>Because even as early as 2003 Dilla was gravitating towards
>Madlib's approach to making beats: raw, unfiltered soul and
>prog rock. Donuts was simply Dilla at his most Madlib, and
>Dilla never kept it secret that Madlib was the only producer
>he feared.
>
>The thing is that when Dilla was doing Madlib, he still had
>his unique touch that separated him artistically. Although
>many say that Madlib was equally influenced by Dilla, I think
>that's a huge stretch. Madlib certainly employed certain
>Dilla-like drum arrangements at times, but it was really
>Madlib who led the charge between the two as far as where they
>converged artistically. They, like Pete and Premier, were the
>two influencers of their day and are both to be seen as equals
>in the pantheon of beatmaking.