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One of the greatest true hip-hop producers ever died yesterday. A really sad day for people who love hip-hop. Jay Dee worked with countless acts such as A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, Madlib and many more. He also helped to found Detroit's legendary Slum Village group.

Some links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Dee

http://www.stonesthrow.com/jdilla/discography.html

Well sure hip-hop has a history/heritage, but it's still a current art-form. And I ain't talkin about that stupid gangsta sh*t and silly commercial crap like 50 cent and Eminem. Jay Dee was one of the guys who was really into innovation and positivity and he had a huge influence with his style. In the end it was his music that killed him - he got bad health problems from staying in the studio all day and not eating anything

Yo mama gotta glass eye ...

This guy was involved in some real classics.

RIP

If you want to check out some Jay Dee productions here are some highlights:

Slum Village - Fantastic Vol.1 and Vol.2
Common - Like Water For Chocolate
A Tribe Called Quest - Beats Rhymes and Life
D'Angelo - Voodoo

and anything released as Jay Dee or J Dilla.

I'll come back with a list of good hip-hop stuff later if anyone's interested in checking out the real deal (leave your pre-conceptions at home!).

big big fan of A Tribe Called Quest, Pharcyde, De la soul. They'll all be very sad right now, given this news.

Nobody here digs the work of a REAL hip hop legend it would seem ... what a shame

Well he'll never be forgotten outside of PlanetZ that's for sure.

I dig amazing work regardless of the genre. I'll check it out. RIP dude.... hope you can access a Creamware card from the other side.

Here are some audio tributes to Dilla:

http://www.therootslive.com/features/jaydee/index.html

Out of respect to Jay Dee I'll start another thread with other hip-hop listening recommendations (whenever I have the time that is).