R.I.P. Johnny J

This past Friday producer Johnny J died from an apparent suicide in LA County Jail. If the name doesn't sound familiar it because Johnny J was a producer operated in a way where he simply let his music do the talking for him. Though he had a pretty extensive catalog, he will forever be known as "2Pac's producer."

That's the thing about Pac's music, you was so caught up in feeling it that you never really bothered to ask or care "who made the beat?" 9.5 times out of 10 it was Johnny J. Being that you didn't hear dude get named dropped a lot, you get the sense that Johnny himself didn't care that people knew "he made the beat."

For those of you who've bought Pac albums and read the credits Johnny J was already a familiar name. For the rest, just know that the music world really suffered a loss with this one.

R.I.P. Johnny J