J Dilla — Donuts

Donuts

J Dilla

Released
2006
Label
Stones Throw RecordsSTH2126
Format
LP, Album
Hip HopBoom BapCut-up/DJInstrumentallo-fihypnoticcerebral

About this album

Dilla was literally tracking these beats from his hospital bed while the machines were hooked up to him. He was losing his motor skills, yet he still chopped samples with more precision than any mofo with two healthy hands. Stones Throw released it on his 32nd birthday. He died three days later. That ain't just a record. That's a fucking final statement. Since you already have the heavy hitters from your Stones Throw shelf, look at what else that label was pumping out during that golden era. You're already deep into the Jaylib and Oh No catalog. These recommendations pull from the same pool of crate-diggers and beat-smiths who were redefining how a sampler could act as a goddamn instrument.

source: the clerk

Credits

  • Peanut Butter Wolfproducer
  • Duncan Stanburylacquer cut
  • Dave Cooleymastered
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