Which Dilla album should I start with?

The Lounge
#1

I think my head is ready: which Dilla/Dilla produced album should I start with?

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#2

start with DONUTS!! it’s a masterpiece and remembering that he did it all from a hospital bed with an Sp-303 and a mini turntable is good anti-GAS

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#3
  1. Slum Village - Fantastic Vol. 2
  2. Dilla - Donuts
  3. Dilla - Welcome 2 Detroit
  4. Slum Village - Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1
  5. Dilla/Madlib - Champion Sound
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#4

Any hip hop documentary is the anti-GAS.

Me: “Oh you made this with a crate of records and an MPC?”

Also Me: (Shuts the fcuk up and sits down)

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#5

Wasn’t it mpc3000?

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#6

hmm, i’m poking around - people definitely talk about the sp303 in this context, but it seems it’s more of an urban legend anyway.

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#7

Yeah, I heard the SP-303 thing was a myth/misquote. As an SP-303 owner for almost 20 years I can’t even begin to fathom how Dilla would have done some of the things on Donuts on that machine…

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#8

I think that legend is a bit exaggerated…

But does nothing to Donuts’ masterpiece status.

Slum Village vol 1 and 2, Jaylib “Champion Sound” and Dillanthology vol 1

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#9

Its not possible. I have an SP303 and it doesn’t even sound like one.

the original “The Red”

The biggest tragedy of copyright culture.

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#10

to be fair, a crate of records brings quite a lot of melodies, sounds and vibe to the table, you’d otherwise had to write yourself.
I’m a big fan of flipping samples, and I think it requires great ear and feeling, but you don’t need a lot of equipment to chop up samples. No pun against Dilla, I love many of his beats, though I adore other producers.

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#11

Welcome 2 Detroit: His production is obviously celebrated, but he was also a great mixer/engineer. I think this record really shows that.

Then, move onto Slum Village: Fantastic, Vol. 2 for his wide variety of musical styles he was able to create within hip-hop. His production here has no fat.

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#12

YES. I used to have this instrumental on vinyl and inexplicably sold it on eBay during a trying financial time :man_facepalming: Really wish I’d held on to it.

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#14

We should petition Cris Williamson to clear it.

#15

Go for Donuts. Get it out of your system. After that, anything goes.

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#16

D’Angelos “Voodoo” might as well be his. And this is most definitely his beat, to hell with official credits

Also one of my favorites

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#17

Stressed out is still my favourite Dilla joint

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#18

My fav Dilla beat:

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#19

The “Ma Dukes” instrumental is heavenly

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#20

Donuts!!! After that, you will be inspired to dig through his while catalog.

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#21

I always loved this one. So simple.

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