J Dilla working on his MPC 3000

Taken from his documentary and engineered to isolate the beat, and looped. Please like and subscribe to keep me going!

#JDILLA #DILLA #makingabeat

[BritoWorx]

Wish there was more footage of him in the studio doing his thing. But I guess that’s part of his mystique and legend. RIP Dilla

[MalikElijah]

I respect him even more for making fire beats sitting on that chair lmao

[Breakbeats.]

It's crazy because Dilla was not trained as a drummer, but his signature swing, those syncopated (placing emphasis in unconventional places) drum beats have gone on to influence how real drummers play.

[ohianaw]

the fact Dilla didnt speak too much and was kind of a more introverted person really shows how dedicated to his craft he was. He didnt let anything go to waste either, he lets the music speak for itself

[sportsfan]

He made beats in the hospital when he knew he was going to die. Work ethic is dope once you have it you can conquer anything even death see Dilla Kobe and others you'll never forget because of the work ethic. None of it was overnight.

[timeconsumer]

The amount of vinyls in this room holy shit

[ray-mond]

seeing this studio somehow envokes creativity on my mind

[windowbreezes]

this beat brings me to tears. the sounds and vibe echo an era of lost memories but remembered feelings. dilla's soul was deep and it's sad that we can only cherish what remains

[tristanwatkins]

That stool looks uncomfortable as hell but that's probably how he worked thru beats so quick i wouldn't want to sit there for very long lol

[Uchebeatz]

Your favorite producer's favorite producer.



Rip J Dilla 🙏

[dcam]

You have no idea how long I have waited, wondered what he did with those chopped chords. Damn! Another sick ass beat by the G.O.A.T!

[jonnykappa]

The beat he made in this video was the blueprint for the track Geto Heaven pt.2 ft. D’angelo, off of like water for chocolate. The bassline is identical and the piano stabs and bounce on the drums play quite similarly to the final track. Since the production credits are to James Poyser and Questlove, I assume they got this beat as a demo to interpolate and ended up working it into the final product. Been wondering for years what he was making in this video.

[epson_ecotank_et-]

god bless the mpc and the music that comes out of those machines

[kevinbrown]

Reason he's one of my favorite producers of all time R.i p to one of the greatest producers ever 🔥✊🏾💯 #LongLiveDilla

[yosunstrumentalsKwellz]

Yeah man, Pete rock was the pioneer of basement beats, love the hidden footage coming g out too.

[dejacreacts]

J Dilla was your favorite producer’s favorite producer.

[Subpoesia]

Wow. Love this. There's something about how he built around this beat that has a cool tension to it that drives things along. Very clever and inspiring.

[CircumferencePI]

The problem with all these J Dilla videos on YouTube is that they are too short.

[ruthless.theeoriginator]

love that dilla brought that swing feel into hip hop🙏💯

[sidework]

There's probably an unedited version of this footage somewhere... an hour or more of Dilla making a beat from scratch maybe? Someone needs to locate the cameraman ASAP