In the interview i did with Hi-Tek for Serato's Unscripted podcast, he shared an amazing story about how much of an influence J Dilla had on Hi-tek and how he was paid the ultimate compliment by having Dilla sample one of his beats for the Slum Village track "climax".
If you haven't checked out the Mood album "Doom" it's a great record from 1997 that features early Hi-Tek production all throughout it.
The full interview will be on @SeratoHQ soon, and is currently on twitch for replay here - / 1785612411