God works in mysterious ways, y’all. I initially got “Get Down” over the weekend. I made a tough decision as I really rocked with this song, but wanted a third verse. However, I hit “proper share” the second time I got the track and here we are, on a Tuesday evening, talking about a new Illa J track. I think that’s the way that things were supposed to go.

Legends will never die, especially if they’re as beloved as the late J Dilla and his brother Illa J are with music. From the bars, the pen game, the flows down to the beats, the inventiveness and that Detroit heart and soul you get every time you start up a track from one of those Yancey boys, they have done absolutely nothing but give us classic after classic, year after year, decade after decade. That’s consistency (and proof that talent can be hereditary/shared among families). I also simply love how Illa’s carved out his own path and legacy, again being a legend like his brother.

“Get Down” plays like Illa just having the absolute most fun he can, bouncing between personas, rhyme schemes and flows like a child playing hopscotch. And like that hopscotch-playing child, there’s a ton of youthful rhyme-based innocence that goes along with this one. I’m not surprised. After all, “Get Down” is a track that shows Illa’s creative process. And it’s eccentric, hard AF and just fire, plain and simple. Plus, on this one, everything was done without a sample. And that’s before we get into the hook, done by another Detroit legend, Amp Fiddler. Amp Fiddler’s name rings bells in circles who know their stuff–even if you have just heard of Amp because of the story of how he introduced Dilla to the Akai MPC.

Like I said, God works in mysterious ways and I think God wanted me to give this one its just due. And now, SOTB Faithful, you all get to enjoy this one with me–right here, right now instead of on Friday with Quickies. If you’re feeling this one, be on the lookout for Illa’s upcoming No Traffic project and support dope music in all its forms