Charnas writes with an enthusiasm that shows a profound appreciation for his subject, but his deep dive into the history and place that made Dilla is what makes the book so engrossing. That line kept running through my mind as I tore through Dilla Time, which is the sort of biography that makes you reconsider the body of work of an artist who you long knew was a genius. “Everything was exactly where he wanted it to be.” “Not a single thing was out of place,” writes Charnas, a seasoned historian of hip-hop. From his clothes to the soda cans in the fridge, all was neatly organized as if on display. We learn that Dilla (1974–2006), born James Yancey and also known as Jay Dee, kept his home nearly spotless. In Dilla Time, a new biography on the iconic hip hop producer, Dan Charnas relays how surprised people were when they visited J Dilla’s home. Le Petit Dé Frederic TutenĪ Playwright in Paris Brings the Revolution Onstage by Chris Knapp Olga Tokarczuk's The Books of Jacobby Rhian Sasseen Payal Kapadia's A Night of Knowing Nothingby Arun A.K.Ĭandice Hoyes's Blue Lagoon Womanby Jasmine Dreame Wagner Nicole Rudick's What Is Now Known Was Only Once Imagined: An (Auto)biography of Niki de Saint Phalleby Bruce LaBruce
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