Required Reading: The Legacy of J Dilla & Freddie GIbbs Interview

• Nate Patrin of Pitchfork posted an essential essay on the legacy of J Dilla. It's a showcase of some of his best beats and talks about how he evolved as a musician and influenced a litany of new talent. It's a fitting tribute to a fantastic producer.
• Freddie Gibbs, who recently released a pretty damn good mixtape called Str8 Killa No Filla, is interviewed by Complex magazine. In this interview, he disses DJ Khaled and sings the praises of Rick Ross. Interesting guy.
• Videogum is one of the most consistently hilarious blogs around and today's recap of Mad Men written in the voice of a ten-year-old kid is one of the funniest things you'll read all day
• Some good news from Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz: he's halfway through the script for a feature length movie, which was first rumored to hit theaters last year. Better late than never, I suppose.