For many years, I have been a big fan of hiphop producer J Dilla. While many other hiphop producers just followed the popular trends and kept churning out the same old same old, Dilla kept redefining himself, making some of the best rap songs in hiphop history. So when he passed away in 2006, I was in shock. There aren't many people who have had such a big impact on my music listening as he has, and I was afraid of a future without new Dilla music. Of course I needn't have been too afraid. The man has made so much music in his life that we will be hearing unknown stuff from him for years to come. Besides which, there are always rappers out there who take some Dilla instrumentals and turn them into a new mixtape. Plenty of times, the results of this aren't very impressive, but here we have a new mixtape that is very much worth your listening time.
Mick Boogie of the League Crew hooked up with long time Dilla-cohort Busta Rhymes and made a mixtape with him, using plenty of Dilla music the fans will have heard before, but also plenty of stuff they don't know yet. When mixed together as well as here, it's a pleasure to listen to, especially since you can hear Busta Rhymes' passion for his old friend's music. I'll say it: save for his period with The Leaders of the New School, Busta has never sounded better than he did over Dilla's beats. And the best thing about this new mixtape is that its free, though the people behind it appreciate it if you donate some money to the Dilla foundation if you enjoy this mixtape as much as I think you will.
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