{"title":"J Dilla","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrums that swing loose and lurch slightly off the grid became J Dilla's signature. Working on an Akai MPC3000 with its quantise feature switched off, he set straight and swung rhythms against each other, a woozy friction Questlove later echoed on a live kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaised in Detroit by an opera-singer mother and a jazz-bassist father, he taught himself in the basement with a growing record collection, then formed Slum Village with schoolmates. Productions for the Pharcyde, Janet Jackson and A Tribe Called Quest followed, many credited only to the Ummah, and as a Soulquarian he helped shape Common's \u003cem\u003eLike Water for Chocolate\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLupus and a rare blood disease wore him down; in 2005 he toured Europe from a wheelchair. \u003cem\u003eDonuts\u003c\/em\u003e, his final album, appeared three days before he died, aged 32.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like J Dilla you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/a-tribe-called-quest-vinyl\"\u003eA Tribe Called Quest\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mf-doom-vinyl\"\u003eMF DOOM\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/de-la-soul-vinyl\"\u003eDe La Soul\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/d-angelo-vinyl\"\u003eD'Angelo\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/erykah-badu-vinyl\"\u003eErykah Badu\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/flying-lotus-vinyl\"\u003eFlying Lotus\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/anderson-paak-vinyl\"\u003eAnderson .Paak\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kanye-west-vinyl\"\u003eKanye West\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mac-miller-vinyl\"\u003eMac Miller\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/outkast-vinyl\"\u003eOutKast\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"j-dilla-donuts-vinyl-2lp","title":"J DILLA 'Donuts' Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 2006\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eJ Dilla made most of these short, looping beats while seriously ill in hospital, and the album came out on his 32nd birthday, three days before he died. Its warped soul samples are joyful and heartbreaking at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46407699267805,"sku":"GM03627","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_9921.jpg?v=1746247668"},{"product_id":"j-dilla-donuts-20th-anniversary-audiophile-vinyl-2lp","title":"J DILLA 'Donuts' 20th Anniversary Audiophile Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 2006\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eJ Dilla made most of these short, looping beats while seriously ill in hospital, and the album came out on his 32nd birthday, three days before he died. Its warped soul samples are joyful and heartbreaking at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47368128495837,"sku":"GM03625","price":85.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/IMG_3192.jpg?v=1770359459"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/j-dilla-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}