From his solo material, to his work with Slum Village and later the backbone of the Soulquarians collective J Dilla’s contributions to music are priceless. But no matter how you chose to address him, there was no debating his genius. There's interviews with Questlove you can find where he gushes about Dilla having the best sounding drums and was a major influence on how he played and recorded his own.J Dilla. I wish so many producers didn't overlook the importance of good drum sounds. Havoc in his prime tho almost gives Dilla a run for his money actually, listen to how hard they knock in the Infamous and Hell On Earth. Dre, Pete Rock, Dj Shadow, Havoc, and some of RZA's productions. The only other producers I can think who come close to Dilla's snares are Dr. He made sure his snares hit just as hard as his kick drums(but from a treble standpoint tho instead of bass) and in comparison other producer's snares just sound soft and impotent in comparison. I always felt that producers seemed to overlook the importance of using a good sounding snare and Dilla was the master of getting snare sounds that just knocked, cracked, and popped right outta the song. The way he wouldn't quanitize his beats so they would sometimes sound slightly off beat(it really added a great effect to his songs) and my favorite element of his drums, his nearly unmatched snares. They way he programmed and tweaked his kick drums. His drum sounds and techniques were so goddamn good they were godly. My favorite thing about his beats tho, and in this area I do think he's the GOAT, are his drums. Anything he tried, he never sounded out of his element(unlike *cough*RZA*cough)and was in his prime his entire career. He can flip soul samples as good as anyone, implement live instruments as good as anyone, make left-field, unorthodox beats ALMOST as good as anyone(RZA is still the king at that), even his electronic beats were dope. I do think he is the most versatile producer of all-time tho, as he switched his style up several times during his career and sounded like a master at every one. Dre, Dj Premier, Marley Marl and RZA during the first round of Wu solo albums)but he isn't far behind those guys. While Dilla is not my personal GOAT(Those distinctions go to Dr.

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