Rhythmic Reason

J DILLA MAGAZINE ARCHIVE (1996–2006) For the month of February, aka "Dilla Month", I’ll be sharing 28 magazine scans from my archive Posted in chronological order from 1996 to 2006, they will trace Dilla's rise, influence, and legacy as it unfolded in real time Daily updates⬇️

J DILLA MAGAZINE ARCHIVE (1996–2006) For the month of February, aka "Dilla Month", I’ll be sharing 28 magazine scans from my archive Posted in chronological order from 1996 to 2006, they will trace Dilla's rise, influence, and legacy as it unfolded in real time Daily updates⬇️

"I think that Detroit, being in the middle [of the U.S.], we like [A] Tribe [Called Quest] shit, but we like gangsta shit too. We're from the middle of the fucking hood. It's like conscious dudes that pack pistol; that's kind of what it was for us." - Waajeed

"It was like a small fraternity that you really had to have your shit together to be in. It wasn't easy being in that circle. You really had to have some talent." - Phat Kat

J DILLA MAGAZINE ARCHIVE ENTRY 45 / 45 Wax Poetics Magazine, Summer 2013 “KINDRED SOUL” Written by Dean Van Nguyen @deanvannguyen Photos by Waajeed @Waajeed_ With words from T3, Phat Kat, Waajeed, Young RJ, Dwele, & Ali Shaheed Muhammed

@cheyerba I hear you! I’ve also posted everything on Instagram and Reddit. They got more traction over there 💯

@rhythmicreason you gotta find another way to share/compile this man, things get lost in this platform

“When he picked me up at the airport, he welcomed me by blasting 'Mecca and the Soul Brother' at full volume. He was genuinely happy that I had come to see him, and I could really feel that. He invited me to his house, and I spent the night in his basement." - Pete Rock

“Back in ’95, when I was the resident DJ on a show called The Underground Railroad at the New York radio station WBAI, A Tribe Called Quest and Dilla came by to promote Beats, Rhymes & Life. His music was incredibly unique, and it really caught my attention." - DJ Spinna

J DILLA MAGAZINE ARCHIVE ENTRY 44 / 45 BMR Magazine, April 2011 “5TH YEAR TRIBUTE TO JAMES DEWITT YANCEY” Featuring House Shoes, Guilty Simpson, Black Milk, Frank Nitt, Peanut Butter Wolf, DJ Spinna, Large Professor, and Pete Rock Text by Keiko Tsukada Photo by Kiwamu Omae