10 Key J Dilla Beats

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A Tribe Called Quest, "Get a Hold" 

In 1995, Detroit music vet Amp Fiddler introduced Dilla to Tribe, who recruited him to produce for their 1996 album Beats, Rhymes & Life as part of their beatmaking crew, the Ummah. Though Dilla and Tribe's partnership may have peaked two years later with "Find a Way," this 1996 banger was the stunning debut of his late '90s signature sound — hypnotizing, beautifully manipulated samples juxtaposed with woofer-wobbling bass and impossibly hard drums.

 

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