Dre is a producer.....a producer is much more than just a beat maker. Dre has always had someone play keys or even handle other production tasks for him....that's what you can do when you are the man. It's not like he needs these dudes to be Dre or somethin...Ask Scott Storch, Mel-Man, Eminem, Hi-Tek, Mr. Porter or a few other protege's of Dre's who is really the man. Black Milk is gutter and all but that only gets you so far when it comes to mainstream success (not like that's all that matters). Black Milk will ALWAYS be in the shadow of the late great J Dilla (RIP) no matter how successful he gets. Hi-Tek had a sound of his own way back on the Mood Doom album's....Milk wouldn't have even as much shine as he has now if Dilla was still around.
By the way...that new Elzhi is FIRE and Milk did that whole joint I think....but still...the reason why it hits me like it does is because it has that Detroit sound that Dilla is responsible for. Just like the early Little Brother sh!t....