props to Kelly Carter from the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=C4&Date=20060221&Category=ENT04&ArtNo=221004&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=1

or if that dont work, go here: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060223/ENT04/602230496/1039/ENT

and then click on the "Photo Galleries" link.

it's great to see in picture 7, his mixer has a sticker of what appears to be the Foreign Exchange album cover on it! how cool.

V.

he made them beats with just that equipment? cool.

that makes me wanna cry for some reason

how cool.

V.

didn't even notice that at first glance... that's crazy

Amazing.
Plus them comments.
For a minute it had all my sadness resurfacing.
Damn, dude left too early.
He'll never really be gone.
One love.






R.I.P. Jay Dee

imagine if Dilla was still live and kickin 20 years from now, the kinda music he'd make. the man was only gonna get better and more diverse with time.

V.

i mentioned in some of the earlier posts that i will always be wondering, in 2010, 2020 (assuming ill be still here) what would dilla be doing now as far as music, what new stuff he will amaze us with...

its beautiful how his moms helps us-fans with being so open about his life and last days.


now the FE sticker, thats just something nic, tay and fwmj can be proud of. im happy for yall :)


"holla at you boy, tho he dont just produce beats"
james yancey
the best beatmaker ever
top 10 flows ever

As I look at my son sleeping on the couch I realize his MOMS just lost her baby boy. His 2 children lost their dad. My heart goes out to them 1st & foremost. As far as the music goes, I'll ALWAYS wonder what if.






http://www.myspace.com/6199057

yeah, i been thinking lately like what would a jimi hendrix have sounded like if he hadn't passed so early. i mean he was also just starting to take his music to a whole new direction, and all we're left with is a foretaste of that. i think that just like jimi, dilla was a genius and a true visionary, and it'll be a long time before we see the next one.

Reading my thoughts, man.
It's a difference if an artist dies at 80 or at 32.









R.I.P. Jay Dee

I am a grown man and I feel like crying.....
I never even met this yancey dude I listen to stuff inspired by him everyday..
he is at the heart of every beat I make.
Damn that story hits u right in the kidneys

In the last days of his life, as he shuffled up and down the hallway, he had heart-to-heart chats with his mother. They were quick. But they were thoughtful.

"You know I love you, right?" he said. "And I appreciate everything you've ever done for me."

"You don't have to say that," she said.

He and his mother had developed a ritual that preceded medical procedures: They'd slap high-fives, an indication that everything was going to be OK.

At home, the day after his birthday, he held his hand up for his mom to meet it in midair.

She was puzzled. There was no procedure that day. Why was he doing this?

He continued to motion for her to high-five him, refusing to stop until her hand met his.

Finally, she relented and gave it to him.

"That's what I'm talking about," he said. "We're in this together. It's all good. You're going to be all right. I promise you it's going to be all right."




That will make any grown man cry. I don't know what else to say.