{"id":201102,"date":"2024-08-13T10:25:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T08:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=201102"},"modified":"2024-08-12T10:04:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T08:04:46","slug":"how-j-dilla-and-the-pharcyde-went-backwards-on-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/how-j-dilla-and-the-pharcyde-went-backwards-on-drop\/","title":{"rendered":"How J Dilla and The Pharcyde Went BACKWARDS on &#8220;Drop&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fh32GyG3dic?si=2CDe6dsCoPQ42V-Q\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Digging The Greats&#8221; is back with another dope video essay. This time, <strong>Brandon Shaw<\/strong> gives us a breakdown of the <strong>J Dilla<\/strong>-produced <strong>The Pharcyde<\/strong> joint, \u201cDrop.\u201c Watch him explain J Dilla&#8217;s process behind the track&#8217;s creative instrumental, going in-depth on his techniques, as well as the samples used to create it. The video also gives you a chance to learn more about the renowned Detroit jazz harpist,<strong> Dorothy Ashby<\/strong>, the difficulties of playing jazz on a harp, and how her music was incorporated into &#8220;Drop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"201103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/how-j-dilla-and-the-pharcyde-went-backwards-on-drop\/how-j-dilla-and-the-pharcyde-went-backwards-on-drop-thumbnail\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/How-J-Dilla-and-The-Pharcyde-Went-Backwards-on-Drop-Thumbnail.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"How J Dilla and The Pharcyde Went Backwards on Drop Thumbnail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/How-J-Dilla-and-The-Pharcyde-Went-Backwards-on-Drop-Thumbnail.jpg?fit=540%2C304&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/How-J-Dilla-and-The-Pharcyde-Went-Backwards-on-Drop-Thumbnail.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-201103\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/How-J-Dilla-and-The-Pharcyde-Went-Backwards-on-Drop-Thumbnail.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/How-J-Dilla-and-The-Pharcyde-Went-Backwards-on-Drop-Thumbnail.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/How-J-Dilla-and-The-Pharcyde-Went-Backwards-on-Drop-Thumbnail.jpg?resize=540%2C304&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/How-J-Dilla-and-The-Pharcyde-Went-Backwards-on-Drop-Thumbnail.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/How-J-Dilla-and-The-Pharcyde-Went-Backwards-on-Drop-Thumbnail.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Digging The Greats&#8221; is back with another dope video essay. 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