In honor of Black History Month, Google is spotlighting Black developers, creatives, and businesses, including a tribute to the legendary late rapper and producer J Dilla. The tech giant released a Google Doodle titled “The Art of Hip-Hop Beat Making”, featuring an animated short that celebrates the innovative craft of hip-hop production. The video combines music from…

Twenty years since we lost Dilla and got “Donuts.”

A collection of my favorite Dilla mixes. Donuts Are Forever sets included.

On what would have been the late Detroit beatmaker’s 50th birthday, Thomas Hobbs writes about J Dilla’s unparalleled genius and how he inspired generation-after-generation of producers to move at thei...