J Dilla: Behind the Beat (Poster)

Oh, now this is just (2)dope.

Back in 2005, photographer Raph Rashid was hoping to complete a book of hip-hop home studios by getting pics of J Dilla at work in Los Angeles. Unknown to all but a small circle of people at the time, J Dilla had been in and out of the hospital all year dealing with increasingly serious health problems. It was in summer, during a brief period when Dilla was home, working on his album The Shining, looking and feeling good, when Raph came to take this picture, published with others later that year in his book Behind the Beat: Hip-Hop Home Studios.

I’ve already ordered mine, you should do yourself a favor and cop one yourself.

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~ by Shake on February 2, 2011.

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17 Responses to “J Dilla: Behind the Beat (Poster)”

  1. well said 2dopeboys, everyone please support

    Justin Herschel said this on February 2nd, 2011 at 6:33 pm

  2. Just ordered one as well

    Ayyoo said this on February 2nd, 2011 at 6:47 pm

  3. late ! i got this book in amsterdam about 3years ago !! R.i.p James

    LiCKS said this on February 2nd, 2011 at 7:34 pm

  4. Copped mine too.

    Stephanie said this on February 2nd, 2011 at 7:36 pm

  5. Just ordered my copy. Interested to see how my home studio compares!

    Dynamic Producer said this on February 2nd, 2011 at 7:41 pm

  6. i have this book but i let some1 borrow it and jesus i wish i knew where it was, everyone was in it. i still have the cd but the book is m.i.a

    fresh1 said this on February 2nd, 2011 at 7:54 pm

  7. got it, didnt ask for permission from the rents tho. this is gona bite me in the ass

    Satan, Satan, Satan said this on February 2nd, 2011 at 7:58 pm

  8. I think Shake was saying that he ordered the poster, pootbutts!

    carter! said this on February 2nd, 2011 at 9:11 pm

  9. DAMMIT. Won’t ship to the UK.

    TE said this on February 2nd, 2011 at 9:40 pm

  10. How anyone could give this a thumbs down is extremely beyond me. This is really (2)dope.

    tyboogie said this on February 2nd, 2011 at 10:44 pm

  11. I’m def. getting this framed

    fiz7 said this on February 2nd, 2011 at 11:58 pm

  12. who the fuck dislikes this

    ballyhoo said this on February 3rd, 2011 at 12:10 am

  13. The people who gave this five fingers down, should ball that hand into a fist and shove it up there ass f*** outta here, R. I. P. Dilla Dog.

    Novis said this on February 3rd, 2011 at 12:13 am

  14. oh yea, def dope enough to order. nice!

    thecollegecurb said this on February 3rd, 2011 at 12:43 am

  15. Id rather buy his music but this is cool I just don’t have money to be buying posters id rather use what little money I have and buy there music.

    CABNumber said this on February 3rd, 2011 at 1:51 am

  16. For my favorite musical artist of all time, I will be dropping $12 for this…. I have all his albums, mixtapes, unreleased rare tapes, a couple shirts… a poster for this cheap is a bargin!

    dizzythumper said this on February 3rd, 2011 at 6:50 am

  17. @ TE – they do ship to UK – total comes to about $30.

    Can’t wait to rep my dilla poster in UK!!

    TP said this on February 3rd, 2011 at 8:01 am

 

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