One of the meanest samples EVER! Dilla used the intro a couple of times throughout his beats and Luda ripped through this on Release Therapy. Peep after.

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N6aiRogcSA[/youtube]

We all got that one song that really hits hard and made us stop what we were doing and pay close attention to the sounds of Dilla. For me, it was The Official by Jaylib [Jay Dee x Madlib]. I had always appreciated Dilla’s work through Common/De La Soul/Q-Tip, but it wasn’t until I heard this joint when sh-t really started to make sense for me. And everybody who knows me has already heard about my story bout how I was at the Under Pressure jam back in ’03 andcompletely lost my senses when I heard Dilla’s vocals dancing around this horn/bass friendly track. I kept annoying the sh-t out the DJ until he gave me the name of the record, the artists and the company behind it. It was ’03, so we was on our Limewire-ish, me and Flash were scavenging the net for a couple days before he managed to finally get it. There wasn’t much information available at the time, so I decided to order the CD through HMV, who charged the hell outta me for it being a “limited” release or some sh-t. But those $28 dollars were the greatest investment of my life everrr. I had never heard of 2 producers just making beats for one another to rap one like they were doing. Champion Sound definitely opened the doors to several production/beat making techniques for myself. I’ve got a vault full of Dilla inspired beats (just like everyone else). A lot of those are personal and not everyone may understand the process behind ‘em. Commercial music has sucked the life out of real, soulful music. No one makes music for the love of it any more. If ya got that ONE Dilla track that did wonders for you, do leave a comment.

Source: Stones Throw

Ya’ll in for a sooper special treat if you haven’t already seen this. Audio footage of the Jaylib/Madvillian concert has been released through Stones Throw and features everyones favorite dynamic duos plus guests (Common, J Rocc). This recording is from the Henry Fonda Theatre performance from April 2004. Peep the concert pictures and download link for the audio after the jump. Also, a Happy Belated Burfday to the Legend himself (R.I.P. Dilla) whose bday was this past Feb 7th. We miss you!

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