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Debatable - is Pete Rock not up on that same level? What about DJ Premier?

• 999900000999 2y ago
  Dilla is one of the best, but I think apart of why he's so highly rated is his early departure. We're left to wonder about his potential.
  • giraffe_lady 2y ago
    IMO it's more that his approach to rhythm truly was original and unique in contemporary music, and was so influential you hear it everywhere. In fact not only has it not faded, but it continues to grow in prominence year after year. Jazz drummers study dilla beats now. It's used in gospel music. It's very rare for a novel technique to so clearly originate from a single practitioner and then go on to be used as widely as that.
  • NickC25 2y ago
    Some of the best hip hop producers were taken too early. Jam Master Jay (of Run DMC fame), Dilla, Nujabes, all gone in their mid 30s.