58. "the shit is completely see-through" In response to In response to 56
I love Dilla and think he's one of the best but that's because I was into reading liner notes and knowing who produced what and just like his work.
Most people wouldn't even be able to tell you what he ever produced if ?uest didn't campaign because Dilla wasn't concerned with being known like that.
As soon as people hear something from an artist they like, they take on that opinion because they know it's safe.
Im not saying Dilla doesn't deserve the praise but most people wouldn't even know to praise him of it weren't for ?uest.
Same thing with DIADS. No one in the world was rocking that album in 94 on some "this is a depressing album". NO ONE.
The ONLY reason anyone is saying that now is because there is an article in which Red said he doesn't like the album because he was depressed while making it.
Now it's easy to go back and say "yeah this is dark and he was on some other shit".
The biggest song on there is Can't Wait in which the main punchline is a joke and it ends with Red laughing. That shit had us laughing. No one was like "yo this is a depressing ass album."