Dilla Days: February 4th

Kicking things off on a similar note to day one, I bring to you another Dilla banger that was produced almost fifteen years ago, yet still sounds better than over half of the stuff coming out today. Just another testament to how far ahead of the time he was with creating timeless hip-hop classics. This time around, off long-time collaborator Busta Rhymes' 1996 solo debut album, The Coming, is the song "Keep It Moving". The track features Busta's former crew Leaders of the New School, which some of you older heads and young rap history students may remember. And last but not least, to complete the fourth day of Dilla Days is one of my all time favorite De La Soul songs, "Through Ya City". This funky, feel-good joint went on to be the third official single off of De La's fifth album AOI: Mosaic Thump and was also featured in the Jon Favreau directed film, Made.

Download: Busta Rhymes feat. Leaders of the New School - "Keep It Movin'" (Prod. by J Dilla)
Download: De La Soul - "Thru Ya City" (Prod. by J Dilla)