VMP Magazine
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On J Dilla, Abundance and ‘The Diary’
Though J Dilla is praised by the likes of producers Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Q-Tip, at his creative peak — and after his untimely death in 2006 — he was seen as an underground marvel and one of music’s best-kept secrets. He didn’t have the high profile of his peers, yet he kept shifting the frequencies of hip-hop and soul, crafting sounds that inspired them. Still, he didn’t get substantial credit until he was gone, leaving his fans to wonder what would’ve happened if he had major-label support. He almost found out in the early 2000s.
