Ishumi Elidala, Elitsha: Indlela uJ Dilla alibhale ngayo ikamva ngee'Donuts '

Kuzo zonke inkqubela phambili kwihip-hop phakathi kwiminyaka yee-90s, akukho bukho bomculi buhlala buhlala njengendoda ezelwe nguJames Yancey, aka. J. Dilla .

Ukususela kwimveliso yakhe yokuqala kwimveliso ye-classical classical era (I-Pharcyde's Amalungu eLabcabincalifornia , Uhlanga olubizwa ngokuba yi-Quest Beats, Rhymes kunye noBomi , IBusta Rhymes ’ Ukuza , De La Umphefumlo ‘S Izibonda ziphezulu ) kwindima yakhe njengenxalenye yesithathu yengubo ebalulekileyo yeDetroit rap Ilali yaseSlum , kwii-gigabyte zoqobo zomculo ongakhutshelwanga awamshiya engekho, umbono owenziwe ziindlela zakhe ezizodwa nezingafaniyo zokwenza ukubetha ungene kakhulu ngaphaya kwehip-hop.

NgoFebruwari 10 amanqaku alishumi ukusukela oko saphulukana noDilla, okwabizwa ngokuba sisininzi somsebenzi wakhe njengoJay Dee, kwiingxaki zokuphazamiseka kwegazi kunqabile. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura kwaye siqhubeke sidityaniswa ziziphumo zelupus, isifo esinganyangekiyo sokudumba apho amajoni omzimba omntu ahlasela amalungu kunye nezicubu ezithambileyo emzimbeni.

'Umculo owenziwe kwiiDonuts wawungaphelelwa lixesha kwaye ubukrelekrele.'

Ukudlula kukaYancey kuphawule utshintsho olukhulu ekukhuleni kwe-hip-hop njengefomu yobugcisa, ngokulahlekelwa ikakhulu ngamalungu osapho olwandisiweyo ngaphambili kwiqela lemigulukudu kunye nobundlobongela bemipu, ukugqithisa iziyobisi kunye, kwimeko ye-Eazy-E, iingxaki ezivela kwi-AIDS intsholongwane. Kwaye ngelixesha thina bethu basemhlabeni singasokuze sililibale idabi elinobukroti iTo Poetic kaDa Gravediggaz ojamelene nayo ngo-2001 ngaphambi kokunikezela kumhlaza wekolon, amava okubukela umntu othandwa ngumntu wonke njengoYancey otyiwa sisifo sakhe yayiyintsimi entsha uhlobo lobugcisa.

Ngeendlela ezininzi, ukupasa kukaDilla kwiintsuku ezimbini kuphela emva kokukhutshwa kwento ethathelwa ingqalelo ubukhulu becala njengemagnum opus yakhe, uhambo olunamajelo angama-31 olaziwa njengelizwe Iidonathi I-eerily iyangqinelana nomkhondo weziganeko ezikhokelela kwilahleko ebuhlungu yedwala uDavid Bowie kwaneeyure ezingama-72 emva kokuba ekhuphe icwecwe lakhe elitsha elimangalisayo Mnyama.

Imbeko yesikhumbuzo seminyaka elishumi s Iidonathi , uMbonisi waqokelela iincutshe zabahlobo kunye nabathandi bakaDilla kunye negalelo lakhe kumculo wanamhlanje ukuze bathethe ngendlela iimpembelelo zeendlela zakhe ezingacimekiyo eziqhubeka nokujongwa kwiminyaka elishumi ukusukela oko umlingo wakhe wafika kuqala ebomini bethu. Ukuthatha inxaxheba kwingxoxo kwakudume nge-funk / soul / hip-hop ye-DJ kunye ne-CEO ye-Stones Throw Ingcongolo Yamandongomane , Amatye Phosa ukurekhoda umculi, igqala lomculo wejazz kunye nomhlobo wexesha elide waseDilla UKarriem Riggins , odumileyo umculo we-maverick u-Adam Dorn, owenza ishishini njenge Umsebenzi we-Mocean , kunye noJeff Parker, isiginci segorha esivela eChicago emva kwamatye Ufudo .

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Zithini iingcinga zakho malunga nendlela i-jazz ethe ngqo yathathwa ngayo Iidonathi ?

I-Peanut Butter Wolf: Kum, Iidonathi yayiyindibaniselwano yazo zonke iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zomculo. Iprog rock, umphefumlo omnandi, umculo wokuqala we-elektroniki, uwubiza ngegama. Indikhumbuze indlela endandihlala ndiva ngayo ukuba ihip-hop yaqala ngeqela elikhethiweyo le-DJs eBronx izama ukuveza abantu kwiingoma abangazange bazive nokuba zihlobo luni kunokuba badlale nayiphi na ingoma ye-disco eyayinkulu kwi-Studio 54 kunye unomathotholo.

UKarriem Riggins: Ndiqinisekile ezinye zezinto zikaDilla ngaphambili Iidonathi iphefumle ngokwenyani indawo yejazz, eneneni. Uyazi, uninzi lweeCD zakhe zokubetha, kwaye Iidonathi ngakumbi, zonke zazinzima emphefumlweni. Kwaye ndicinga ukuba imeko yokuguquguquka ayibonisileyo kolo rekhodi luchaphazele wonke umntu, kuba uninzi lwezo zibetha zazizichasene ne-polar. Unayo 10cc isampula ingoma enye, emva koko uDionne Warwick kwenye. Ukukwazi kwakhe ukuba nezinto ezininzi kangaka yeyona nto ikhuthaza kakhulu abavelisi abancinci kunye neemvumi. Abanye abavelisi baya kudlala ngeesampulu ezivela kwi-70s disco / soul era. Kodwa uDilla wayephakamisile naluphi na uhlobo lomculo nangaliphi na ixesha. Ndiyathetha, kukho nesampulu kaFrank Zappa Iidonathi (ehleka).

UAdam Dorn: Ndicinga ukuba uDilla uphefumlele i-jazz kule minyaka idlulileyo. Ngokukodwa nababethi bezigubhu. Uye waphembelela uMark Giuliana kunye noZach Danziger ngokubhekisele ekufakweni kwabo ngokudlala kunye nendlela yokudlala kunye nexesha lokuziva. Luhlobo olwahlukileyo ngobuhlanya. Umntu ongeyomgubhi uye wathonya abagubhu be-jazz okanye kunokuba bafana nabadlali be-jazz-njengabanye abagubhu kwimemori yakutshanje.

UJeff Parker: Ukujija kukaDilla ngokuqinisekileyo yinto exhaphakileyo kwijazz kwisithuba- Iidonathi Ixesha. Nangona kunjalo, ndiyayiva impembelelo yakhe ngakumbi kuyo yonke loo Brainfeeder, intshukumo yeFlying Lotus ngaphandle kunxweme oluseNtshona kunakwindawo yejezi. Uninzi lweemvumi ze-jazz zixhomekeke kwimvakalelo yakhe, kodwa njengoko benditshilo, Iidonathi , ngokoluvo lwam, yayilixesha elahlukileyo nelingafaniyo kuwo wonke umsebenzi kaDilla. Yayichaphazela uFudo, nangona kunjalo, ngakumbi xa sasenza Iibhikhoni zobuKhokho kwaye yindlela yonke esakha ngayo irekhodi, okanye ubuncinci iinxalenye zayo. Umama kaJ Dilla, uMaureen Yancey, aka Ma Dukes, ubuza ngeMilla Moog Voyager Synth eyenziwe ngokwesiko kunye neAkai MIDI Production Centre 3000, eyanikelwa kwiSmithsonian. (Ifoto: J Dilla.)

Kubonakala ngathi phakathi kwendalo iphela yaseMadlib, ubungakanani bonyana kaDilla kunye nomsebenzi omkhulu kaKarriem welebheli Stones Throw ibingamandla aqhubayo kwindlela yejazz grooves, ngenxa yokungabikho kwexesha elingcono, kwiminyaka yakutshanje. Ngaba kujongeka njalo ukusuka esiphelweni sakho? Kutheni okanye kutheni kungenjalo?

Ingcuka: Kwakukho i-jazz eyayiwela kwingqokelela yam yengxelo yobuntwana njengoGrover Washington kunye noHerbie Hancock kunye noGeorge Duke, kodwa ubukhulu becala, ndiye ndangena kwi-jazz kwiminyaka yama-90 ngenxa yamaqela afana neTribe kunye neGang Starr iikati zejazz. ukusuka kwiilebheli ezinjenge-CTI kunye neBlue Note. Kwaye xa uMadlib esondela kum ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-90s malunga nokwenza icwecwe lakhe le-jazz, ndacinga ukuba uphambene kuba wayengenazo nezinye izixhobo ngaphandle kwesampuli kwaye ndandimazi njenge rapper kunye nehipp hop beat, hayi isixhobo somculo. Kodwa bendinomdla kuphela kuba into ayenzileyo nge-SP1200 ibiphambili kakhulu. Ke endaweni yokumnika kwangaphambili i-albhamu yakhe yejazz [njenge I-Quintet eNtsha yangokuhlwa] , Ndivele ndamthengela izixhobo zokuvuna kwaye wazifundisa ukuzidlala.

‘Wayengenguye umbethi nje. Wayeyimboni yokwenyani ngokwendlela awayezidala ngayo izandi, kwaye oko kufanelekile ngonaphakade. '

Kwaye yayikukungena kukaStones kwiJazz. Kwaye uDilla wayengomnye wabantu bokuqala ukundixelela ukuba wemba izinto ze-YNQ ngelo xesha kwaye wayezama ukwenza izigqubuthelo zejazz ezizezakhe, njengesigqubuthelo sakhe Cinga Kabini ayenzileyo kwakamsinya emva kokuba sikhuphe i-Yesterdays New Quintet. Kodwa andinakuze ndibize ii-Stones Throw force in jazz. Ukuphoswa kwamatye kwakungazange kwenzelwe ukuba kubhekiswe kuhlobo oluthile okanye iMadlib, okanye iDilla. Ujonge uninzi lwengqokelela yeerekhodi zethu kwaye zigcwele yonke indawo.

Parker: Ngokuqinisekileyo unokuva impembelelo kaMadlib Iidonathi . Ndiyazibuza ukuba ingaba uDilla wayefana na, ewe, ndenza le rekhodi yokuphoswa kwamatye, kwaye kufanele ukuba ndiyenze ngakumbi njenge-mixtape. Inobuninzi be-DJ yobuhle kunobuhle be-beatmaker, kwaye yayihlala iyinto enkulu malunga neerekhodi zikaMadlib; Ude azichaze ngolo hlobo, esithi, ndinguDJ kuqala, umlimi wesibini kwaye ndingowesithathu uMC. Yiyo loo nto ndicinga njalo Iidonathi yahluke kakhulu, kuba yayingavakali njengeebhithi zakhe; kwavakala njenge mixtape kodwa yayisagcina ubuhle bakhe kunye neDetroit yakhe endala emgangathweni. Yayiyinyani ngokwenene, indoda, kwaye yayisulungekiswe ngokwenene. Ndingathi uMadlib yindlela eyi-sloppier kwizinto zakhe kunokuba wayenjalo uDilla. Izinto zikaDilla zazihlala zihlambulukile.

Dorn: Kwakukho ukuqhutywa komsebenzi othile apho ixesha laliva litshintshe kakhulu kangangokuba sonke isizukulwana seemvumi safunda ukudlala emva kwesingqi ngendlela ekhethekileyo kuba Yezixhobo ezisetyenziswa nguDilla kunye nabanye abavelisi. UCharlie Hunter wandixelela ukuba ukudlala kwizinto zika-D'Angelo kwakumnika umdla kuba akukho mntu wayedlala emva kwesingqi. Yonke into ibanjiwe kwaye irhuqelwe emva kokubetha, nayo. Ke yinkqubo kwaye iyenziwa ngathi ngumama womama.

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Ngokoluvo lwakho, ucinga ukuba uDilla wayenayo le magnum opus engqondweni yakhe okanye ngaba ukudalwa kwezi beats kwenziwa kwinqanaba le-cathartic okanye kwinqanaba lonyango kuye ngehlobo ebesesibhedlele ngalo?

URiggins: Wayeza kwenza iminqwazi ebhedini yakhe yasesibhedlele eCedar-Sinai. Ngelo xesha, wayengahambi.

Ingcuka: Ndicinga ukuba iintlungu kunye nokubandezeleka awakusebenzisayo kwaye kwiminyaka yakhe yokugqibela waba negalelo kwi-albhamu yakhe ayenzileyo ukuba iphume ngendlela eyayiphume ngayo, kodwa xa wandinika eyokuqala Iidonathi Idemo kwiCD, wayephakathi kokuhlala esibhedlele. Ebesemotweni yam ehamba noMadlib mna naye besizokwenza irekhodi siyothenga wandinika nje ukuba sidlale emotweni. Ndayikhupha Beat Konducta ivolumu 1 & 2 icwecwe iinyanga ezimbalwa ngaphambili (eyi-alias edlalwa ngumculo kaMadlib wehip-hop) kwaye kamva ndaziva ngathi mhlawumbi undinike yona njengenguqulelo yakhe yeBeat Konducta.

Ndamxelela ukuba ndiyazi rappers soloko beats beats from him but I wanted to release it as-is so if any rappers wanted to rap over the tracks, I would let that happen ecaleni. Kodwa, emva kokuba ndimxelele ukuba ndifuna ukukhulula Iidonathi Njengecwecwe leacwecwe, wandixelela ukuba ufuna ukubuyela emva asebenze kwiitraki ngakumbi kwaye azenze zide, nto leyo ayenzileyo, emva koko wagula wabuyela esibhedlele. Ndisenayo inguqulelo yokuqala yealbham kwiCD awayindinike yona kwigaraji yam okanye kwindawo yokugcina izinto kwaye ndinentsingiselo yokumba kwaye ndive ukuba yahluke njani kwi-albhamu yokugqibela. (Ifoto: Amatye aphosa iiRekhodi.)

Ndingathanda ukuva ngakumbi malunga nomxholo wekhava kunye nayo yonke into yoyilo Iidonathi . Ndingumlandeli ka UJeff Jank Umsebenzi, ngakumbi kule albhamu. Ngaba ibisekwe kwivenkile yokwenyani?

Ingcuka: Ndicinga ukuba uJank wenze umzekeliso wenguqu ye-vinyl kuba besingenazo iifoto zamva nje zikaDilla esizithandayo. Kwakufana kancinci nokuzoba kwakhe IiAdventures ezizayo zeNkosi Quas , eyaphuma ematyeni iphosa kunyaka ongaphambi kwalowo. Kodwa kwinguqulelo yeCD, uJank wasebenzisa ifoto kaDilla, awayikhupha kwividiyo yomculo esayenzela iMED ngengoma ethi Push, leyo uDilla wayibetha kwaye wayeyividiyo. Ndicinga ukuba uJank akazange afune ukusebenzisa ifoto esuka kwividiyo yerekhodi ye-intshi ezi-12 kuba isisombululo sasiza kuba yipikseli kakhulu, kodwa kwiminyaka kamva xa kuphindwaphindwa i-vinyl LP, uJank wagqibela ngokuvuthela lo mfanekiso kwaye ujongeka ulungile. Ngokubhekisele kwividiyo yomculo, andifuni nokucela uDilla ukuba eze kudubula kuba wonke umntu wayefuna isiqwenga sakhe emva kokuba efudukele e-LA kwaye ndacinga ukuba ngekhe afune ukuba kwividiyo yomculi owahlukileyo, kodwa weza kwaye wayengumdlalo olungileyo malunga nayo.

Ke ibali liya kwi-albhamu kwathiwa enjalo kuba uJay wayewathanda amadonathi. Kodwa yayiyintoni intsingiselo yokwenyani emva kwesihloko?

Ingcuka: Into eyenziwa ngamadonati yayiyenye into ebhalwe ngolwimi esidleleni eyenziwa nguDilla. Andiqondi ukuba wayecinga kakhulu malunga nokubiza icwecwe lakhe Iidonathi . Andazi nanamhlanje ukuba bekufanele ukuba yialbham yecwecwe okanye iteyipu yokubetha ye-rap, kodwa ndaye ndasondela kuye ndamcela ukuba andivumele ndiyikhulule njengecwecwe lesixhobo kwaye wavuma. Kodwa into yedonut inokuba yindlela yakhe yokutya okungenampilo (wabiza enye yeethephu zakhe zokubetha indoda yasePizza) okanye kungenxa yokuba wayesazi ukuba mna noJoc Rocc sithanda ukujikeleza ii-45s xa sasihamba naye noMadlib, kwaye I-Dilla isampulu ukusuka kwi-45s kuninzi lwala albhamu. IDonuts isiteketiso se-45s cuz yomngxuma embindini. Sonke singaya kwiRockaway Records eSilverlake / Glendale kwaye silungise i-45 kwaye ndiyakholelwa ukuba leyo yindawo yokugcina irekhodi apho uninzi lweesampulu zisuka Iidonathi yavela.

'Ndicinga ukuba iintlungu nokubandezeleka awakujongana nako kwaye kwiminyaka yakhe yokugqibela waba negalelo kwi-albhamu yakhe ayenzileyo ukuba iphume ngendlela eyayiphume ngayo.'

URiggins: Ukumamela umculo kunye noDilla kwakuyinto ehlekisayo. Sonke singaya ukurekhoda ukuthenga kwaye sichithe usuku lonke kwivenkile yokurekhoda. Kwaye sasibuyele ekhaya nezi ngqokelela zeerekhodi apho kungathatha uhambo olune emotweni ukuya nazo zonke endlwini (ehleka). Kwaye sasiza kudlala yonke into, ndoda, kwaye simamele kwaye sihleke. Wayeyindoda ehlekisayo. Wayeza kwenza iziqhulo malunga nezinto ezithile, kwaye ekugqibeleni wayeza kufumana into ekudala ikudidi kwaye uya kuba ngathi, Yima umzuzu, ngoku kufuneka ndiyichukumise le nto. (ehleka) Eso yayisisikhuthazo sakhe sokwenza umculo.

Ingcuka, yayingoyena mntu udumileyo wokufikelela kwi-Stones Throw about Iidonathi ?

Ingcuka: Ndicinga ukuba uDrake ngoyena rapper udumileyo ekudlwenguleni Iidonathi , kodwa akazange afikelele kwiStones Throw. Uyenzile ngo-2007 engekaziwa ncam.

Kodwa kanye ngaphambi kokuba sikhululwe Iidonathi , Ghostface ibambelele kwi-albhamu (okanye ibetha iteyiphu okanye nantoni na ofuna ukuyibiza) kwaye yafikelela ku-Ma Dukes kuba uDilla wayegula kakhulu ukuba angajongana nale nto ye-kinda kwaye uGhostface wamxelela ukuba unomdla wokuqobeka ngaphezulu kwengoma kwaye wabuza mna ukuba ndikhe ndeva ngaye kwaye ukuba angamnika isicelo sakhe kwaye ndathi, Ewe, uyafuna ukuyenza loo nto! Ndicinga ukuba ipholile kangangokuba ubuze uluvo lwam kunokuba ayenze nje. Ngokuqinisekileyo yandenza ndaziva ndithandwa!

Ngelixa uDilla wayesaphila, uMa Dukes wayenomqolo ngaphezu kwakhe nabani na. Wahlala esibhedlele naye lonke ixesha kwaye wayemhoya kakhulu ukuba hayi ngaphezulu kunabanye abongikazi. Wahamba kakhulu kwiminyaka yakhe yokugqibela kwaye wayelilitye elasibamba sonke. J. Dilla. (Ifoto: Roger Erikson.)

Ingaba kwenzeka njani Iidonathi jonga kwiziphelo zakho kwiminyaka elishumi kamva?

Dorn: Kuyamangalisa ukungqina kuba ngoku kudala kwanele ukuba abafana abazi kwa ngoba badlala emva kwesingqi ngendlela abayiyo. Njengokuba bengazazi neerekhodi ezikhuthaze oku kwasekuqaleni. Indikhulula kakhulu. Hlanganisa oko kunye neecawa ezikhupha abadlali kwaye uzalwe ngokutsha njengomculo.

UJeff Parker: Sonke sasingabalandeli abakhulu berekhodi kuFudo, ndoda. Ndiyathetha, sonke sasithanda uDilla ngokubanzi. Kodwa irekhodi lavuthela iingqondo zomntu wonke. Sonke besilandela umculo kaDilla, kwaye nanini na xa elahla nantoni na sasinomdla wokwazi ukuba izakuvakala njani kwaye omnye wethu wayeza kuphuma ayokufumana. Kwakulixesha elinomdla kakhulu.

‘Njengowona mculo ubangela umdla, ukuwuphindaphinda kaninzi, ekugqibeleni waba yenye yezinto endizithandayo endakha ndaziva, kude kube namhla.’

Kum ngokwam, yayingeyonto endandiyilindele ukuba izwakale ngathi. Kwakuhluke ngokupheleleyo kwizinto awayezenza. Xa ndiqala ukuyibeka, ndandiyinto yokukhutshwa yiyo. Bendifana, Yo, ndoda, ziphi izingqi ezigudileyo? Iphi indawo? (ehleka) Ngokukodwa ukuyithelekisa nazo zonke ezinye izinto zakhe, bendifana, Ndoda, yintoni le? Kodwa ngakumbi nangakumbi ndiyiphulaphule, kwaye njengowona mculo ubangela umdla, ukuwuva amaxesha ngamaxesha kwaye ekugqibeleni kwaba ngathi yenye yezinto endizithandayo endakha ndaziva, kude kube namhla. Ngokwenyani bendimamele nje kwaye ndihlala ndisiva izinto ezintsha ngalo lonke ixesha ndimamela.

Ingcuka: Enye yezona zinto zipholileyo ezenzekileyo kule minyaka ilishumi idlulileyo yayinguMiguel Atwood-Ferguson Ikhonsathi kaMa Dukes. Kwiphepha, andithandi xa amaqela ezama ukuphinda enze iingoma ze-hip-hop okanye ii-albhamu, kodwa oku kwenziwa ngendlela engenakuphikwa. Ndachukumiseka kakhulu kwaye ndachukumiseka ukuba kubaphulaphuli baloo mntu xa bayenza e-LA Kwakumangalisa ngokwenene.

Riggins: Ndiva ngathi umculo wenziwe Iidonathi wayengenasiphelo kwaye enobuhlakani, ngakumbi kwindlela awayezisebenzisa ngayo ezo chops kunye nendlela awayezisebenzisa ngayo iisampulu. Kuvela kwingqondo yomculo emsulwa. Wayengenguye umenzi wokubetha. Wayengumboni wokwenyani ngokwendlela awazidala ngayo izandi, kwaye oko kufanelekile ngonaphakade. Yinto engenawo umhla kuyo. Xa ndimamele Iidonathi Ngo-2016, isavakala ngathi intsha ngokupheleleyo.