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There's a gorgeous requiem to Dilla (\"Dilla Bounce (R.I.P),\" where the originator pays tribute to the prodigy. You see the full range of Rock's gifts on display: the meticulously chopped horns, unquantized drums, and air raid sirens. It contains the emotion of a thousand eulogies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn even 20 slaps and rhythmic levitations. 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