12"
£17.99 GBP

Stones Throw Records

Catalogue No: STH-2159

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  • Let's Take It Back
  • Reckless Driving
  • Nothin Like This
  • The $
  • Make'em NV
  • Crushin'
  • Intro (Alt.)
  • Wild
  • Take Notice
  • Shouts (Alt.)

Originally released independently in 2003 on vinyl, the late J Dilla's Ruff Draft returns in 2012 in an instrumental version on Stones Throw. In hindsight, Ruff Draft clearly marks a pivotal point in Dilla's creative evolution, displaying a nascent interest in zooming early-hip-hop synthesizers and a plethora of soul loops and samples. These tendencies would come into full fruition in Champion Sound, his later collabo with Madlib, and in his 2006 masterpiece, Donuts. J handles the rhymes (and some crooning) on most tracks, though Guilty Simpson makes an appearance, but it's the production wizardry that makes this album something special.

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