Happy Bday to my man J Dilla aka Jay Dee!!! You are missed and still inspire so many. Infamous Jerry's Records Dig with @kdope50 #TurnItUp #Dilla pic.twitter.com/5xsmzrEUsM
— DJ Jazzy Jeff (@djjazzyjeff215) February 7, 2019
Happy Birthday J Dilla. pic.twitter.com/eJPNmMKLAP
— Stro Elliot (@StroElliotMusic) February 7, 2019
J Dilla was born on this day in 1974. He’s one of the greats I've worked with, and I miss him terribly. pic.twitter.com/HbDrxyNEDn
— Eric Alper (@ThatEricAlper) February 7, 2019
Dilla , Dilla , Beats , beats ... Happy Birthday to the #late #Great #Jdilla 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Thank you brother for laying the #foundation for #detroit #slumvillage and beyond !
— T3 of Slum Village (@T3sv) February 7, 2019
j dilla is still changing music I believe. that’s a legacy. #dillahistorymonth
— proci (@producedbyproci) February 7, 2019
J Dilla is like an actual deity in the beat music scene on some mythology shit. Like he made a beat that shattered the moon and when the pieces fell in the ocean they made Flying Lotus and shit.
— Hideo Glojima (@ActionBastard) February 7, 2019
“There is a light that shines special for you and me...” Something really special about DJ Jazzy Jeff playing Open Your Eyes from a roof top in Taipei. This is how a legend pours one out for another whose light still shines. RIP J Dilla💡 pic.twitter.com/3qTOn5GGFa
— Y’allDon’tHearMe (@twodopeboyds) February 7, 2019
I had J dilla on my mind, I always loved how incorporated a laid back vibe in his music. RIP pic.twitter.com/7Vh9iSJe9G
— Afro Samurai (@maxwellhunter1) February 3, 2019
I interviewed Robert Glasper two years ago, and he described watching J Dilla make the beat for Bilal’s “Reminisce.” He said the drums alone are made from three samples at once, lol. Who’s fucking with that?
— William Ketchum III (@WEKetchum) February 7, 2019
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