Donut Shop
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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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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]
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. March 15, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ "J Dilla – Donut Shop EP". Trees for Breakfast. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ "download J Dilla's Donut Shop". Gorilla Vs. Bear. August 2, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ "J. Dilla - Donut Shop". Slamxhype. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ "J Dilla's One for Ghost sample of Mantronix's King of the Beats". WhoSampled. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ "J Dilla's Dilla Says Go sample of B.R. Gunna feat. J Dilla's Do Ya Thing". WhoSampled. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
