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I grew up mostly on urban / hiphop, and now most of it I found shallow, but there are some gems. If you have an ear for jazz harmony try JayDee (musical wonder), Pete Rock ... rarely caustic nor mindless

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cc4UAmXG9Q

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J Dilla is truly a legendary musician.

I could never find it again, but long ago I read an interview of Amp Fiddler telling how Dilla used a bare tape deck and a pencil to sync samples to be overlaid when making beats[1]. Talking about hacker.

[1] which would explain the unfamiliar nasty swing of his productions

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