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Posthumous Pearls: Hand-Picked Selections From J Dilla's Beat Tape Catalog [Playlist]
Posthumous Pearls: Hand-Picked Selections From J Dilla's Beat Tape Catalog [Playlist]
Source: Netflix

A Producer Kit Featuring Over 100 Original J Dilla Sounds is For Sale

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Nature Sounds and N’Eastra Music are teaming up to release a new limited-edition producer kit featuring a collection of sounds cut from the original recordings of J Dilla.

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The producer kit, called The Fantastic Sounds of Jay Dee, will feature 100 sounds from iconic Jay Dee instrumentals. The kit will come in the form of a limited-edition USB drive.

The sounds were transferred directly from 2” multitrack tapes in the studios where they were originally crafted. Much of the material is from the Fantastic Volume 1 andFantastic Volume 2 era. in fact, Young RJ curated the kits, which is a mixture of drum sounds, bass tones, and sound effects

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In a press release, Young RJ said:

This is for all the true hip-hop heads that’s been wanting them Dilla sounds. We giving it to you, the way Dilla gave it to us/

You can preorder the kit here. And check out a trailer for The Fantastic Sounds of Jay Dee below.

J Dilla \u2013 The Fantastic Sounds Of Jay Dee Source: Nature Sounds Music

J Dilla \u2013 The Fantastic Sounds Of Jay Dee Source: Nature Sounds Music

J Dilla \u2013 The Fantastic Sounds Of Jay Dee Source: Nature Sounds Music

J Dilla \u2013 The Fantastic Sounds Of Jay Dee Source: Nature Sounds Music