The Obscure J Dilla Beat Tape That Changed Music Forever

The author's own copy of the tape. Graphic by Marina Kozak

Dan Charnas—who wrote Dilla Time, one of my favourite books of last year—digs around and highlights how a cassette tape titled Another Batch did wonders for J Dilla's notoriety. "The sounds, signatures, and techniques that actually made Dilla influential all coalesced on Another Batch."