Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm by Dan Charnas

Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm

Dan Charnas

480 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography music challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical genius who transformed the sound of popular music for the twenty-first century.He wasn’t known to mainstream audiences, even t...

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informative 96%
inspiring 77%
reflective 61%
emotional 45%
sad 25%
hopeful 19%
challenging 9%
adventurous 6%
dark 6%
funny 6%

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fast 6%

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