Comments on: J Dilla: Hip Hop’s Abused Martyr

By: Ghetto GODfather

Ghetto GODfather — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:54:41 +0000

You opinion is strictly YOUR opinion, and I can give you credit in being honest in your own criticism. Unlike the many bandwagon fans out there, I’ve been following Jay Dee’s career since 1996 and the 5-Elementz YESTERYEAR ep I purchased from the Maurice Malone Hip Hop Shop. Of ANY producer I’ve listened to or was force-fed between 1996 and 2011, Dilla is the only producer that I NEVER get tired of listening to. He constantly kept reinventing himself, where other producers built a formula & stuck by it. To me, that’s effin’ boring!! Dilla’s music can make you feel a wide range of emotions, sometimes at the same time. Cats who rhymed over his music sounded 10x better than they normally would. Who on earth can duplicate what he’s done? Kanye is the closest to him right now, and compared to Dilla, he sounds like bullsh*t (my opinion, because I do like Kanye’s music).

And as for the “new” fans, I definitely welcome them, because even after death, they are seeing the genius that I’ve seen for the past 15 years. All in all, they will be talking about this man’s art for many decades to come, showing that hip-hop doesn’t have to be a disposable art form that XXL MAGAZINE portrays it to be.

For you to even write this b.s. article, I wonder what beef could you possibly have with a man who XXL has blacklisted from its pages for all of these years….Something on your mind?

By: RENE Gonzalez

RENE Gonzalez — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:58:08 +0000

Amen BROther

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:04:37 +0000

Completely biased view at it…. So you’re saying new generations can’t enjoy/respect what he did? The majority of the time, people preach about artists they love.. I can see that being normal with Dilla.. Why make Dilla out to be more than great music, I could elaborate, but fuck this is exactly what’s wrong with hiphop

By: Floyd

Floyd — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:32:21 +0000

They pay you to write this shit?? If I thought you would actually reply I would tell you exactly what the fuck is wrong with just about everything you’ve said. Shake is way better.

By: jose polanco

jose polanco — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:10:48 +0000

Yikes,the worst part of all this is that I am part of a dominican hip-hop band called alianza Meka,(definitely no relation here).Of course,there are bandwagon fans everywhere,and I even had a similar discussion to this one with a dilla fan about two weeks ago,but to take merits off of him after death is vile at the very least,and the piece in itself lacks coherency.I have never heard of anyone mistaking dilla with dupri,and drake fans probably don’t know who Nas is.Again,weak,weak points.Meka,please,change that moniker so we can evade bad vibes.peace.

By: Sloth

Sloth — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:47:12 +0000

As mentioned earlier, I was one of those “Dilla fans before I knew the name”. I think that was with every producer back then tho due to the lack of technology. You didn’t have the face to match the beats so a lot of producers go unknown until they score with several mainstream artist [9th wonder says it best in one of his interviews]. He has a pretty good catalogue [to me at least] and I’m pretty sure everyone has heard his works [early to mid 90's babies and 80's babies for sure lol]. Shouts out to Premier and PR because they’re the reasons there was a Dilla. Dilla even says that Pete Rock was one of his biggest inspirations and that he wanted to be like him but to not classify him in the league of the PR’s and Premier’s is absurd. Dilla was as much in the mainstraim as he was underground. I think you actually have to get into the producing aspect to see what a “genius” this guy was and truly respect him for his craft. For the ordinary person who just “listens” to music wouldn’t be able to comprehend his abilities as a producer. And I totally agree that there are people that dickride and are just joining the bandwagon and don’t even go into all his works . But to bash the actual fans for praising his craft is just wrong man. I hope after reading all these responses, you’ll go back and take the time to listen to all the contributions he’s made to Hip-Hop. till then peace!

By: Governor Slugwell

Governor Slugwell — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:52:03 +0000

RIP J. Dilla, Fuck Meka.

By: Dert

Dert — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:12:34 +0000

Never read this dude before, but his post is sort of pointless. Dilla’s gone, he don’t care what people think.
RIP Dilla

By: ff1one@yahoo.com

ff1one@yahoo.com — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:40:58 +0000

Dilla is dope BUT death does immortalize a lot of people….especially anyone in hip hop. In addition, your work should also live beyond your physical death. Therefore, these words are on point. More importanly don’t wait to jump on the bandwagon of the next great after her/she dies.

By: jack

jack — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:55:21 +0000

I first heard a dilla production in 2002 when i heard slum villages “players” (which was made in 97). But now i see most people dick riding him as one of the greatest ever, and what sickens me is how they say Donuts is his greatest album, while they also say that they don’t know slum village is…SMDH.

I dont classify dilla in the top 5, maybe top 10, but people need to stop repping an artist after he dies rather than before (when he is making music).

By: Cents

Cents — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:23:45 +0000

@Folabi I can dig it, but everyone’s on edge nowadays, because the music that should get respected and viewed by the world, isn’t and to some extent, I like it that way. It filters out the consumer from the die hard fan, but at the same time, a lot of kids are digging the sh*t that’s on the radio and tv and a lot of them are trying to emulate it.

By: Folabi

Folabi — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:22:26 +0000

And i know its not about reciting their catalog but about appreciating it which was these “fans” lack

By: Folabi

Folabi — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:14:57 +0000

@cents

Thats the problem they need to calm down and listen and understand what he is saying without misinterpreting like a real person should

By: Cents

Cents — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:10:34 +0000

@Folabi Yo I’m a Dilla fan as well, but I can’t differentiate who is “real” and who isn’t. Anyone can recite someone’s catalogue/features. I think you’re missing my point though. A lot of these guys are furious, because you can’t sum up all of what Meka was trying to say in a short article, without offending a few people. I’m disappointed that Meka used that headline and didn’t follow through. He’s a man at the end of the day like all of us and we all make mistakes, but in journalism there’s no room for open ended statements, because they will be misinterpreted. That’s all I’m saying. I think it’s bad that they started that “Fuck Meka” campaign, because it’s unnecessary and juvenile, but fans will be emotional and irate at times. Sh*t I wish people could be up and arms, like this, about shit that really matters.

By: Folabi

Folabi — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:01:10 +0000

@Cents

And if you read the rest of that paragraph, you will see that he was talking about those who have know idea about his past catalog.

Dude i am a j dilla fan myself but im not a stan or a fake fan like most of his fans are.

By: Cents

Cents — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:59:04 +0000

@ Folabi He compared Dilla to a f*ckin McRib sandwich lol. If he wasn’t trying to bash Dilla, he did a really bad job at it. Again, words are powerful and if you’re not thorough with your statements, you will be misinterpreted. You can’t misinterpret “Dilla Stans are faggots” though.

By: @Folabi

@Folabi — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:58:34 +0000

He compared Dilla to a f*ckin McRib sandwich lol. If he wasn’t trying to bash Dilla, he did a really bad job at it. Again, words are powerful and if you’re not thorough with your statements, you will be misinterpreted. You can’t misinterpret “Dilla Stans are faggots” though.

By: Folabi

Folabi — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:51:27 +0000

@CENTs

Exactly he NEVER BASHED dilla in this article. Thats really all i gotta say cause you misinterpreted his article. Plain and simple.

By: Folabi

Folabi — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:51:27 +0000

@CENTs

Exactly he NEVER BASHED dilla in this article. Thats really all i gotta say cause you misinterpreted his article. Plain and simple.

By: Cents

Cents — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:41:56 +0000

@Folabi so unnecessary. You came in aid of a man who dug his own grave and then you have the nerve to call Dilla supporters “faggots.” What is this high school? Dude grow up. I can agree that some of the comments are a bit over the top, because he has a point about people who haven’t known the man’s body of work, but everyone is new to something and if it’s good, then people will try to consume as much of it as possible- unfortunately “some” do not take the time out to do the research.

As far as Meka- he brought this on himself. He hyped up his watered down article about Dilla by using an over the top headline, like the majority of the media nowadays. Then he starts bashing a man he never knew based on HIS knowledge of hip hop production. That’s the problem with some of these so called “journalists”- They don’t take the time out to be subjective and thorough with their statements. The majority of them now just give their own opinion and have no remorse in what they write.

Unfortunately Meka doesn’t realize that his words are stronger than he thinks. Hopefully he’ll realize now after all of the bullsh*t that has hit the fan, that he’ll have to take his time and proofread. Once you publish an article you cannot come back from whatever you write. We’re all hip hop heads in here- that’s the only reason why we can take the time out of our busy schedules to respond, because we give a f*ck. Instead of talking sh*t, let’s all agree to disagree and move on to the next topic.