and i dont mean impact in commercial terms, i mean they didnt have that impact of making everyone take notice immediately and change the game. its just been a subtle thing. yeah hes been influential but gamechanging? i dont see it.

the last time i read a beatmaker called the hendrix or page of the sampler, it was dj shadow. i can kinda see that a bit more obviously, in terms of virtuoso-ness, even though im not the biggest shadow fan. yeah i know dilla was a virtuoso too, but you could never HEAR it unless you were a super-super beat/digging nerd.

anyway, the REAL hendrixes of hip hop are probably the battle DJs. its q bert or mixmaster mike or someone. im not sure you can have a hendrix of the studio.