Donuts - J DIlla
Donuts began simply enough as an idea to turn a particularly good demo beat tape into a full-length release, and has since became a classic hip-hop album, one of the defining works of J Dilla's life.
Completed during a year in which J Dilla spent in and out of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and released on his birthday Feb. 7, 2006, Donuts would gain particular poignancy when the producer died on Feb. 10, 2006.
Announced in Fall 2005, the concept of a “rap album without rappers” struck some as novelty but Donuts would prove to transcend the rigid definitions of what a hip-hop album could be.
Tracklist
1. Donuts Outro
2. Workinonit
3. Waves
4. Light It
5. The New
6. Stop!
7. People
8. The Diff'rence
9. Mash
10. Time: The Donut of the Heart
11. Glazed
12. Airworks
13. Lightworks
14. Stepson of the Clapper
15. The Twister (Huh, What)
16. One Eleven
17. Two Can Win
18. Don't Cry
19. Anti-American Graffiti
20. Geek Down
21. Thunder
22. Gobstopper
23. One for Ghost
24. Dilla Says Go
25. Walkinonit
26. The Factory
27. U-Love
28. Hi.
29. Bye.
30. Last Donut of the Night
31. Welcome to the Show
Specifications
STH2126-1
Released: 2022 Reissue
Genre: Hip-Hop, Instrumental, GOAT
Format: 2 x Vinyl
Vinyl colour: Black
Sleeve: Standard colour sleeve
Reviews
"This album is a fantastic experience. It's amazing that J Dilla did this 31 track project in his hospital bed. Unlike anything I'd ever heard. If you're into hip hop or even jazz/funk give this a try. Dilla was speaking his last words on this album. The last beat he ever made, "Don't Cry" was released on this album. Truly a career defining track. This right here, is on another level. Worth listening to and living to."
Jack R.
