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new single from the one and only Phife of ATCQ fame, titled simply "#dear Dilla." We have had quite a run of black superhero worship this New Year season--our grief at the passing of Mandela and Amiri Baraka joining our celebration of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and birthday bashments for Muhammad Ali and yes, ?uestlove. It's almost February now, though, which means we turn our attention to the star that burns among the brightest of our personal constellation of black superheros--he may not be a freedom fighter or a heavyweight champ but J Dilla still changed our lives with his music, an effect that goes beyond the thoroughness of his skill as an originator and approaches the spiritual. Speaking of the things that make us laugh and cry with nothing more than drums and his distinctive ear for harmony, there's no doubt that Dilla is the ultimate beatmaker OF ALL TIMES.