One this day in 2006, we lost one of the world’s greatest crate diggers. J Dilla had that talent for finding a gem and turning it into something completely amazing. He was and always will be your producer’s favorite producer.
I thought long and hard as to whether I should post this set or not. Seems like everytime I reupload the Donuts set, it just taken back down. Between that and my run in last year with Stones Throw over the Madvillainy samples, I wondered if I would be putting the site at risk by posting these samples. But at the end of the day, I figured I want to give the readers what they want. So in remembrance of Dilla, have fun digging through 65 records that Dilla sampled throughout his career. There’s just one catch. Out of respect for Dilla’s legacy, I have chosen not to reveal the track Dilla made out of these samples. Let’s leave that up to the imagination. Grab these now, as I’m not sure how long the link will last.
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yo Kev all tha gay shit aside. I LOVE YOU. you tha f**keen man. can’t wait 2 get home nd bump this shit……(sob, sob sigh)
J DILLA FOREVER!
Damn, dilla is dominating my HD, lol.
J Dilla 4ver!
only true Legends can stand the Test of Time.
Thanks for posting this and I fully understand your apprehension in putting this up. As long as people are responsible with this info, everything is cool because the “sample police” are out there…FOR REAL!!!!
MY IDOL. J DILLA 4 EVER!
dilla for life
Thanks ..u are the man, mayne…This is what Dilla would want 4 shizzle !!!!
R.I.P. DILLA. “runnin”, “get a hold”, “stakes is high”, “whip you with a strap”, “donuts” etc the list is crazy. We lost a great one. Peace and love.
Just as everyone else is saying… THANK YOU. I’ve been listening to Dilla damn near everyday since he passed on.Brother, you did the right thing.
props. like what jay dee did, thank you for blessing us with beautiful music. i appreciate all the hard work that goes on to this fine site.
ain’t nobody fuckin with him.
R.I.P. to the Greatest.
—a dying metaphor—
Thanks, loving the sample sets & trying to piece the puzzle back together should be fun.
RIP Jay Dee greatly missed
props on this set..r.i.p. DILLA
Kevin, can you post what sample was used in what song or the stones throw records will take the site down if you do it? By the way, i would like to know too, in what album of marvin gaye i can find this “god is love” version? Because my “what’s goin’ on” album came with a diferent and faster version (must be a remastered one)
Thank you Kevin. We honored him here in montreal this past saturday night, it was crazy I never thought I would see so much people bouncin’ on Jay Dee beats but anyway, I ate a box of 6 donuts and i’m about to play his music in my crib for aaaaaaall night long.
Rest in beats James!
Kevin,
Thank you for risking this amazing site for your love of your readers. I was supposed to get w/ DJ Grain about doin an interview for his site and this one as well and I got very ill and have yet to follow up w/ grain, That was Decemeber when I 1st heard of this site…..
I gotta say out of 1,000,000’s of sites on the web, this has got to be one of my favorites…. The Dilla posts are dope and haunting at the sametime….. It is hard to celebrate the day when you think about what was lost. I was supposed to perform at the Dilla Benefit saturday w/ SlopFunkDust but I got the Flu and couldnt make it…. I felt super uneasy that I missed the show, So I decided to make use of the time I was supposed to be on stage and I Flipped some Dilla Samples and made a beat….. Then Logic Crashed and I lost it =(
Kevin, not sure if you see these comments or not, but hit me up at DUTCHMASSIVE@GMAIL.COM when you have a sec.
damn next time we should hit like a live tribute you know like on a radio or..man i don’t know something with dat “streaming” mixin beats live on the internet you feel me? dunno if it’s possible but it would be great!
Fan-tas-tic, Your music lives on rip J Dilla…
HOLY MACARONI THERE’S THE “one more try” i never thought i could here it one daaaay!!!!!! im gooooin craazzzy 2night!!!!
Dilla – My first beat-making inspiration.
This link doesnt work for me.. You mind re-upping??
Link is still good.. don’t play
Marcha, from the “God is Love” Wikipedia entry: “The song was originally recorded as the b-side to “What’s Going On” shortly after that song was recorded. The original 45″ version of “What’s Going On” included a slower, string-laden version of this song as its b-side. The song was later retooled in a more joyous, faster version brought on after the success of “What’s Going On” as a hit song. It also ended in a much faster and abrupt tone leading into the album’s next single, “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)”. The original version has since been re-issued on several greatest-hits sets and re-issues of the album.”
dude, you’re amazing.
rest in peace, j
I LOVE YOU KEVIN! Hahahahhaha!!!!! This will probably be the greatest list of downloads you’ve ever given us and I can’t tell you how greatful I am for these!
I have sooooo much JD music and it’s crazy how much more is out there from this musical genius!!!
Thanks again! and RIP J. Dilla!!!!
yo this set is weak as hell. all these samples have been out…nothing surprising here. not one break.
my sample set of dilla destroys this.
beat heads get at me if you need some “rare dilla originals”.
really thank you Jeff
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aight supreame but please dont hate…but you can give the samples too I heard some of them (the dilla horns,2morrrow,and some others)
I like this post, this is even better than the “de la soul is dead” sample list. i cant think of a better crate digger than dilla! I mean qtip,madlib,pete rock and lord finesse are cool….but dilla flipped records in another way. I wonder what song he flipped backwards for “drop” by the pharcyde?
Kev u r the truth homie. This IS one of the best blogs I have EVER seen online to date. U have taken the hip hop blog to a new level fam.
i am beyond words. thank you. thank you so so much.
Wow Thanks Kev Cant Wait to Get Busy. Shout out From the 719 CO!
Peace
yD The Most Negative BKA yD #1 draft pick.
Tip top mate, still ain’t nobody got the groove like Dilla did.
I ain’t neva tired of Dilla beats.
This is a good study tool. I have some old Dilla beat tapes if you want to check the out.
http://thinkultra.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/the-gift-of-dilla/
DILLA FOR LIFE> THANKS MAN
. . can anyone here re up the donuts samples ? ? good looking out !
Man This is the shit. Thanks for taking the time to do this. I know it is not an easy task. Much appreciate boss! FISKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!
good lookin out
Dillas still a beast, alive or dead
Word!!! There nothing like some dilla donunts with some fresh drumz..
R.I.P Jay “The BEAT Dillenger” Dilla
hey kev, great cd but i was wondering is there anything you have to do to these tracks to put them on your mp3 software cuz i tried draggin the file into my zune software and its not lettin me man. get back to me. and im gonna miss dilla for sure.
No, they should just be regular ol’ mp3s. I’m not sure why you’re having problems.
wtf is with stones thrown they not own the orginal samples put this shit back homie
Yo Fam, I sample, chop whatever… Just cause you have the ingredients… doesn’t mean you make the same sauce… all those overprotective crateheads should chill…they forget… it ain’t “their” music…lol.
Thanks alot Kev. Anyone finished naming all these samples to the songs DIlla put them to? Im having some problems with a few, let me know!
ayo, i can’t thank u enuff for giving me research material on this legendary homie; i’m sorry i missed him.
peace
This is my first post on this site, and I just wanted to let you know that this place is sick. I’ve been diggin around here for a couple days, scoopin up a bunch of samples. I am truly impressed with the work you have compiled. And as a beat maker, I must thank you for making my life easier! RIP Dilla, still live
now we’re on the same page
and it feels like heaven/
but ya know what tugged my soul?
Dilla’s One Eleven/
then he said that Two Can Win
but the music didn’t agree/
and I Can’t Stand To See Her Cry
when she’s sittin’ next to me/
so we kept it Movin’, some Graffiti for the brain/
some music for the soul, played his CD in the rain/
then we heard the Thunder
there was something right before it/
but the Gobstopper god dropped, it helped us to ignore it/
now it’s time to retire
so the Ghost can take you higher/
you go back a couple tracks, and Light a little Fire/
figure it out!
-Dubulous.
by the way — I would LOVE to see a similar collection from MF Doom beats…..do you see that in your future???
mad props yo… thank you for this collection, i thought i would never hear some of these…
j dilla was an inspiration and may his legacy live on- there is nothing else to say, the music speaks for itself!!