9th Wonder Reaches Back To His Earliest Memories Of J Dilla
9th Wonder never met J Dilla, but his musings on the legendary producer prove they had a cosmic bond nonetheless. Cues were certainly taken from Dilla Dawg's distinctive sonic palette in shaping his own brilliant records as a solo artists or even with Little Brother, who Dilla was notoriously a fan of. And though the legendary producers may have never physically crossed paths, a new interview with Ambrosia For Heads finds 9th in a rare reminiscent mode, jumping back to his earliest moments with Dilla's catalogue and how he knows a fan's been with him since Day 1 if they reference his mythical "Look Of Love" remix from 2002.
Elsewhere, 9th digs into Dilla's expert sample selections, one-upping A Tribe Called Quest's penchant for breezy jazz records by tapping into bossa nova and jazz from around the world, not to mention fathering "Neo-Soul" and spawning his own branch on the hip-hop family tree. It's an expert analysis and reminiscence of one of the best to ever do it and it's available for you to read in its entirety by hitting the link below. Raise it up for J Dilla with a proper read-through.
>>>Read 9th Wonder's full interview (via Ambrosia For Heads)
