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Ruff Draft

Ruff Draft

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by Amelia Raitt, eMusic

Stones Throw continues its J Dilla memorial project by releasing this, a previously little-known vinyl-only album that Dilla put out in 2003 on his own label. On it, you can begin to hear the blossoming of the sound that would make up both Champion Sound (his collaboration with Jaylib) and 2006’s Donuts: a ruffer, more grab-bag approach to production. Before, Dilla had catered to rappers that flowed over his work (including hip-hop luminaries such as A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul); Ruff Draft is Dilla finally making something for himself. As such, we get a variety of treasures, including (but not limited to) subaquatic hair metal (“Nothing Like This”), Dr. Who keyboards (“Interlude”) and incidental music for ‘70s cop shows (“Take Notice”).

  Listen Track NameDisc 1 Length Download
1.   Intro 0:17 Download
2. Listen  Let's Take It Back 2:10 Download
3. Listen  Reckless Driving 2:41 Download
4. Listen  Nothing Like This 2:33 Download
5. Listen  The $ 2:43 Download
6. Listen  Interlude 0:49 Download
7. Listen  Make'em NV 2:25 Download
8.   Interlude 0:45 Download
9. Listen  Crushin' (Yeeeeaah!) 3:43 Download
10. Listen  Shouts 0:51 Download
11. Listen  Intro (Alt) 0:48 Download
12. Listen  Wild 2:19 Download
13. Listen  Take Notice 4:25 Download
14. Listen  Shouts (Alt) 1:47 Download

Total Length: 28:16

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  Listen Track NameDisc 2 Length Download
1. Listen  Let's Take It Back - Inst. 2:06 Download
2. Listen  Reckless Drving - Inst. 2:41 Download
3. Listen  Nothing Like This - Inst. 2:33 Download
4. Listen  The $ - Inst. 2:45 Download
5. Listen  Make'em NV - Inst. 2:24 Download
6. Listen  Crushin' - Inst. 3:41 Download
7. Listen  Intro - Inst. (Alt) 0:46 Download
8. Listen  Wild - Inst. 2:21 Download
9. Listen  Take Notice - Inst. 4:26 Download
10. Listen  Shouts - Inst. (Alt) 1:47 Download

Total Length: 25:30

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  • Credits

    • Peanut Butter Wolf - Executive Producer ·
    • Dave Cooley - Mastering ·
    • Dave Cooley - Mixing ·
    • Jeff Jank - Creative Director ·
    • Egon - Reissue Coordination ·
    • Kelly Hibbert - Mastering ·
    • Kelly Hibbert - Mixing ·
    • Dank - Vocals ·
    • Ronnie Reese - Liner Notes