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Dilla time : the life and afterlife of J Dilla, the hip-hop producer who reinvented rhythm Cover Image

Dilla time : the life and afterlife of J Dilla, the hip-hop producer who reinvented rhythm / Dan Charnas ; with musical analysis by Jeff Peretz.

Life and afterlife of J Dilla, the hip-hop producer who reinvented rhythm (other title)

Charnas, Dan, (author.). Peretz, Jeff, 1968- (author.).

Summary:

"Equal parts musicology, biography, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the invention of a new kind of beat by the most underappreciated musical genius of our time"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780374139940
ISBN: 0374139946
Physical Description: xvi, 458 pages : illustrations, maps, ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2022.
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-422) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Wrong -- Straight Time / Swing Time -- Play Jay -- Machine Time -- Dee Jay -- Sample Time -- Jay Dee -- Dilla Time -- Partners -- Pay Jay -- Warp Time -- J Dilla -- Zealots -- Micro Time -- Descendants / Disciples -- Fragments.