Stop comparing Black Milk to J Dilla

A new interview feature at HipHopDX.com asks Black Milk :

What producer do you think you are compared to the most and why?
That’s a question that I really don’t wanna answer. A lot of people compare me, compare my sound to J Dilla a lot with the beats. It’s not that I’m doing his style but I think they’re comparing him to me because we’re form the same city. We’re both emceeing producers, we both work…well we’ve both worked with the same artists, and plus we done worked together in the past we done worked on a few different tracks. They look at me like a younger version of what he’s doing but I’m not tryna be that. I’m tryna cut that whole tie from Dilla. The only thing I wanna do that J Dilla did is be consistent and put out good music. Yeah that whole J Dilla thing is not a good look for me because I’m not tryna do what he did.

Do you feel pressured to fill J Dilla’s shoes or do you find it more humbling to be put in the same league?
No, I don’t feel any pressure to fill his shoes because like I said I’m not tryna do what he did musically. The only thing I’m tryna do that Dilla did is be consistent and put out good music like very year. I don’t think I can fill his shoes. Them some real big shoes to fill. He created a certain sound of music and for a person to create a certain sound that’s like…I don’t know how to put that into words. For me to say “yeah, I’m filling Dilla’s shoes” I’d never say that because there’s other people from the D that work with Dilla and just as good as me on the production. I wouldn’t never try to take that credit or try to say I’m the next Dilla. I’m Black Milk, I’m doing me.


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