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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

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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

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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⬇️

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"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

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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

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"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

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

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Vibe Magazine, February 2009

“DONUTS TO DOLLARS”

Written by Kelley Louise Carter
@KelleyLCarter

Photos by Roger Erickson & Estevan Oriol
@EricksonRoger @Jokerbrand

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Hidden Champion Magazine, 2008

“MESSAGE TO J DILLA”

Words from Nujabes, DJ KIYO, Mitsu The Beats, Masaya Fantasista, DSK INVISIBLE, diyTokion, DJ Y∀SU, TSUGU, DJ UJI, SOUND MARKET CREW, & JOINT FOUR DJ

Edited by Hidenori Matsuoka

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“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

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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

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“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