Donut Shop is a 2-disc collection of previously unreleased instrumental hip hop songs by J Dilla, former founding member of Slum Village. The collection was posthumously released in 2010 by joint venture of Stones Throw, the J Dilla Estate, and Serato.[1][2][3]
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| Released | June 11, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, instrumental hip hop | |||
| Label | Stones Throw Records Serato Pay Jay Productions | |||
| Producer | J Dilla | |||
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Background edit
The collection is made of three previously unreleased instrumentals personally selected by J Rocc from Dilla's archives, which are “Safety Dance”, “Sycamore”, and “Bars & Twists”. The other three unreleased instrumentals are versions of Dilla's productions for Mos Def, Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes. The collection was remastered by Elysian Masters, who mixed and mastered Donuts, The Shining, and Ruff Draft albums. Also included are Serato Scratch Live DJ software and two donut slipmats.[4]
Track listing edit
- Safety Dance
- Sycamore
- Bars & Twists
- History (Mos Def)
- Move (Q-Tip)
- You Can't Hold A Torch (Busta Rhymes)
Samples edit
- "Safety Dance"
- "Sycamore"
- "King of the Beats" by Mantronix[5]
- "Do Ya Thang" by B.R. Gunna[6]
- "Bars & Twists"
References edit
- ^ "J Dilla Donut Shop (Serato/Stones Throw) 2 Discs, 2 Slipmats & Dilla beats | Stones Throw Records". Stonesthrow.com. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ "J Dilla – Donut Shop EP". Trees for Breakfast. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ "download J Dilla's Donut Shop". Gorilla Vs. Bear. 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ "J. Dilla - Donut Shop". Slamxhype. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ "J Dilla's One for Ghost sample of Mantronix's King of the Beats". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ "J Dilla's Dilla Says Go sample of B.R. Gunna feat. J Dilla's Do Ya Thing". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2014-05-14.