Producer experiences J Dilla - Donuts for the first time

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  • čas přidán 30. 07. 2020
  • Experiencing - not listening - J Dilla's epic slab of vinyl - DONUTS.
    #donuts #review #reaction
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  • @mercurialno6
    @mercurialno6  Před 4 lety +368

    Welcome to the show! Ha ha! This video was so fantastically difficult to bring before you. First I was worldwide blocked by Ghostface Killah (which was very annoying and unfair!). And then the Roots' record label insisted that their music couldn't be used at the EXACT same time as I was reading a report that one of them died. I had the 'worldwide block' and the 'news item' on my screen at the same time. Talk about priorities! All so unfortunate. And then the song "Welcome to the Show" became the sticking point. Anyway... here we are. Apart from the fact that all of my music-related videos are blocked in Denmark (?!?)... this is my reaction (as much as any of my 'reactions' are reactions) to J Dilla's beautiful album, Donuts. Thank you. :-)

    • @beancake3241
      @beancake3241 Před 4 lety +43

      Imagine a world where ‘fair use’ is actually acknowledged

    • @SuperSonicSourD
      @SuperSonicSourD Před 4 lety +1

      Is there any chance that you would be willing to review ppls music anytime soon? I got some stuff that me and band have been working on and I’d like ur input

    • @mercurialno6
      @mercurialno6  Před 4 lety +20

      I've done it in the past. The problem is that no-one would watch. It wouldn't be your fault... or my fault... or even the potential audience's fault. It is just for some reason the way it is. I suppose I'm not rushing to click on reactions to bands I've never heard of either so I can't talk. Although... thinking about it now... hmmmm... I do spend all my time listening to bands I've never heard of! Ha ha!

    • @SuperSonicSourD
      @SuperSonicSourD Před 4 lety +3

      The Mercurial Number Six well even if you never do a underground band reaction video, can I still send you my track? You don’t even have to give me any feedback on it or nothing, I just wanna share!

    • @mercurialno6
      @mercurialno6  Před 4 lety +11

      Sure, you're best off contacting me on Instagram.

  • @Lexington1
    @Lexington1 Před 4 lety +903

    He made most of this album in the hospital on his death bed with a portable record player and a small primative sampler. He sampled 45's that his mother and friends would bring him hence the title Donuts.

    • @badman22z
      @badman22z Před 4 lety +66

      Wouldn’t call the 303 primitive but I feel you

    • @maydayk721
      @maydayk721 Před 4 lety +56

      @@badman22z but compared to the samplers he used at the time it was alot more limited

    • @jamesmurray4312
      @jamesmurray4312 Před 4 lety +137

      Just think, he was in the process of dying and all he could think of was creating.

    • @kurtfromMichigan
      @kurtfromMichigan Před 3 lety +20

      Thats Determination.

    • @mrlevinielsen
      @mrlevinielsen Před 3 lety +2

      @@maydayk721 wdym for like all his career he used an MPC from the 80s as a sampler which was pretty unconventional at the time he started up haha

  • @TzaTed
    @TzaTed Před 4 lety +435

    Last Donut of the Night is meant to represent his death, & Welcome to the Show is meant to represent his entrance to heaven. Dilla died 3 days after Donuts release

    • @TzaTed
      @TzaTed Před 4 lety +34

      Welcome to the show is both the end and the beginning, both literally & metaphorically

    • @pigammon7843
      @pigammon7843 Před 4 lety +60

      It goes much deeper than that. Several of the samples are communicating his feelings. "Is death real" and "you're gonna want me back" on Stop. Communicating his love for his family for the last time on U-Love. One Eleven makes me cry every time - listen to those Smokey Robinson lyrics and then think about why he picked that sample

    • @Zlagie
      @Zlagie Před 3 lety +23

      There was a certain point on the 20th or 30th listen for me, when it all came together. Dilla's creative passion to make this album right up to his death touched my soul, and Welcome to the Show filled my eyes up with tears. I hope one day to have half the passion for music that Dilla did.

    • @aidanmed1020
      @aidanmed1020 Před 3 lety +14

      && dont cry was for his mother

    • @clickclack3936
      @clickclack3936 Před 3 lety +16

      He knew it will be his last work, his last time to do what he was born for and lived for .. he produced most of it as I know in the hospital bed ..the whole album are his last steps and fights and fears and wins
      It’s like he try to crack the code to live, love and pain and fight
      Personally I get tears every I time I hear this album .. its like he s speaking true it ..
      Rest in love . DILLA

  • @samimalandro4225
    @samimalandro4225 Před 4 lety +607

    J Dilla donuts is the staple album of a perfect loop. The ending of the final track flows right into the beginning of the first one, forming an infinite loop, and alluding to donuts' circular form.

    • @MentalPistol
      @MentalPistol Před 3 lety +27

      on top of the fact that donuts are literally his favorite snack. The man was a genius.

    • @samimalandro4225
      @samimalandro4225 Před 3 lety +8

      @@MentalPistol the facts!!

    • @isaiahromero9861
      @isaiahromero9861 Před 3 lety +21

      It's also just really beautiful to me that the album basically loops infinitely despite it being J Dilla's last album before his death, he might be gone but his music will live on forever

  • @ybab-j
    @ybab-j Před 3 lety +203

    The chops on "Don't Cry" are ART. He shows us every part of the song he sampled from, before and after, and then chops it into a wholly new composition with a functional bassline. I can't comprehend it.

    • @offsetsface2135
      @offsetsface2135 Před 2 lety +5

      It’s pure genius. He chopped up the samples as if he were creating a drum line and somehow it works seamlessly

    • @gdilla
      @gdilla Před 5 měsíci

      And dude here didn’t realize it ugh

  • @dthekiid
    @dthekiid Před 3 lety +350

    22:58 for “Don’t Cry” ... my absolute favorite and top 3 greatest flips of all time.
    This song, according to QuestL in an interview was a message to his mother ... Rest easy Dilla, thank you for that beautiful music.

    • @dirtysouth8906
      @dirtysouth8906 Před 3 lety +16

      My g!! Exactly what I came for 👌💯

    • @nathan-lf7yc
      @nathan-lf7yc Před 3 lety +12

      That’s actually tragic I’m in tears

    • @steezgawdextraswa6906
      @steezgawdextraswa6906 Před 3 lety

      @@dirtysouth8906 same

    • @jackfry5829
      @jackfry5829 Před 3 lety +7

      I can hear 'I'm still with you' in that song. I think he's used different parts to sound like that. Right after 'and I know....' Hidden gem of artistry

    • @hizzle8393
      @hizzle8393 Před 2 lety +3

      Definitely one of my favourite pieces of music.
      I don’t think anybody could ever do it justice rapping over it as a “beat”. It’s just so much more than that and has every right to remain untouched to preserve its greatness

  • @ilikemilkshake22
    @ilikemilkshake22 Před 3 lety +147

    I've always found it genuinely remarkable that Dilla managed to tell such a personal story, across an album, just using samples. The man was a genius.

  • @gowtham7673
    @gowtham7673 Před 4 lety +236

    You might be the first youtube to ever react to Donuts. Woaah. Keep going.
    Madvilliany Next.

  • @sbluvzu
    @sbluvzu Před 4 lety +203

    i would 100% recommend reading the 33 1/3 book on donuts. the whole back story of dilla being on his death bed while finishing the album and how every sample is so consciously chosen to create his final goodbye letter to his loved ones and fans adds a whole other layer of brilliance to this absolute masterpiece

    • @mercurialno6
      @mercurialno6  Před 4 lety +54

      Cheers. I think I'll read it! Thank you.

  • @joedorben3504
    @joedorben3504 Před 4 lety +212

    Some recommendations:
    Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata
    Common - Be (I'd strongly recommend Resurrection, Like Water For Chocolate, and One Day It'll All Make Sense too, LWFC and Be have a lot of Dilla on em)
    The Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia
    Slum Village - Fantastic Vol. 2
    MF DOOM & Madlib - Madvillainy

    • @ilikemilkshake22
      @ilikemilkshake22 Před 3 lety +14

      Be is a fucking brilliant record

    • @user-db1ub3lz7l
      @user-db1ub3lz7l Před 3 lety +5

      @@ilikemilkshake22 true his best raps and production

    • @BGKBEATS
      @BGKBEATS Před 3 lety +1

      Joe Dorben J88 too

    • @bkeene5231
      @bkeene5231 Před 3 lety +1

      Be is fantastic but produced by Kanye rather than dilla

    • @joedorben3504
      @joedorben3504 Před 3 lety +6

      @@bkeene5231 yeah but Dilla produced a couple of the best tracks on it

  • @MightyAmygdala
    @MightyAmygdala Před 4 lety +113

    Thank you 100x over. J Dilla is such an inspiration to me and I'm glad you've checked Donuts out. I feel as though a lot of modern music sounds the way it does because of this album. So many risks, hours spent crate digging and fipping samples but it all pays off in the end.

  • @SaatvikDube
    @SaatvikDube Před 4 lety +355

    I feel like you are a really underappreciated editor. Your use of effects, even though the effects themselves are really cheap and kinda shit, are placed really well and it actually adds a LOT to the videos.

    • @miguelfernandes9215
      @miguelfernandes9215 Před 4 lety +67

      I think them being shitty adds a comedic taste to it

    • @thomasduffy3035
      @thomasduffy3035 Před 4 lety +20

      Theyre bad but good at the same time

    • @marcobazan4187
      @marcobazan4187 Před 4 lety +11

      He deserves a lot more subscriber just based on his editing and effects they're charming

    • @mercurialno6
      @mercurialno6  Před 4 lety +150

      I genuinely thought my effects were great! :-D

    • @benhoyle8276
      @benhoyle8276 Před 4 lety +2

      lalalalalalalala

  • @jamesball9608
    @jamesball9608 Před 4 lety +68

    Watching this dude mimic what my brain did the first time I heard this 15 years ago is legit amazing. Keep rocking out bro

  • @Basedmursenary
    @Basedmursenary Před 4 lety +68

    I highly recommend the book about it by Ferguson. The story behind the album is dismal, but very inspiring. J Dilla was a maverick. His last show, he was onstage in a wheelchair spitting on that mic. Really powerful moment from a powerful artist - he loved his fans.
    A well respected legend. Knowing the powerful story behind it will give you a perspective.
    In the same vein, Bowie’s last album Blackstar was written while he knew he was going to die. Wild ride that album is. Give that one a shot - intense!!

  • @TheMarshinima
    @TheMarshinima Před 4 lety +113

    If you could react to The Avalanches - Since I left You it would make my life one step closer to completion

  • @lakshow2740
    @lakshow2740 Před 4 lety +62

    My favorite CZcamsr at the moment

  • @JoseRivera-rr7hr
    @JoseRivera-rr7hr Před 4 lety +113

    Imagine a whole album with this dude rapping and singing over it... I would buy that cd

  • @SuperSonicSourD
    @SuperSonicSourD Před 4 lety +55

    Dude you are still my fave youtuber, I can’t believe you are listening to this for the first time. Thanks so much for keeping an open mind and keep doing what ur doing man!!! ❤️

  • @purplegold714
    @purplegold714 Před 3 lety +20

    I was so fortunate to see j dilla more than once live before his passing. RIP j dilla!

  • @roundskyer127
    @roundskyer127 Před 4 lety +34

    Love this album so much, its like structured chaos especially with how the samples are put in to contrast each other and the drum and sample patterns like on don't cry, we lost J-D too soon.

  • @howden10
    @howden10 Před 4 lety +36

    J Dilla's music resonates with my soul.

    • @mercurialno6
      @mercurialno6  Před 4 lety +13

      This album is definitely a new favourite!

  • @astrokxlla
    @astrokxlla Před 3 lety +14

    this man be doin the absolute most 💀💀💀💀 he enjoyin the music tho thats all that matters

  • @brodytrottier5031
    @brodytrottier5031 Před 4 lety +2

    I’m so glad I found your channel. It’s awesome seeing someone get so much joy from great music!

  • @yaearmeow
    @yaearmeow Před 4 lety +5

    love that you reacted to this , one of my favorite albums ever.

  • @matt2270
    @matt2270 Před 3 lety +5

    You're my new favorite reactor. I can tell how much you like love music. I know for a fact music has brought a tear to your eye before bc of how much you just appreciate the sounds. The content is great. You're entertaining and I look forward to finding new music through your channel.

  • @TraitorJoe95
    @TraitorJoe95 Před 4 lety +76

    You gotta do D’Angelo - Voodoo next, that vinyl is absolutely solid gold straight through

    • @jeff-ue2vw
      @jeff-ue2vw Před 4 lety +10

      All three D'Angelo albums are ESSENTIAL‼️‼️‼️
      Although Black Messiah is my favorite

    • @alexandreavelar9384
      @alexandreavelar9384 Před 3 lety +4

      yesssss please do D'Angelo, Voodoo or Black Messiah!!!

    • @TheDNAGroup
      @TheDNAGroup Před 3 lety +1

      Hear, hear.

  • @rasmusfiske6276
    @rasmusfiske6276 Před 4 lety +3

    GREAT choice for a reaction! Have just started the video, hella excited

  • @jackrock121
    @jackrock121 Před 4 lety +70

    J Dilla pretty much changed the way os sampling and producing. The song "Don't cry" is the best example of it. The beginning of the track he shows you what he's working with, then... he just goes. He makes a whole new song using the instruments from the the song he played at the beginning. Its alot That J Dilla and inspired ALOT of producers Dj shadow being one (I believe)

    • @GhostSamaritan
      @GhostSamaritan Před 3 lety +2

      Wyclef and Jerry Wonda were doing that in the 90's.

    • @jackrock121
      @jackrock121 Před 3 lety +2

      @@GhostSamaritan sadly I haven't heard them. Mind giving me recommendation?

    • @dennisrodriguez1877
      @dennisrodriguez1877 Před 3 lety +4

      Great song, but I’m almost more impressed by how he changed the lyrics of his samples so that they would sound like they are saying something completely different

  • @TheXerosChannel
    @TheXerosChannel Před 4 lety +16

    i love this album and the fact that he made on just an sp-303 and turntable whilst basically dying in hospital makes it even more incredible.

  • @angel-loves-jazz
    @angel-loves-jazz Před 3 lety +9

    Immediate sub off the riffed singing on Workinonit lmaoo. Donuts is my favorite album of all time both for its emotional weight and perfect production and it's so cool seeing a fresh reaction to its peculiar approach like this. The amount of character you add to what would be a standard, boring reaction video through both the exaggerated persona and the editing is perfect man. I'll absolutely be going through more of your videos and wish you the best on this platform

  • @afonsoconceicao6832
    @afonsoconceicao6832 Před 4 lety +24

    This album has so many hidden things in it that help make it that much more beautiful. Dilla goes through the 5 stages of grief, the last song uses a haunting sample, the song(s) dedicated to his mom, and the way Dilla made the album have no beginning or end with the outro in the beginning and the intro at the end. Beautiful album and it’s definitely my favorite album ever

  • @KMcirca82
    @KMcirca82 Před 3 lety +16

    most of you guys hear music, this guy feels it. the ways it's supposed to be.

  • @henrys2934
    @henrys2934 Před 3 lety +4

    Great reaction to a personal favourite album. Love your open mindedness to these projects, keep up the great work mate :)

  • @savvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvva

    I can’t express enough how much I love this video! I always come back to it! It’s one of my most favorite records of all time and your reaction to it, or should I say your interaction with it, just gives me endless joy! Thank you so much for it, The Mercurial Number Six!!! Peace & Love 🧡

  • @samuraishampoo3649
    @samuraishampoo3649 Před 4 lety +2

    Thanks for doing this, Dilla would have loved your enthusiasm for the music.

  • @mrlevinielsen
    @mrlevinielsen Před 3 lety +11

    This man was pretty much just my brain when I first heard this album.

  • @SS-sw8de
    @SS-sw8de Před 3 lety +1

    Dilla forever!!
    Dude you are cool af. Thank you for reviewing this project.

  • @Darkanjo01
    @Darkanjo01 Před 2 lety +4

    Great video! I loved how you felt the vibe that this album brings, it's very inspiring for what Dilla went through in his last moments of life, this album is something that has to be enjoyed for a lifetime, it's that kind of music that at heart was done.

    • @mercurialno6
      @mercurialno6  Před 2 lety +6

      One of my favourite albums that I've 'done'. I've probably come back to this one more than any other.

  • @liltino2905
    @liltino2905 Před 4 lety +89

    Fun fact: J Dilla made this album while he was in the hospital on his death bed

    • @Tim073
      @Tim073 Před 4 lety +31

      Thats right. There are alot of hidden messages in the samples used on te album. Like the vocals of Jadakiss on Stop. You can here: 'is death real?'
      Don't Cry is a beat he made for his mom. There's alot of stuff on the album hinting his upcoming death.

    • @seandwyer448
      @seandwyer448 Před 4 lety +32

      You’ve a morbid sense of humor

    • @Sighdafekt
      @Sighdafekt Před 3 lety +36

      least fun fact in the world

    • @lonelyfriendly4572
      @lonelyfriendly4572 Před 3 lety +6

      Sad fact actually

    • @jackfry5829
      @jackfry5829 Před 3 lety +5

      @@Tim073 the second song played on this video dilla made the sample sound like ‘Johnny do it’ encouraging his brother to keep producing. So sweet, this whole album is an emotional listen

  • @4th_wall511
    @4th_wall511 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Bro you are hilarious haha. I'm a Dilla head and you encapsulated the enjoyment that I get from his music so well. The technical expression, unexpected changes, broad range of sounds, and just enjoying Dilla's ear for music. Fun watch!

  • @azvka
    @azvka Před 3 lety

    you're so entertaining while feeling the vibe i love it

  • @krunkformula
    @krunkformula Před 4 lety +22

    If you like Donuts listen to the Beat Konducta series by Madlib. I recommend starting with Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6 Dil Cosby & Dil Withers Suite. Its a record dedicated to Dilla and its probably the best one ever done. The first 2 beat konductas are also amazing. You also would love Champion Sound which is a collab album between Dilla and Madlib. And as always, listen to Madvilliany!!

  • @ArmandoVerdugo8
    @ArmandoVerdugo8 Před 4 lety +69

    RIP J dilla... you should listen to nujabes now
    Modal soul or the samurai Champloo sound track is s really good one

    • @wotwot5212
      @wotwot5212 Před 4 lety +3

      +1 on Nujabes, I prefer Metaphorical Music though

    • @jibjab6663
      @jibjab6663 Před 3 lety +6

      I think it'd be pretty difficult to find vinyl of any of nujabes' work, unfortunately. also, the samurai champloo soundtrack will definitely get copyright claimed immediately, even if he is lucky enough to find physical copies =/

    • @UNFUNBEATS
      @UNFUNBEATS Před 3 lety +4

      @@wotwot5212 one of (if not) my favorite lofi hip hop album. The vinyl is quite a few $$ though, I know from experience :(

    • @agaleas76
      @agaleas76 Před 3 lety

      Modal soul is fire

    • @onceitisover
      @onceitisover Před 3 lety +1

      @@jibjab6663 Most Nujabes albums are out now on Vinyl

  • @zoeyrat
    @zoeyrat Před 4 lety +1

    I just got back into listening to this album recently and now I see that you uploaded this, very good choice!

  • @carloschicas1476
    @carloschicas1476 Před 3 lety +15

    I’m getting this album tatted on me. I first heard him on adult swim back in 06 and it was waves and mash that introduce me to a whole new sound. I remember this whole album always lit a fire in me everytime I felt down and damnnn so much memories and to find out he created this album while he was on his deathbed fucken inspirational. Whenever you feel like giving up or your having doubts just remember j dilla died till the very end doing what he loved

  • @YGOMaster97
    @YGOMaster97 Před 4 lety +56

    Dude I'd love to see you react to Drunk by Thundercat and Deltron 3030

    • @ca74050
      @ca74050 Před 4 lety +4

      Definitely Drunk by thundercat

    • @rorymacleod993
      @rorymacleod993 Před 4 lety +3

      I 100% second this. Drunk would be a fantastic album to react to.

    • @wotwot5212
      @wotwot5212 Před 4 lety +6

      Deltron 3030 is really unique, it has such a futuristic vibe all the way through

    • @OscarvSerrano
      @OscarvSerrano Před 3 lety +7

      yessssss deltron 3030 one of my favs.

  • @lungisanjila1689
    @lungisanjila1689 Před 3 lety +1

    Always come back to listen to this reaction episode 🥰❤️☺️

  • @brylesantiago
    @brylesantiago Před 4 lety +18

    JayLib's (J-Dilla & Madlib) Champion Sound is another good listen

  • @miac8008
    @miac8008 Před 3 lety +2

    I watch your videos while I wash the dishes. I love washing up and this takes it to another level. Anyway, this means that I'm not constantly 100% of the time watching you (as entertaining as that is). I really enjoyed the snippets of the album featured but I want to give you part of the credit because as a result of not constantly watching there were quite a few awesome samples and adlibs you added that I thought were actually part of the original recording but in fact I discovered were you doing you when I checked the screen..... 😆

  • @servindanine1719
    @servindanine1719 Před 4 lety +19

    This man is in constant move

  • @AyooMuzz
    @AyooMuzz Před 2 lety +5

    16:37 - 16:39 LMFAOOOOOOOOO CAME IN AT THE RIGHT TIMING

  • @JackToeRip
    @JackToeRip Před 4 lety +8

    You use simple effects to their absolute fullest potential so well it's amazing. You're as crazy but measured in editing as you are in enjoying the music and it shows. One day you'll have to stop impressing me at some point lol.

  • @jasonrodgers5533
    @jasonrodgers5533 Před 3 lety +6

    J Dilla sirens were a trademark of his...... He used to place them through out a lot of his songs

  • @Har2h
    @Har2h Před 3 lety +1

    glad you made this channel

  • @allcapsbeats
    @allcapsbeats Před 3 lety +5

    What people forget to mention is the fact u can actually eat the album sleeve, hence the title 'Donuts'.

  • @tecknowledjee6933
    @tecknowledjee6933 Před 3 lety +11

    My favorite album of all time. I appreciate the review cause you're right, this is quite the experience when you first come across it. I didn't even really love a lotta tracks but when you listen to what he used for the songs he made, it gives a whole dimension to the album. Love this video man, you got a subscriber

    • @tecknowledjee6933
      @tecknowledjee6933 Před 3 lety +2

      soundcloud.com/badshavingaccident/waves-instrumental-remake-j-dilla-tribute?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1
      This took like 3 days to remake cause the chops were so specific from the record he used but yea Dilla gave a real obscure experience for this swan album

    • @mudaimusic
      @mudaimusic Před 3 lety +1

      @@tecknowledjee6933 great job man it sounds spot on!

  • @dylandrury6402
    @dylandrury6402 Před 4 lety +1

    New fav channel

  • @alexmathewmendoza
    @alexmathewmendoza Před 4 lety +8

    Dilla had a great appreciation for his rock samples, he dove into weird obscure shit in his life, and I definitely can tell that you enjoy it!

  • @romanhurst7
    @romanhurst7 Před 4 lety

    Happy I recommended this to you

  • @ZChoate
    @ZChoate Před 3 lety +12

    23:40
    lmao, great vocals.

  • @brylesantiago
    @brylesantiago Před 4 lety +12

    Workinonit is def ahead of it's game

  • @cjmarsh504
    @cjmarsh504 Před 4 lety +7

    RIP J Dilla! ❤❤ one of my favorite producer.

  • @YuriPrado
    @YuriPrado Před 3 lety +4

    Thanks for reviewing 🍩 masterpiece. 22:58 RIP Dilla!

  • @FINOnyx
    @FINOnyx Před 4 lety +58

    Love the channel. I know it has most likely been requested before, but would love to see you react to Kanye Wests - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy!

  • @auroraretanabermudez2739

    I'm absolutely loving this, I've been watching your full videos but this editing is fucking brilliant, you're extremely cool dude.
    I recommend anything MF DOOM next!
    Cheers!

  • @cameronleventis7
    @cameronleventis7 Před 6 měsíci

    Just found out about this album yesterday, completely fascinated by it! Was fun to watch your reactions and compare them to my first time hearing it!

  • @VoidOctopus
    @VoidOctopus Před 4 lety +4

    i actually grabbed a shaker of my own at 20:00 and then right after you started doing the same thing i was doing it was pretty cool

  • @multidimensionalentt7417
    @multidimensionalentt7417 Před 4 lety +1

    It’s brilliant seeing someone with such a pure and recognisable appreciation for this record in particular.

  • @anava84
    @anava84 Před 3 lety +4

    You listen to records the same way I do! I love adding my own sounds as I listen lol

  • @D-J-1-1-1
    @D-J-1-1-1 Před 3 lety +2

    the vibes from this video is mad good!

  • @glegolas5008
    @glegolas5008 Před rokem +1

    Came here after watching you react to Madvillany. Thank you for helping me find this wonderful album!

  • @portxer
    @portxer Před 3 lety +3

    The genius sampling, context of J-Dillas death, and just how fantastic it all sounds make this my all time favorite record

  • @Dr.Alarming
    @Dr.Alarming Před 10 měsíci

    Love your videos, mate. On the hodge podge Jive Bunny type artists from back int day, I guess Coldcut's remix of Paid in Full and M.A.R.S with Pump up the Volume also utilised that cut-and-paste style!

  • @stobe187
    @stobe187 Před rokem +4

    you don't need any more caffeine, mate

  • @conormanning8745
    @conormanning8745 Před 3 lety +9

    This album is so damn fun to freestyle over, whether it be vocals, guitar, drums, etc.

    • @colbyzur4642
      @colbyzur4642 Před rokem

      I like to think of that as the sprinkles to the donut, every person sprinkles differently and even every time we sprinkle it’s different.

  • @Theleisurecafe
    @Theleisurecafe Před 2 lety +1

    I wonder how many times you have revisited this. It’s be nice to see a video where you do a dive into your favorite moments from your exploration journey.

    • @mercurialno6
      @mercurialno6  Před 2 lety +3

      I listened to it twice through today. Fact.

  • @itsenzo3000
    @itsenzo3000 Před 2 lety +3

    I was jamming when I heard the album just like you did and I love it!

    • @colbyzur4642
      @colbyzur4642 Před rokem +1

      I mean how could you not jam out, I will play it on repeat all the time and still my head is just forced to bob once it starts and barely stops bopping unless I have to concentrate

    • @itsenzo3000
      @itsenzo3000 Před rokem

      @@colbyzur4642 that's true, involuntary bopping is something you can't control.

  • @fynnmiller1654
    @fynnmiller1654 Před 3 lety +1

    I think my favourite part of the channel is when he pulls the record sleeves out. AAaaAAAaaAHHhh 😂 😂 😂

  • @JM-ex2lj
    @JM-ex2lj Před 4 lety +9

    j dilla is the greatest hip hop producer of all time !!! im subscribe to your channel

    • @mercurialno6
      @mercurialno6  Před 4 lety +6

      This album is awesome. I need to check out his other work!

  • @conducttracks
    @conducttracks Před 4 lety +7

    I imagine his reaction is what aliens do when they first hear Dilla tracks 08:24

  • @babujakosia9395
    @babujakosia9395 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Sometimes you´re missing out on a lot of the intricacies because of your crazy energy (which is good) but i´m sure you studied this one a little more in depth, at least i hope so ;) Love the vid bro ! Usually i cry when i listen to this but you made me laugh :D

    • @mercurialno6
      @mercurialno6  Před 7 měsíci +6

      I listened to this album every morning for weeks after this reaction. Now one of my favourite albums of all time.

  • @seanlocker1161
    @seanlocker1161 Před 4 lety +9

    Man. I would love to see you react to Madvillainy. That album is so rich with the samples and beats you would for sure love it.

  • @tonydolce2
    @tonydolce2 Před 4 lety +8

    U know he produce this album using a Boss Sp-303 sampler and a 45 record player on a hospital bed and he die three days after the album's release right..

  • @MDOT005
    @MDOT005 Před 4 lety +5

    I have to listen to this album everyday and now I have to watch this reaction video everyday now....wtf was in that coffee bruh lol

  • @BGKBEATS
    @BGKBEATS Před 3 lety +2

    Nothing compares to seeing JD do this in person! Rest in power to my favourite producer! Next you should do Madlib

  • @mememan3799
    @mememan3799 Před 4 lety +5

    The most insane thing about this album is that he made it on his deathbed and died like 3 days after he finished it

    • @vickjr98
      @vickjr98 Před 3 lety

      Best parting gift ever

  • @zleepydude224
    @zleepydude224 Před 3 lety +2

    The first time I heard Donuts it was a magical experience. So much emotion juiced out of that MPC. R.I.P. Dilla

    • @pmaringe
      @pmaringe Před rokem

      The first time putting it on a turntable and playing it changed my perception on music

  • @anthonythompson9479
    @anthonythompson9479 Před 4 lety +4

    Love this, needs to look into the history of Dilla basically doing this record from his bed at the end of life.
    It's a collection of his thoughts

    • @anthonythompson9479
      @anthonythompson9479 Před 4 lety

      Oh and that Donuts can be listened in reverse and forwards

    • @mercurialno6
      @mercurialno6  Před 4 lety +18

      I've watched a couple of documentaries on him now. Interesting and sad. I'm kinda glad I did this video with no knowledge though. It would have been easy to dwell on the emotion and forget the simplicity of listening to music. This channel is about that immediacy.

  • @alextavarez7777
    @alextavarez7777 Před 4 lety +7

    You should react to the album 'It's Dark and Hell is Hot' by DMX. You would love it, its an older album that everyone knows & loves. A great first album to listen to get into some older Hip Hop

  • @l0nlym1lk17
    @l0nlym1lk17 Před 2 lety

    You sound like a radio presenter I love it!

  • @jimcrossley9139
    @jimcrossley9139 Před 4 lety +12

    Hey merc! I feel like blonde - frank ocean or yeezus - Kanye west would be great reactions for you. The only downside is that they aren’t on vinyl :(

    • @vVincent.
      @vVincent. Před 3 lety

      blonde is on vinyl, just expensive. and yeezus is on CD, which he also likes to use

  • @KaMiKaZee114
    @KaMiKaZee114 Před 3 lety +7

    I couldn't stop laughing at 16:40 😂

  • @MrPanMichaels
    @MrPanMichaels Před 4 lety +5

    @26:18 Dilla sampled the guitar from a 1970 track called Family Tree by a band called Tin Tin. Great video man, thanks for dealing with the fair use police!

    • @mercurialno6
      @mercurialno6  Před 4 lety +3

      I dealt with them. But they still won and I still lost! :-)

  • @abdiabdillahi4963
    @abdiabdillahi4963 Před 3 lety +2

    This had no reason to be this entertaining! Watching his initial reactions were hilarious!

  • @mondegreen9709
    @mondegreen9709 Před 3 lety +2

    J Dilla's Requiem. A sweet album. Like, literally. Meant to be played on infinite repeat. Kinda like the opposite of purgatory.

  • @nathansvarietyhour5188
    @nathansvarietyhour5188 Před 4 lety +1

    I love this album, one of my first hip hop albums

  • @MultiLex101
    @MultiLex101 Před 3 lety +3

    This fella is music. Subscribed.

  • @Glopez0204
    @Glopez0204 Před rokem +2

    Loved the reaction but I gotta say… would’ve loved seeing the reaction Welcome to the show, the track that made me a Dilla fan

    • @mercurialno6
      @mercurialno6  Před rokem +1

      mercurial6.com/2020/07/29/j-dilla-donuts/

  • @greyscale2539
    @greyscale2539 Před 3 lety +3

    J Dilla, God of Sampling! Donuts is a masterpiece 🍩🍩🍩 One of my all time favorite albums

  • @Adam-mv6sp
    @Adam-mv6sp Před 2 lety +3

    Workinonit