J Dilla - Top 10 Beats

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  • čas přidán 22. 10. 2016
  • Here at BeatGrade we decided to do our own Top Ten series of great producers. This feature is the Legendary and Great Jay Dee aka J Dilla. This selection of beats we chose are not only some of our favorites, but the most influential beats we feel J Dilla has produced. The list was hard to choose, but here's our Top 10 Beats from J Dilla.
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  • @alr.3137
    @alr.3137 Před 6 lety +1364

    In my generation people usually started out listening to Dre, then progress to Pete Rock and Premier, finally ending up will Dilla. Dilla was for the true hiphop heads

    • @samrose3205
      @samrose3205 Před 6 lety +95

      Alexander R. I was thinking the same too. I was always into Kanye (old Kanye) then Dre, but these days it's more Preemo, Q Tip and Dilla. Maybe it's because I appreciate Jazz more these days

    • @richardhernandez8165
      @richardhernandez8165 Před 6 lety +4

      Alexander R. Bro, same here

    • @victoriaappiagei1482
      @victoriaappiagei1482 Před 6 lety +4

      J dilla Dope music awesome Cool black music and rap good please music radio j dilla music

    • @falldogg8606
      @falldogg8606 Před 6 lety +5

      Back n the day my cuz was like what is that sound that you listen too...dilla

    • @harryhaywood94
      @harryhaywood94 Před 6 lety +13

      Was and still is for the hip hop heads, that's why music's so special it never loses its shine with time

  • @tchakeemn
    @tchakeemn Před 4 lety +576

    I remember there was a sound that always took me to a place, and years later, I found out they were all from J Dilla

    • @keithmagnifico4164
      @keithmagnifico4164 Před 4 lety +30

      I know exactly what you mean brother. He definitely made music you could feel and made you reminisce certain moments in life.

    • @apexone5502
      @apexone5502 Před 4 lety +30

      I think a gang of us were fans of Dilla (back when he was still Jay Dee) before we knew that we were fans of his. Too many heads who are Dilla fans (including me) have those stories of loving his beats before we even knew who he was. Then, when we learned about him, it was "Yooooo! I didn't know he did that beat! I used to rock that joint all the time!"

    • @tchakeemn
      @tchakeemn Před 4 lety +7

      @@apexone5502 j Dilla was Jay Dee with Slum Village wow!!!

    • @apexone5502
      @apexone5502 Před 4 lety +3

      @@tchakeemn yeah, bro. He went from Jay Dee to J Dilla (once he was becoming more well known) in order to avoid being confused with Jermaine Dupree (who was going by J.D.). Look up his "Welcome 2 Detroit" album and you will see both names.
      So, now you know that Dilla was the one who produced songs like "Running" for The Pharcyde (amongst other songs he's done for them) and a bevy of songs for other artists back then.

    • @tchakeemn
      @tchakeemn Před 4 lety

      @@apexone5502 fam, check this track out right here. I liked the whole album, but when you first said that, this song came to mind. I actually thought he was rapping, but listening to it just now, it was just Common calling him out
      czcams.com/video/n4t2d8khUyw/video.html

  • @afamrealness2851
    @afamrealness2851 Před 3 lety +148

    His beats have no negative energy.

  • @ishmelo8981
    @ishmelo8981 Před 7 lety +594

    Hip Hop misses you Dilla. Rest easy.

    • @victoriaappiagei1482
      @victoriaappiagei1482 Před 5 lety +3

      too hip-hop real good awesome king betss jdilla dope samples king bets Classic legend his league goat ear legacy his work common a tribe called quest slum village la la soul Jay Dee aka j dilla RlP love you man nigga king bets mom proud

    • @vaca493
      @vaca493 Před 4 lety +3

      He dead?

    • @Thespeedrap
      @Thespeedrap Před 4 lety +1

      We need a new JD

    • @bosssavage7768
      @bosssavage7768 Před 4 lety

      Rip🙏

    • @antraxsrr
      @antraxsrr Před 3 lety +1

      @@vaca493 you fr

  • @robbieryuzaki174
    @robbieryuzaki174 Před 4 lety +285

    Don’t cry? That beat is magical

  • @elmontny
    @elmontny Před 3 lety +48

    You can't confine this man to 10. Pure genius

  • @kashrulez3283
    @kashrulez3283 Před 2 lety +57

    His music came from the space, he was an alien. Nobody else had that magic on beats, if you analyze his music you realize how fucking genious he was, from the punching detroit kicks to the tight nasty and face slapping snares, the crazy patterns, the groove, the way he chopped and played with the samples, his beats have soul man, not even Premier or Dre have that magic sumtin, even being Goats too...What a huge loss hiphop took when he passed away, I still remember how sad my father was that day, thats how deep Dilla music impacted on people. RIP J Dee, your legacy is 4 ever

    • @jovantrendmaker4722
      @jovantrendmaker4722 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Madlib is greater

    • @fizmilk8519
      @fizmilk8519 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Couldn't have said it better bro

    • @Jsmitt716
      @Jsmitt716 Před 2 měsíci

      He was an absolute pioneer. Doing shit that nobody had ever even THOUGHT to do. The way he would "offset" (not sure of the technical term for it) snares and kicks just a tiny bit, made them slap that much harder

    • @goblinboner
      @goblinboner Před 2 měsíci

      @@jovantrendmaker4722 U are dead wrong u freak

    • @tehpanuychikon168
      @tehpanuychikon168 Před měsícem

      ​@@Jsmitt716 Damn crazy for real

  • @MadflowsA
    @MadflowsA Před 4 lety +518

    No such thing as 'top 10 dilla beats'

    • @boycotthell71
      @boycotthell71 Před 4 lety +3

      Son Anthony 💯💯

    • @m-chopbeats7526
      @m-chopbeats7526 Před 4 lety +2

      Was going to type, "no such thing" but then saw your comment lol... but they had a few that belonged there... like stakes is high and the Janet Jackson remix... but no 'Players' in there??

    • @thedjqmobstl
      @thedjqmobstl Před 4 lety +2

      Exactly what i said

    • @johrons
      @johrons Před 4 lety +5

      Would have to make 10 top tens lol. Just put up top 1,000 and we can be close

    • @biggjay7871
      @biggjay7871 Před 4 lety +1

      That’s right brother!!!

  • @christopherclayton7688
    @christopherclayton7688 Před 4 lety +84

    I'll be 100 years old still jammin to Jay Dee's tracks (cane or no cane)

  • @NkataM
    @NkataM Před 2 lety +95

    My favourite J Dilla beat is "It's Your World" from Common's album. The emotions he poured into that beat reverberate across the universe and it'll forever last ❤

    • @xFaytal
      @xFaytal Před 2 lety +4

      That beat is incredible. One of my favorites.

    • @arnoldmwakina2289
      @arnoldmwakina2289 Před 2 lety +3

      Awesome beat

    • @adetolaodukoya3493
      @adetolaodukoya3493 Před 2 lety +3

      The its your world beat takes me to a place that's amazing musically a deeply . The man jdilla is a genius

    • @yeeyeekaree1107
      @yeeyeekaree1107 Před 2 lety

      I like Funky For You

    • @showtimer_
      @showtimer_ Před rokem

      my fav as well if not top two with find a way. so good

  • @allgoodwoods219
    @allgoodwoods219 Před 4 lety +39

    Stakes is High was definitely my number one by him!

  • @lafranceful
    @lafranceful Před 6 lety +80

    Runnin..thank God for my generation🔥 best era

  • @LookingForAName...
    @LookingForAName... Před 4 lety +89

    Ranking them is hard but here are some other of my favorites:
    Didn't Cha Know (Badu)
    Won't do (The Shining)
    Dooinit (Common)
    Starz (Jaylib)
    What is it all about (Slum Village)
    Fireworks (Donut)
    The look of love (Slum village)
    His whole discography is fire

    • @solgryn4591
      @solgryn4591 Před 4 lety +3

      The official is Madlib beat.

    • @LookingForAName...
      @LookingForAName... Před 4 lety +1

      @@solgryn4591 Very true, I'll take it off. Still a dope beat tho

    • @barrymurphy4812
      @barrymurphy4812 Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah should of had Starz in there

    • @kc230285
      @kc230285 Před 4 lety

      always loved "come and get it" with Elzhi from his solo album. could have its place in this list as well

    • @theallamerican3778
      @theallamerican3778 Před 3 lety

      J dilla underground beat tapes for those in the know

  • @mrloof399
    @mrloof399 Před 4 lety +112

    Damn no "Didn't cha know" "So far to go" "Love is..."

  • @TahjAmir96
    @TahjAmir96 Před 4 lety +44

    Stakes is high will forever be his best.. i get lost in that instrumental

  • @rainmakerscentral9585
    @rainmakerscentral9585 Před 4 lety +81

    “Running” has to be higher. It just has to be, bruh. Probably #1. Good looking out on “Find a way”, underrated beat and track.

    • @joneywokes4546
      @joneywokes4546 Před 2 lety

      Nah. Number 1 has to be don’t cry. That was complex af

    • @jonahuniqorn952
      @jonahuniqorn952 Před 2 lety

      1nce Again was the reason I bought Beats Rhymes and Life, the same day I bought labcabincalifornia. Ever since that day in 1996 my whole catalog was 6 degrees of ATCQ and Dilla

    • @Sfaegbe
      @Sfaegbe Před 2 lety

      Still shining in busta rhymes album is underrated

  • @mikehawk439
    @mikehawk439 Před 2 lety +12

    man I love this shit it reminds me of Nujabes who was another great producer in Japan, unfortunately passed as well may they both rest in beats.

    • @2woey3
      @2woey3 Před 2 lety +2

      They both share the same birthday in the same year too, that shits crazy

    • @shaolineurope
      @shaolineurope Před rokem +1

      @@2woey3 that's pretty crazy indeed..

  • @garybooker6662
    @garybooker6662 Před 4 lety +32

    This man was a genius

  • @ntandomokoena555
    @ntandomokoena555 Před 3 lety +8

    The beat for "Love is" by Common makes me emotional.

  • @bayareanewman1566
    @bayareanewman1566 Před 4 lety +31

    The Pharcyde’s music was pure hip hop art in its purest form. I didn’t know he also produced for all these others like Tribe! Awesome list!!

  • @21stCenturyNabokov
    @21stCenturyNabokov Před 4 lety +20

    Runnin one of the best SONGS of all time

  • @bl2528
    @bl2528 Před 2 lety +23

    J Dilla originated that lofi sound in hip hop that we all love. RIP to a GOAT.

  • @danieliusjasaitis2519
    @danieliusjasaitis2519 Před 5 lety +19

    I dont even need words, to feel it

  • @SOUNDSCAPESTUDIOSVA
    @SOUNDSCAPESTUDIOSVA Před 4 lety +30

    "RUNNIN" IS NUMBER 1 !!!!!

  • @nejibrooks
    @nejibrooks Před 4 lety +40

    Rip Dilla , favorite producer since I was a kid

  • @wuluminati9622
    @wuluminati9622 Před 2 lety +10

    RIP Dilla. Always came with the heat

  • @treytolbert7675
    @treytolbert7675 Před rokem +3

    The choices Dilla made when it comes to snares B is untouchable ❤

  • @LuanMiguel.
    @LuanMiguel. Před 4 lety +33

    Quanto mais batidas de Dilla, menos meus ouvidos aceita as bstidas trap e suas letras, J Dilla era como um compositor das batidas, soando como poesia sem palavras alguma...
    Só agradecer à DJ Premier, Dilla, Havoc, Dj Hum, KL Jay, Necro, Pete Rock, Muggs, RZA, Dr.Dre

  • @joshualewis8077
    @joshualewis8077 Před 6 lety +40

    I never knew he made 1nce Again for Tribe and I just for that song yesterday. And I found out that he made stakes is high today too

    • @queshenjackson5507
      @queshenjackson5507 Před 5 lety +8

      Joshua Lewis 1nce again is from the ummah group contains Dilla & Q Tip & Ali

    • @DJROWDY
      @DJROWDY Před 4 lety

      Joshua Lewis I’m glad I wasn’t the only one, and I been Djaying since 1996

    • @djCatScanRL
      @djCatScanRL Před 4 lety +1

      For Real? ‘Stakes is High’ is Quintessential Dilla, & prob in my Top ten from Any producer 🙌🏼
      #RestInBeats

    • @kripwit
      @kripwit Před 4 lety +2

      The Ummah, people be sleeping on Q-tip on the beats

  • @FC-xc3zy
    @FC-xc3zy Před 27 dny

    We will forever miss you, Dilla.. You will live on in your music ...RIP

  • @ikhon1971
    @ikhon1971 Před 4 lety +37

    Dilla’s a producers producer..

  • @robinghosh2109
    @robinghosh2109 Před 4 lety +17

    Did not know stakes is high was Dilla! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @PhonyGameCommunity22
    @PhonyGameCommunity22 Před 2 lety +7

    Rest In Peace to this Midwest masterwork producer.He's number 5 on my top 10 Honorable Mentions list right now.

  • @patriknovak7513
    @patriknovak7513 Před 6 lety +31

    R.I.P🙏

  • @FinessedAnalyzer
    @FinessedAnalyzer Před 2 lety +5

    The way you blended these tracks together was seamless. Great job

  • @jwarren3159
    @jwarren3159 Před 3 lety +13

    Dilla was truly the “One Above All” in the beats universe. It literally hurts not to nod your head to these beats...
    I remember the first time I heard “Emcee Squared”. Like bro, how did he do that?

  • @templefrequincy6948
    @templefrequincy6948 Před 6 lety +112

    Idk if these were his top ten beats, but they were the hits.

    • @impreza316
      @impreza316 Před 4 lety +5

      these top 10 beats tend to be the top 10 most successful beats

    • @dblive2899
      @dblive2899 Před 3 lety +1

      This has to be hits because it doesn’t even have any MF DOOM

    • @coffdrop77
      @coffdrop77 Před 2 lety

      @@dblive2899 Dilla only produced for a few MF Doom songs I think

    • @BLSMOOZYSMOOVE
      @BLSMOOZYSMOOVE Před 2 lety

      @@coffdrop77 i wish he produced more for doom

  • @amnesh
    @amnesh Před měsícem

    This is the epitome of hip hop. To say he is a lost to hip hop isn't big enough, the man's passing was a lost to the culture as a whole. Imagine what he took with him! God bless the King!!!! Making beats in his hospital bed? Miss this man's vision and Artistic abilities. Stakes is High is the greatest track ever!!!!

  • @jce34me
    @jce34me Před 2 lety +4

    Detroit, Michigan revolutionized American music time and time again. From Motown to Death, Stevie and beyond, there ain't no now without Detroit. There definitely ain't no now without Dilla. This dude embodied and synthesized everything that black music and Detroit was. Dude had an ear for music (and the means to recreate) the likes of which God envied.

  • @westside4life77
    @westside4life77 Před 4 lety +4

    So Thankful I saw J Dilla and Slum Village! Chicago got much Love!

  • @kawaiiafangirl
    @kawaiiafangirl Před 2 lety +4

    So Far to Go will always be my favorite J Dilla beat/ song. I was hoping it'd be on this list but he has so many great tracks, I'm not even mad.

  • @KhyoteJinkens
    @KhyoteJinkens Před 4 lety +20

    I found out I was in love with this one girl once I listened to Slum Village’s Fall in Love. The first beat.

  • @TempoRapgyal
    @TempoRapgyal Před 4 lety +22

    Best quality hip-hop for sure

  • @TheSuperhuman622
    @TheSuperhuman622 Před 3 lety +7

    Producers like this are so hard to come by now and days

  • @soulah01
    @soulah01 Před 3 lety +6

    Dilla u have been a big part of my life without knowing it was u all along. Thank u for wat u brought to my life. I am forever grateful💛💯🙏

  • @jasoncamphor3027
    @jasoncamphor3027 Před 2 lety +4

    Although it is almost impossible to make a top ten list of beats for J Dilla, this list right here is magnificent!! Excellent mix!!

  • @versevica
    @versevica Před 4 lety +2

    You and ur smile - still my ringtone to this day.

  • @Uchawibeatz
    @Uchawibeatz Před 3 lety +12

    I wish Drop (pharcyde) was on this list. Such an underrated song and instrumental

  • @Wiggy74
    @Wiggy74 Před 4 lety +21

    Players and Heroin Joint could easily be on this list 💯

  • @Sheikbaby
    @Sheikbaby Před 4 lety +32

    The drums in his Climax song has the same rhythm as Incarcerated Scarface's on OBFCL

    • @Jake-kd2ob
      @Jake-kd2ob Před 4 lety +4

      The drums are sampled, Dilla used the same sample for "The Light" by Common

  • @mr_knowitall
    @mr_knowitall Před 5 lety +24

    Honorable mention: E=MC2 and Didn't ya Know.

  • @low-kei4655
    @low-kei4655 Před 4 lety +39

    You didn't even let climax hit the climax

  • @Georgiearchie1
    @Georgiearchie1 Před 2 lety +1

    All sick beats. The stakes is high...lawd above 👌🏿

  • @waxwork34
    @waxwork34 Před 2 lety +1

    dilla collaborating with common was the perfect match for sure

  • @blakboyytunes
    @blakboyytunes Před 2 lety +1

    climax got me through my first yr in the navy back in 2000. favorite beat from dilla.

    • @tokenblack7983
      @tokenblack7983 Před rokem

      Ohhhh oh oh….the Al B Sure sample at the end…chills

  • @larontaylor4975
    @larontaylor4975 Před 4 lety +1

    I can listen to all his joints all day!!!! He was that 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @always_serpico
    @always_serpico Před 3 lety +7

    If you ever were a night owl watching Adult Swim, Mash is high on your list of Dilla favorites. Probably the most nostalgia inducing pieces of music I’ve ever heard.

  • @defmaster88
    @defmaster88 Před 3 lety +1

    This dude.....
    There will NEVER be another like him!

  • @Kurrency1911
    @Kurrency1911 Před 3 lety +5

    E=Mc2 should be on this list .. just an incredible production

  • @daddylongdreads
    @daddylongdreads Před 4 lety +12

    If you’ve ever heard “Woohah, Got You All In Check”, the single, had the Jay Dee Say Bounce remix, after hearing that, that was it, instant fan...

  • @ToniJXN
    @ToniJXN Před 3 lety +3

    The perfect list

  • @keithglenn9746
    @keithglenn9746 Před 4 lety +4

    Never knew ONCE AGAIN was a dilla beat, thought it the abstract's beat.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @wayno3400
    @wayno3400 Před 4 lety +5

    I love common’s Questions and the Roots’ Dynamite!

  • @HLordz301
    @HLordz301 Před 4 lety +1

    this is dope

  • @kingtim_ade
    @kingtim_ade Před 5 měsíci

    Climax & Won’t Do will always be my favorite beat by J Dilla 💯

  • @QUHerald
    @QUHerald Před rokem +3

    Dilla really was a rarity of talent and soul. RIP

  • @kinginfamousz
    @kinginfamousz Před 4 lety +40

    These beats are so good it had me freestyling lol.

  • @inyofacekid
    @inyofacekid Před 4 lety +11

    So relieved when I heard “Stakes is High”....and number 1 at that. No arguments here on this list but a top 10 for Dilla is impossible

  • @daegiovanni5864
    @daegiovanni5864 Před 3 lety +1

    I can listen to Donuts straight through at any time... so amazing...

  • @quannelquan3203
    @quannelquan3203 Před 3 lety +1

    💪🏾💯🙏🏽 R.I.P. almost 15 years. Time flies man.

  • @jaycee4504
    @jaycee4504 Před 2 lety +1

    Let's us sit back with a coffee ☕ n remember J Dilla on this snowy afternoon in DC... Bringing me back right now ..
    RiP J DillA !! ✊ .. The Stakes are always High..

  • @CoCo3one3
    @CoCo3one3 Před 2 lety +1

    Dope Dilla face sticker on my back windshield rollin' around Detroit showing respect like I'm spose to. Dilla will always be Motown's finest! Rest In Beats

  • @JavaughnHannah
    @JavaughnHannah Před 4 lety +8

    Not a lot of people give the credit climax deserves def my favorite by him RIP Dilla

  • @Defalt____
    @Defalt____ Před 4 lety +17

    Greatest producer of all time

  • @dynamic9016
    @dynamic9016 Před 2 lety

    TOP TIER Producer n may he continue resting in Peace..

  • @anthonymcmillan8273
    @anthonymcmillan8273 Před 4 lety +22

    I knew "Stakes is high", "The light" and "Running" by the Pharcyde was going to be on this list 👍! He's an insane genius! Rip!

  • @noahlord7358
    @noahlord7358 Před 5 lety +2

    cant wait to make something with this beat

  • @matthewsierra314
    @matthewsierra314 Před 4 lety +2

    Glad the she said remix made it on here... it’s amazing version of the song.

  • @MrTSC8402
    @MrTSC8402 Před 4 lety

    Yooooooo, the light was and still is my joint. Had no idea it was you Dilla. R.i.p man

  • @timokaaarp7779
    @timokaaarp7779 Před 4 lety +5

    Dude's so awesome you need 30 tracks in his top 10

  • @shadowghost7636
    @shadowghost7636 Před 4 lety

    Love! Love! Love!

  • @lovepeaceandsoulfullrighto9053

    Loving 😇🙏🏽

  • @MrSwish702
    @MrSwish702 Před 3 lety +1

    Runnin omg 🔥🔥🔥👌👑💯

  • @iserved8840
    @iserved8840 Před 3 lety

    That LIGHT beat is one of my all time favs !!

  • @Mr.Memphis10
    @Mr.Memphis10 Před rokem +1

    I still can't believe he's gone. RIP J Dilla🙏🏿🙏🏿

  • @phillypropertypicker
    @phillypropertypicker Před rokem

    Truly, a genius of beat craft. He will forever be missed. The 🐐

  • @pedrogoncalves2948
    @pedrogoncalves2948 Před 4 lety +103

    I think we need nujabes top 10 beats!

  • @joshualewis8077
    @joshualewis8077 Před 6 lety +10

    Yes Dilla 🔥

  • @mikepadilla9167
    @mikepadilla9167 Před 4 lety +2

    Wow . J Dilla was an amazing beat composer

  • @amadeus5403
    @amadeus5403 Před rokem +1

    Dude was wicked with the samples; genius.
    RIP

  • @ChitownboynHou
    @ChitownboynHou Před 4 lety

    Dilla dawg r.i.p. your sound lives forever!!!!!

  • @jamesjackson2998
    @jamesjackson2998 Před 4 měsíci

    Nobody else does it like dilla did! The GOAT

  • @booshine187
    @booshine187 Před 2 lety

    Dope luv from brooknam

  • @brianroqlaing7201
    @brianroqlaing7201 Před 3 lety

    Theres so many he didnt play! BUT honestly i like this Top 10. It gets to the heart and choice sound of the legend

  • @jkRkj
    @jkRkj Před 3 lety +1

    "top 10 beats", based on? units sold, commercial success & popularity? artist versatility? what's the criteria? altho these are solid selections, i'm DEFINITELY 😧🤔😒 on selections 9, 6 and 2 (yes, even 2)...even if you had 10 "top" selections, that's it? case closed and there's nothing else to consider? this man's catalog and creativity has such depth, range, substance & impact (as I'm sure you know), it's truly immeasurable...
    so, appropos, the title of this video should be "Dilla's top 10 beats, PART ONE (of ten)"

  • @ParisParis2424
    @ParisParis2424 Před rokem

    This makes me smile …..

  • @ericwiley3963
    @ericwiley3963 Před 4 měsíci

    I grew up in a culture that demonized hip hop, for whichever reason. I was introduced to Jdilla via nujabes via samurai Champloo. Then came a journey diving into his work from purely a musician’s point and the respect and intrigue and impact of that continuous discovery led me to Asheville, NC to the Moog museum. Amazing

  • @AndreBoyd1981
    @AndreBoyd1981 Před rokem

    This is a vibe

  • @reefb4364
    @reefb4364 Před 3 lety +1

    You are truly missed bruh🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🥲🥲🥲

  • @kilomind8937
    @kilomind8937 Před 2 lety

    Once you here that "yeah yall"...
    j dilla lives through his music fr RIP man