

Hehehe

jesus fucking christ

Has anyone tried the "Jay Loves Japan" thing now it's finally out?

yeah dude. it is not his most consistent release, but some of the tracks bang. i would say it is worth it for "say it!" and "first time," but i'm a pretty huge dillaphile so i don't know if that is a good recommendation.

jay loves japan is bonkers
"say it" is some next next NEXT shit

t/s Dilla's Stakes is High remix vs. Spinna's Stakes is High remix

Lucy Pearl - Without You (Remix) 12" single 2001 (Pookie/Virgin)

and THIS my shit

anybody heard elzhi's preface? black milk is working it here

that new jay stay paid is surprisingly great. i thought it would be some opportunistic shit but its up there with his best albums.

it's funny; i hated jay stay paid

except i loved the cut-up job he did on "shimmy shimmy ya"

found this unreleased/promo version of fantastic online and I have been playing it on repeat (first track)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZCE8epbfXM

I'm not hearing how it's different from the "official" version other than not being mastered