Interview after interview, article after article, we've all read about Dilla's accomplishments, his talent, his genius. No one in their right mind would even dare dispute that he was, is and will be one of the greatest (in my opinion, the greatest) producers of all-time. So instead I'll take a page from grade school and simply write, "What J Dilla means to me…"
I was a hip hop novice, somewhere below a gumshoe, I could've fit what I knew about "real" hip hop in a thimble. I was fortunate enough to be exposed to some of the best hip hop,…