How J Dilla’s Timefeel ACTUALLY Works

J Dilla’s music has an incredibly unique feel to it. The most commonly talked about aspect of J Dilla’s production is his drums, BUT there’s a big misconception about Dilla’s drums that we need to talk about. Today we’re diving all the way into Dilla’s time feel, going through the entire history of recorded music, recreating grooves along the way, and in the process of debunking one misconception, we’ll see how Dilla’s contribution to music is even bigger than you think. FREE DOWNLOAD - To get all the drum and bass samples used in this video join the email list at www.diggingthegreats.com __________________________________ ► JOIN THE DISCORD -   / discord   ► Follow me on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3KJmbG0 ► Follow me on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3uJc12q ► BONUS CONTENT AVAILABLE AT http://www.diggingthegreats.com __________________________________ SOURCES ► “Dilla Time” by Dan Charnas - https://amzn.to/3X6hHP1 ► The “Planet Rock” 808 Recreation:    • Ten classic Roland TR-808 patterns   ►A BIG Thank You to Mario Montes for playing drums in this video. Follow Mario on Instagram:   / oiram.setnom   TOPICS COVERED Groove Grid Dilla J Dilla Dan Charnas Dilla Time Book Example Drums Production Sampling Music History Dilla Feel Hip Hop R&B Jay Dee James Yancey Dilla Day Slum Village