>>7685898>>7694404...Also, because fuck it, I almost met Dilla at 12 at a record shop that I think was in Roseville, MI. My dad discouraged me from ever being an artist, & made us GTFO before any crazy ideas got in my head. lol. I'm an artist now, anyhow. I've dropped my chemist career for good at this point.
I wrote to Dilla's mom about this in a drunken email in 2014, along with other crazy shit. She reported the history I disclosed to her about my brother's abuse growing up to the school in which he teaches. I'll never forget her for sticking up for me.
In that CRAZY email I wrote to Mama Duke's, I promised that when I become wealthy I'd donate to her J Dilla Foundation.
I got a friend off 7-Mile that can freestyle like nobody's business. He's told me stories of him & Dilla in school from back in the day.
If in the D, go to Dilla's Delights to show some love to his senpai.
Here's a zine I made of one of my craziest fucking stories (pic-related)...
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lq_XMtgPaDEBBiLY9Clr_tWwIgRJx8Iu_mHINcVJZkI/edit?usp=sharing