J Dilla aka Jay Dee is the most underrated "Hip Hop" producer of all time

[Obtain Knowledge]

From his work on Slum Village's albums to Tribe's "Beats Rhymes and Life" album to his Donuts instrumental album and everyone else he produced in between those releases (Busta Rhymes, De La Soul, Common, The Pharcyde, Badu etc), the man was a truly talented producer.

The one thing that I really admire about him is how he influenced so many of the well known producers such as Pharrell Williams, Kanye West and Questlove. It's like although Dilla never gained cross over or Pop appeal for his own contributions, his work was not overlooked in some aspect because so many famous producers were inspired by his work.

Here's an old link from years ago with both Pharrell and Kanye mentioning him:

MTV.com: Jay Dee: Hip-Hop's Shy Giant



He produced all of this first Slum Village album, Vol. 1:




He also produced all of Slum Village's Vol. 2 album, here's a link to a few songs:



[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p16_e_x7c4]Slum Village - Climax(Girl shyt)[Fantastic Vol. 2] - YouTube[/ame]







This is one of his beat/instrumental tapes (his drums as far as Hip Hop producers go, are my favorite):

 

[bangbreh]

those who know, know.
he is very highly regarded among the greats.
arguable goat.

 

[Obtain Knowledge]

This Best of J Dilla Mister Cee mixtape is a really great because it has so many of the classic songs he's produced for so many artists such as Badu, Common, Tribe, D'Angelo, The Pharcyde, Janet Jackson, Busta etc)

 

[King P]

He's closer to being overrated than underrated.

Damn near everybody calling him the GOAT, these days

 

[Obtain Knowledge]

those who know, know.
he is very highly regarded among the greats.
arguable goat.

Yeah those who know are the Hip Hop heads. But those who are more so fans of more strictly just mainstream Rap music, might not. Either way, dude is an overlooked producer and he really only started getting some of props around the time he got sick and passed.

 

[ThaRealness]

J Dilla is the one producer you can't call underrated. Hes one of the greats for sure but everyone already knows this and in fact many people overrate him.

 

[Obtain Knowledge]

He's closer to being overrated than underrated.

Damn near everybody calling him the GOAT, these days

He maybe overrated in terms of by way of the internet, but outside of that nah, not nearly.

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

J Dilla is possibly the most overrated producer ever.... no joke.

Dilla fans themselves will tell you that they were swarmed by an insane level of backpacking hipsters who claimed "J Dilla saved their lives"... even when they only heard about him...after he was dead.

 

[Awesome Wells]

He's closer to being overrated than underrated.

Damn near everybody calling him the GOAT, these days

This.

Like Q-Tip said recently at RBMA, Dilla has so many fans who say they "love" Dilla just because they think they're supposed to say that. People who hadn't even heard of him before he died. He's easily got more bandwagon fans than any other producer in the history of Hip Hop.

I went to a Boiler Room party where Questlove was just spinnin' straight Dilla beats all night, and there were so many posers in there actin' like they loved dude so much. Have a conversation with them, they don't know shyt about the guy. Underrated, is the last thing he is.

 

[Awesome Wells]

He maybe overrated in terms of by way of the internet, but outside of that nah, not nearly.

You're wildin'. It's definitely not just online.

 

[Obtain Knowledge]

J Dilla is possibly the most overrated producer ever.... no joke.

Dilla fans themselves will tell you that they were swarmed by an insane level of backpacking hipsters who claimed "J Dilla saved their lives"... even when they only heard about him...after he was dead.

I agree that he maybe overrated in certain circles but as far as on an international or cross over appeal, the man is underrated.

Let me break it down, it's not like Dilla was ever viewed like a Pharrell or Kanye or even a Mike WiLL Made It. Dude never got that cross over appeal. He was always underground and overlooked even when he had joints for the radio like Janet's "Got Til It's Gone'.

 

[StatUS]

Him and Nujabes got really overrated by people on the outside when they passed.

Still all time greats though if that makes sense

 

[Obtain Knowledge]

Like Q-Tip said recently at RBMA, Dilla has so many fans who say they "love" Dilla just because they think they're supposed to say that. People who hadn't even heard of him before he died. He's easily got more bandwagon fans than any other producer in the history of Hip Hop.

I went to a Boiler Room party where Questlove was just spinnin' straight Dilla beats all night, and there were so many posers in there actin' like they loved dude so much. Have a conversation with them, they don't know shyt about the guy. Underrated, is the last thing he is.



You're wildin'. It's definitely not just online.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that he was never as big of a producer like a Kayne or Pharrell. That's all. But I know how the bandwagon went once dude got sick and passed. Because I can remember a time when dude's name never came up in "GOAT" worthy discussions about the greatest producers.

Hell, back in the day Dilla was even criticized for his work on Tribe's Beats, Rhymes and Life album!

 

[King P]

I agree that he maybe overrated in certain circles but as far as on an international or cross over appeal, the man is underrated.

Let me break it down, it's not like Dilla was ever viewed like a Pharrell or Kanye or even a Mike WiLL Made It. Dude never got that cross over appeal. He was always underground and overlooked even when he had joints for the radio like Janet's "Got Til It's Gone'.

So does that make Pete Rock underrated too?

Because by your definition, it does.

 

[Awesome Wells]

Dude never got that cross over appeal. He was always underground and overlooked even when he had joints for the radio like Janet's "Got Til It's Gone'.

Not true.

Common's biggest single ever, "The Light" was a Dilla joint. They got nominated for a Grammy for that one. That's that old story Dilla used to always tell, about being nominated and all that. He's done some damage.