--- title: "11 J Dilla Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 J Dilla quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best J Dilla sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/madlib-10864_guilty_i-guess-i-only-work-with-versatile-rappe_752222.jpg" --- > [I guess I only work with versatile rappers, chameleons like Guilty Simpson, J Dilla, and Doom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madlib/i-guess-i-only-work-with-versatile-rappers-chameleons-like-guilty/) [Madlib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madlib/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/madlib-10864_guilty_i-guess-i-only-work-with-versatile-rappe_752222.jpg) > [My only loss at bantamweight is to TJ Dillashaw and I also have a win over him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-assuncao/my-only-loss-at-bantamweight-is-to-tj-dillashaw-and-i-also-have-a-win/) [Raphael Assuncao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-assuncao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/raphael-assuncao-19125_him_my-only-loss-at-bantamweight-is-to-tj-di_928186.jpg) > [It was incredible to have J Dilla in your dining room making beats - it was one of the greatest experiences I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/common/it-was-incredible-to-have-j-dilla-in-your-dining-room-making-beats-it/) [Common](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/common/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0aa/common-2673_beats_it-was-incredible-to-have-j-dilla-in-you_2302158.png) > [All I ever wanted was to make scrilla / Have a recording session with J Dilla.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-ross/all-i-ever-wanted-was-to-make-scrilla-have-a-recording-session-with-j/) [Rick Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f4/rick-ross-673_funny_all-i-ever-wanted-was-to-make-scrilla-ha_1795675.png) > [With Prisoner of Conscience, the focus was - I've worked with Madlib, High Tech, Kanye West, J Dilla. I feel like I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/with-prisoner-of-conscience-the-focus-was-i-ve-worked-with-madlib/) [Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68c/talib-kweli-1746_all-time_with-prisoner-of-conscience-the-focus-wa_323762.png) > [It's tough when you're an artist because you get to go around the world and make a lot of friends, but guess…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flying-lotus/it-s-tough-when-you-re-an-artist-because-you-get-to-go-around-the/) [Flying Lotus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flying-lotus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ef/flying-lotus-4151_around-the-world_it-s-tough-when-you-re-an-artist-because_44438.jpg) > [You're gonna get your traditional Busta Rhymes and Pharrell collabo. My man Focus from the Aftermath crew; Dr. Dre; the late, great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/busta-rhymes/you-re-gonna-get-your-traditional-busta-rhymes-and-pharrell-collabo/) [Busta Rhymes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/busta-rhymes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/busta-rhymes-5213_aftermath_you-re-gonna-get-your-traditional-busta_2540223.jpg) > [We've now got a whole generation of jazz musicians who have been brought up with hip-hop. We've grown up alongside rappers and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamasi-washington/we-ve-now-got-a-whole-generation-of-jazz-musicians-who-have-been/) [Kamasi Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamasi-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/kamasi-washington-4976_dr-dre_we-ve-now-got-a-whole-generation-of-jazz_2958205.jpg) > [Definitely just growing up in general influenced me; Detroit happened to be where I was. I feel like the city definitely has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/big-sean/definitely-just-growing-up-in-general-influenced-me-detroit-happened/) [Big Sean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/big-sean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/big-sean-504_am_definitely-just-growing-up-in-general-in_1177514.jpg) > [For me, I actually come from an electronic dance music background: house music, electro house, trance music, even. When I was coming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flume/for-me-i-actually-come-from-an-electronic-dance-music-background/) [Flume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flume/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb7/flume-8806_brain_for-me-i-actually-come-from-an-electroni_53874.jpg) > [Yeah TJ Dillashaw, another great former champion, he just put it on him, didn't allow himself to be bullied and utilizes a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-stephens/yeah-tj-dillashaw-another-great-former-champion-he-just-put-it-on-him/) [Jeremy Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-stephens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ff/jeremy-stephens-5067_champion_yeah-tj-dillashaw-another-great-former-c_3118037.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/j-dilla/#itemlist", "name": "J Dilla Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I guess I only work with versatile rappers, chameleons like Guilty Simpson, J Dilla, and Doom.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Madlib" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madlib/i-guess-i-only-work-with-versatile-rappers-chameleons-like-guilty/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/madlib-10864_guilty_i-guess-i-only-work-with-versatile-rappe_752222.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/madlib-10864_guilty_i-guess-i-only-work-with-versatile-rappe_752222.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/madlib-10864_guilty_i-guess-i-only-work-with-versatile-rappe_752222.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I guess I only work with versatile rappers, chameleons like Guilty Simpson, J Dilla, and Doom.” — Madlib", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My only loss at bantamweight is to TJ Dillashaw and I also have a win over him.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Raphael Assuncao" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-assuncao/my-only-loss-at-bantamweight-is-to-tj-dillashaw-and-i-also-have-a-win/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/raphael-assuncao-19125_him_my-only-loss-at-bantamweight-is-to-tj-di_928186.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/raphael-assuncao-19125_him_my-only-loss-at-bantamweight-is-to-tj-di_928186.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/raphael-assuncao-19125_him_my-only-loss-at-bantamweight-is-to-tj-di_928186.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My only loss at bantamweight is to TJ Dillashaw and I also have a win over him.” — Raphael Assuncao", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It was incredible to have J Dilla in your dining room making beats - 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I feel like I've worked with some of the greatest of all time. That's been overlooked. That's been overshadowed by the weight of the lyrics.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Talib Kweli" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/with-prisoner-of-conscience-the-focus-was-i-ve-worked-with-madlib/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68c/talib-kweli-1746_all-time_with-prisoner-of-conscience-the-focus-wa_323762.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68c/talib-kweli-1746_all-time_with-prisoner-of-conscience-the-focus-wa_323762.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68c/talib-kweli-1746_all-time_with-prisoner-of-conscience-the-focus-wa_323762.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“With Prisoner of Conscience, the focus was - I've worked with Madlib, High Tech, Kanye West, J Dilla. 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One day, all these people that you love are going to die, from DJ Mehdi to DJ Dusk to J Dilla to Austin Peralta to DJ Rashad.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Flying Lotus" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flying-lotus/it-s-tough-when-you-re-an-artist-because-you-get-to-go-around-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ef/flying-lotus-4151_around-the-world_it-s-tough-when-you-re-an-artist-because_44438.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ef/flying-lotus-4151_around-the-world_it-s-tough-when-you-re-an-artist-because_44438.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ef/flying-lotus-4151_around-the-world_it-s-tough-when-you-re-an-artist-because_44438.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's tough when you're an artist because you get to go around the world and make a lot of friends, but guess…” — Flying Lotus", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You're gonna get your traditional Busta Rhymes and Pharrell collabo. My man Focus from the Aftermath crew; Dr. Dre; the late, great J Dilla got work on the album. It's gonna be great - look forward to the new bang-out.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Busta Rhymes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/busta-rhymes/you-re-gonna-get-your-traditional-busta-rhymes-and-pharrell-collabo/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/busta-rhymes-5213_aftermath_you-re-gonna-get-your-traditional-busta_2540223.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/busta-rhymes-5213_aftermath_you-re-gonna-get-your-traditional-busta_2540223.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f68/busta-rhymes-5213_aftermath_you-re-gonna-get-your-traditional-busta_2540223.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You're gonna get your traditional Busta Rhymes and Pharrell collabo. 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We are as fluent in J Dilla and Dr Dre as we are in Mingus and Coltrane.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kamasi Washington" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamasi-washington/we-ve-now-got-a-whole-generation-of-jazz-musicians-who-have-been/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/kamasi-washington-4976_dr-dre_we-ve-now-got-a-whole-generation-of-jazz_2958205.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/kamasi-washington-4976_dr-dre_we-ve-now-got-a-whole-generation-of-jazz_2958205.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/kamasi-washington-4976_dr-dre_we-ve-now-got-a-whole-generation-of-jazz_2958205.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We've now got a whole generation of jazz musicians who have been brought up with hip-hop. We've grown up…” — Kamasi Washington", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Definitely just growing up in general influenced me; Detroit happened to be where I was. I feel like the city definitely has made an impact on my life and made me who I am. Detroit has an unmistakable soul - nobody can duplicate the soul we bring to the game. From Motown to J Dilla to Eminem to anything.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Big Sean" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/big-sean/definitely-just-growing-up-in-general-influenced-me-detroit-happened/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/big-sean-504_am_definitely-just-growing-up-in-general-in_1177514.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/big-sean-504_am_definitely-just-growing-up-in-general-in_1177514.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/big-sean-504_am_definitely-just-growing-up-in-general-in_1177514.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Definitely just growing up in general influenced me; Detroit happened to be where I was. I feel like the…” — Big Sean", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For me, I actually come from an electronic dance music background: house music, electro house, trance music, even. When I was coming out of school, basically, I discovered Brain Fever, Flying Lotus, J Dilla and all that. That was when I got excited about hip-hop and when the Flume project started.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Flume" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flume/for-me-i-actually-come-from-an-electronic-dance-music-background/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb7/flume-8806_brain_for-me-i-actually-come-from-an-electroni_53874.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb7/flume-8806_brain_for-me-i-actually-come-from-an-electroni_53874.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb7/flume-8806_brain_for-me-i-actually-come-from-an-electroni_53874.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For me, I actually come from an electronic dance music background: house music, electro house, trance music…” — Flume", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Yeah TJ Dillashaw, another great former champion, he just put it on him, didn't allow himself to be bullied and utilizes a lot of swift techniques and he broke Barao. He was able to TKO him twice. I hit a lot harder and I wasn't able to knock him out or TKO him. 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