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For Dilla

The Past and Future of Slum Village

Loving J Dilla in the ’90s was an uphill battle. Before the super-producer adopted his new moniker he was known as Jay Dee, and expressing love for his work always garnered the same reaction: “Really, you like Jermaine Dupri? Huh?” And that reaction made sense. Dilla broke onto the scene with his work on Common’s […]

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