J Dilla and Nas Transform in “The Sickness” Video

The J Dilla and Nas collaboration "The Sickness" first debuted back at the 2016 SXSW Festival. Since then, the track has been leading the push for the posthumous J Dilla album The Diary. Now that the LP is out, the Dilla and Nas record gets visual treatment courtesy of director Ruffmercy.

The music video sees footage of the late J Dilla repurposed into a colorful collage. Jay Dee's hardcore raps still remain the focus here as he rocks over the Madlib production.

"I got the MJ disease cause MCs wanna be me/If I spit anything it’s gonna be heat/Cause Dilla Dog a one of a kind n—a/Killing ’em all for the rhyme, motherfucking son of a nine n—a/If I pull a chain out in the sun it’ll blind n—as/First thing that come to your mind when you think of hardcore/Taking cuts to the front of the line/I break blunts, fill ’em up and they firing and take puffs," J Dilla raps on the opening verse.

Nas takes the reins of the funky beat as the video turns its attention toward him.

"Everybody's not going, getting/They mad because they can't accept me/They try to hex me especially those who never rose/They want better clothes and nicer lives/I don't have an ego, I go harder than average people/Plus I got twice the drive/Suited and booted n---as might have heard I was lost/You might wanna consider your source/I try to play it cool, show people that I can chill/So wealthy people take me serious and know I'm real," Nas raps.

J Dilla's The Diary is available now on iTunes. Don't forget to check out XXL's review of the album if you have no read it yet.

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