J-Dilla - Ruff Draft (Dlx)
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Artist: J-DillaEdition: Music CD
Audio: Spanish (Unknown); Spanish (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2007-03-20
Music Label: Stones Throw
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Intro
- Let's Take It Back
- Reckless Driving
- Nothing Like This
- The $
- Interlude
- Make'em NV
- Interlude
- Crushin' (Yeeeeaah!)
- Shouts
- Intro (Alternate version previously unreleased)
- Wild (previously unreleased)
- Take Notice (previously unreleased)
- Shouts (Alternate version previously unreleased)
- Let's Take It Back (Instumental)
- Reckless Driving (Instumental)
- Nothing Like This (Instumental)
- The $ (Instumental)
- Make'em NV (Instumental)
- Crushin' (Instumental)
- Intro (Alternate version instrumental)
- Wild (Instumental)
- Take Notice (Instumental)
- Shouts (Alternate version instrumental)
Music reviews of Ruff Draft (Dlx)
Music Review: THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THIS!!
Rating: 4 Stars
That's what I keep saying to myself when I listen to a producer so talented as Dilla, and turn on BET and see how hip hop has taken a plummet down the drain. Here we have another Dilla project that was produced by the late great five years ago, and now revised and polished so we can enjoy "that real shhh" that he keeps on bringing. In this record we see more polished lyrics (which was a big suprise) by Dilla and though he still might rap about being icey like on the head knocking "The $", he still manages not to go over board and get too braggy. There were some more highlights in the album like "Make'em NV" which features a hardcore sample from M.O.P. he gives you lessons on living with high priced fame, but at the same time not putting your guard's down on the street. "Let's take it Back", "Reckless Driveing", the Outkastish sounding "Nothing Like This", and lyrically polished "Take Notice" feat. underated lyristist Guilty Simpson display that hardcore Detroit sound that is destined to keep your head bouncing to the beat. "Crushin" was, however, kinda goofy with Dilla trying to make a song for the strip clubs. Though "Wild" start off pretty creative, you get lost in its countless amount of drums used and kinda ruins the natural feel of the song.
This is a must cop for hip hop and Dilla fans. The album was however a tad bit too short. "Shouts" could have been made into a real song instead of a outro sounding shout out. This album sadly left me wanting to here more from Dilla. All in all, this will be a nice addition to anybodies musical library and is worth checking out. You can also vibe to the bonus instrumentals of all the songs which is a huge plus for those who just want to contemplate and nod your heads to something in your spear time.
4 1/2 stars. Dilla with another timeless masterpiece.
Description of Ruff Draft (Dlx)
The legendary producer for the likes of Common, Tribe Called Quest, & Slum Village originally released this rare vinyl only album in 2003. Here it is reissued, remastered, & packaged with 4 unreleased tracks including the instrumentals.When he was known as Jay Dee in the late 1990s and early 2000s, James D. Yancey was busy crafting loping, laid-back, soulful beats for progressive hip-hoppers such as A Tribe Called Quest, Common, De La Soul, and the Pharcyde--and becoming a highly prized rap and neo-soul producer. In 2002 and 2003, following a stint with his Detroit high-school buddies in Slum Village and a stillborn solo career with MCA, Yancey entered a major transitional phase. He began referring to himself as J Dilla, moved to southern California, embraced the indie scene, and started to take a more experimental approach to his productions. The decidedly lo-fi Ruff Draft signaled the beginning of this new period (even though it was the last album released under the Jay Dee name). Layering creepy and bizarre effects atop his hypnotic grooves, Dilla expanded the sonic parameters of his craft, texturing the music with eerie synthesizer bleeps, distorted samples, and lurching rhythms. Dilla tossed off this quick project for his own listening pleasure, but the obscure, forward-looking EP--released on 12" vinyl by German label Groove Attack in February of 2003--became something of a collector's item. The 2007 Stones Throw reissue adds a few bonus tracks and a second all-instrumental CD to this pivotal work by the late hip-hop innovator. --Marc Greilsamer
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