James ?J Dilla? Yancey: February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006

I was listening to Benji B this week and he played a few tracks commemorating the passing of J Dilla which in turn inspired me to play a few track in Dilla’s memory as well. I’ve done a few tributes to Dilla over the years to the point where I almost feel bad if his birthday comes around and I don’t play any of his tracks. This year, I figured I’d just do a short set, play a few tracks and then go into something else.

Truth.

Once I started playing however, the spirit of his music took over and I just couldn’t stop playing Dilla tracks. Just one more, I kept thinking, and oh, I gotta play this one — Before I knew it I only had 20 minutes left in the show — Totally unexpected. Anyways, with so little time left, I figured I might as well keep playing Dilla tracks until the end of the show. With a tiny bit more planning, I could easily have kept playing Dilla joints for a few more hours.

If you’re not familiar with J Dilla or his legacy, you could do a lot worse than checking out his section on the Stones Throw website which contains among other things a great biography and a list of his contributions to hip hop.

Enjoy the show.

Too late! File removed (mp3 – 66Mb)

Tracklist
The Fat Beat Diet – February 13th, 2012
CJSW 90.9FM
Mixed/Hosted by Marco Primo

artist – name [time]
Jay Dee – FLYYYYY [8:45:40 PM]
Jay Dee – Busta
J. dilla – Glamour Sho75 (09)
Jay Dee – Grannie
J. Dilla – Stop
J. Dilla – Airworks
J. Dilla – Gobstopper
J. Dilla – Dilla Says Go
J. Dilla – Crushin’ (Yeeeeaah!)
Busta Rhymes – Turn Me Up Some [9:02:54 PM]
Common – Nag Champa (Afrodisiac For The World)
Slum Village – Tell Me
Slum Village – Fall In Love
Slum Village – Reunion Ft Jay Dee
De La Soul – Much More (feat. Yummy)
De La Soul – Stakes Is High (album Version)
A Tribe Called Quest – Word Play
A Tribe Called Quest – Stressed Out
A Tribe Called Quest – 1nce Again
Q-tip – Let’s Ride
Q-Tip – Move
Mos Def – History ft Talib Kweli
Erykah Badu – Love
J. Dilla – So Far to Go feat. Common [9:29:51 PM]
J. Dilla – Bye.
The Pharcyde – Runnin’ (Jay Dee Extended Mix)
Robert Glasper – J. Dillalude
J.Rawls presents The Liquid Crysta – Tribute To Dilla
DJ Spinna – Dillagence (one 4 Jay) Ft Phonte
The Roots – Can’t Stop This [9:52:00 PM]