The late J Dilla's younger brother Illa J sat in with him AnecDope to talk about a bunch of topics, including his older brother and her latest solo album album/no-traffic” data-type=”link” data-id=”https://illa-j.bandcamp.com/album/no-traffic” target=”_blank”>No movement. Towards the end of the 42-minute chat, Marco Mello asks Illa if he ever thinks about what kind of beats Dilla would make today.
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Illa suggests that his brother would “make some crazy trap beats,” before acknowledging that the late producer tried all kinds of rap music despite his reputation as a backpack producer. Adding, “Even when I was younger, he would ask me what I was listening to.”
He then says: “If [J Dilla] was still here, music would have taken a different turn,” before giving his opinion on rapper and producer Ye. “I don't think Kanye is as big as he is if my brother was alive. I'm sorry, Kanye needs seven producers. If you look at the credits, there's like 20 producers on a track,” Illa said of the Chicago artist.
Ye has shown love to J Dilla over the years. In 2013, while appearing in the documentary Our vinyl weighs a ton (This Is Stones Throw Records), Kanye says every artist should make music with the late Detroit producer in mind. “We have to think, 'If Dilla was alive, would he like this?' I got to work for Dilla.” Adding, “The best respect we can show the great artists who have inspired us is to never sell out.”
You can watch Illa J's full interview here.
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