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Why J Dilla was such an influential producer (Nialler9 Podcast)

This month’s special is about Jay Dee aka J Dilla, a Detroit hip-hop producer’s whose work is so prolific and influential his MPC sampler is in the Smithsonian. It’s DILLA TIME Dilla…

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