J Dilla - Motor City
The late, great J Dilla is widely regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop producers of all
time. An innovator who pushed the genre in new sonic directions, the Detroit artist born James Yancey crafted timeless soundscapes
for the likes of Slum Village, A Tribe Called Quest, Common, Erykah Badu, Busta Rhymes, The Roots, and more. Since his 2006 death,
Dilla’s mother Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey has worked tirelessly to further her son’s legacy, and this effort is evident on the stellar
posthumous album Motor City. Inspired by Dilla’s beloved hometown, Motor City is a collection of rare and unreleased Jay Dee
instrumentals, hand-selected and sequenced by Ma Dukes. J Dilla is widely regarded as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all
time. His legendary career included production work for A Tribe Called Quest, Erykah Badu, Busta Rhymes, Common, The Roots, De
La Soul, The Pharcyde, Slum Village, Bilal, Talib Kweli, Dwele, and many more. J Dilla has been cited as an influence by iconic artists
like Questlove, Kanye West, Pete Rock, Madlib, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Thundercat, and more. J Dilla’s first posthumous album The Shining
debuted at #103 on the Billboard 200 chart independently. Motor City contains 19 rare J Dilla instrumentals, and has been covered by
Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, The Fader, Vulture, HipHopDX, 2DopeBoyz, Exclaim, HypeBeast, and more. A1 Motor City 1 A2 Motor City 2
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