Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited with the. Curated by young rj of slum village, the kit is heavy on drums but also includes bass tones and sound effects. Consisting of the late j dilla then known as jay dee and mc baatin in addition. He was fantastic a dedication to j dilla encyclopedia brown. Normally a producer will just take from the musicians and do their thingbut j dilla actually changed the way musicians play music. Bandcamp app, plus highquality downloads of celebration of jay 2. In 2000, after two years of pushbacks and delays, slum village then made up of t3, baatin and j dilla released their sophomore album fantastic, vol. The end result is fantastic 2020, a hybrid blend of smooth, funky brass rhythms with boombap sensibilities that is just the kind of tribute that an often unsung, but highly influential group like slum village deserves, and is a more than welcome addition to any dilla completists library. Ive only listened to dillas main studio albums before, so it feels so good to listen to more quality dilla tunes. Along with his group slum village jay dee honed his.
Ii produced almost entirely by jay dee for a long time now and the bottom line is that it is one of the best. A month after that albums release they dropped one final project and went. Welcome to detroit instrumentals by jay dee aka j dilla, released 12 july 2005 1. Slum village may not be as active as they once were, especially during the days of fantastic, vol. No other will ever be able to match these guys, they are gods of hip hop. James dewitt yancey, better known by his stage name j dilla or jay dee, was an american record producer who emerged from the mid1990s underground hiphop scene in detroit, michigan. Fantastic volume 2 captures slum villages swellegant bboy stance on record.
It was expanded and maintained by jeff jank beginning in 2005, and beyond 2006 with the help of many j dilla associates, collaborators, and researchers. Many critics believe j dillas work to have had a major influence on american hip hop music yanceys career began slowly. Slum village rapped every single verse on fantastic. Untitled fantastic originally appeared on slum villages fantastic voyage vol 2 album and sees dl remake this joint applying a similar floating resonance as the original. During the time of its release the group was still composed of its earliest members t3, baatin and j dilla. With proceeds going exclusivly to his daughters,the king of beats jay dee aka j dillas first release dilla delights vol 1 has 24 exclusive tracks included.
Ive bought numerous other nineties hip hop early pressings and been disappointed, but i have to say this version sounds fantastic. Dilla and his gold legacy lives on forever allmusic. Splice sounds the fantastic sounds of jay dee aka j. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. Im listening to fantastic vol 2 right now due to this comment, and damn, this album is great. Later works from slum village may have had more of an impact saleswise in the immediate but fantastic vol. These tracks were specially reserved his daughters jamya yancey and tymonae whitlow. While limited edition j dilla records get occasional releases here and there, a usb drive containing original dilla sounds was hard to come by until now. Rappers t3 and baatin and rapperproducer j dilla met in their detroit high school and put out a strong debut, fantastic, vol. Their city gave them a sense of both brokenness and community, and thus slum village was a perfect name. It was released in 2010 by barak records and produced by j dilla. This j dilla production kit is for true hiphop heads.
By the time fantastic volume ii hit dilla was well on his way to his status as a hip hop legend having produced cuts for common, busta rhymes, erykah badu, a tribe called quest and many more. Rice executive producer, director, timothy maynor executive producer, manager, eric zimmermann mastering, john mcclain director, drew. Lost scrolls straight from the detroit storage unit the lost scrolls v2 featuring 16 unreleased gems from the early years of. Pioneering rap outfit from detroit that featured the original 90s lineup of j dilla, t3, and baatin. The ummah, jay dee along with q tip and ali shaheed, produced tribe called quests last two. The detroit crews longawaited debut is loaded with muscular, simmering beats. It didnt sell that much upon its original release, but the ones that bought it wanted to be. Yancey began his career as the producer for detroit hip hop group, slum village, and as a member of the production trio the ummah, before launching a solo career in the early 2000s. Dilla and the unrivaled crew of detroit hip hop are the best on earth.
Dj mitsu the beats celebration of jay 2 beat lover. J dilla donuts, 10th anniversary vinyl stones throw records. J dilla donuts, 10th anniversary vinyl j dilla, hip. The childhood home of t3 the last surviving member of slum village wasnt far. Todd fairall engineer, buzz amato engineer, kirk yano engineer, michael tocci engineer, r. Thats the effect one had when hearing slum villages fantastic, vol. By 1999 hed produced virtually the whole qtip lp, as well as fantastic vol.
The following list catalogs songwriting, musician and production credits for james yancey, also known as jay dee and j dilla. Slum village is a hip hop group from detroit, michigan. Jay dee produced commons like water for chocolate lp a landmark album featuring dangelo, dj premier, rahzel, george clinton and bobby caldwell. Then in 2000 he produced commons like water for chocolate another landmark album this time featuring dangelo, dj premier, rahzel, george clinton. Licensed to youtube by umg, ingrooves on behalf of neastra music. A button that says download on the app store, and if clicked it. The drums pound and dls production weaves in and out of where j dilla originally left the track. Dilla, and all his pre and posthumous releases, i saw this copy at lucky records in miami and had to splurge. Click download buttons and get our best selection of poker teenage mutant ninja turtles png images with transparant background for totally free. Provided to youtube by ingrooves fantastic jay dee fantastic, vol. Kickstart your next project with samples from the fantastic sounds of jay dee aka j dilla by splice. The fantastic sounds of jay dee aka j dilla splice.
World renown j dillas first release from his heirs jamya yancey and tymonae whitlow was released june 2017. After a stint on mca records, the vast majority of yanceys work, both as an artist and. He was also a founding member of the production collective known as the soulquarians along with ahmir questlove thompson, dangelo and james poyser amongst others which earned him more recognition. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Trying to get into j dilla, wondering what his best albums. James dewitt yancey february 7, 1974 february 10, 2006, also known as j dilla or jay dee, was an american record producer who emerged from the mid1990s underground hip hop scene in detroit, michigan. Slum village fantastic vol 2 instrumentals 2u4u climax girl shit fall in love remix fantastic get this money go ladies hold tight hold tight remix i dont know jealousy the look of love pt. Equipped with only mpc and a vinyl box, jay dee aka j dilla inspired generation after beatmaker generation to shred drums, digging out sample boxes and creating whole works in the comfort of their bedrooms right up to the studio. During the time of its release the group was still. Fantastic sounds of slum village a jay dee production kit youtube. As for countless other producers, j dilla is one of the most important sources. J dilla is probably the only producer i know that changed the way musicians actually play their instruments.
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