The Diary by J Dilla (with Dan Charnas, author of Dilla Time)

Ralph and Michael are on their best behavior as Dan Charnas stops by to detail the history of J Dilla's shelved-and-then-resuscitated should-be classic. What happens when a legendary hip-hop producer decides to rap over beats by other producers? More importantly, why would he decide to do this? Plus, Ralph explores the relationship between hip-hop and bossa nova by performing "Diamonds."   If you haven't already, be sure to get a copy of Dan's book Dilla Time.    Find us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rchpodcast.bsky.social   Or send us an email: [email protected]   Our visual art was created by Elaine Banks.