{"product_id":"j-dilla-ruff-draft-dillas-mix-lp","title":"J DILLA 'RUFF DRAFT: DILLA'S MIX' 2xLP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRuff Draft \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esaw its initial release in 2003, J Dilla possessed production skills on par with anyone in hip-hop – technically and creatively. “At the top of his game,” says longtime friend and collaborator, Karriem Riggins. After years of building while modestly deferring to others of both greater and lesser notoriety, Dilla finally completed the first solo endeavor on his own label, entirely on his own terms. The significance of such an autonomous success often gets overlooked, and partly accounts for why \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRuff Draft \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis one of the lesser-referenced entries in Dilla’s oeuvre. “It’s a mysterious little project,” says his mother, Maureen Yancey. “But out of his entire career, that was the happiest time.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrior to recording the EP, Dilla found himself at a crossroads. Estranged from his label, MCA, and separated from the mother of his youngest daughter, frustration abounded both personally and professionally. Dilla spent parts of 2002 and 2003 working on an album for MCA that featured his rapping over contributions from other producers with whom he had connected and whose music he respected. At the time, he was known primarily for his beats, yet reviled for his MCing by most anyone not from his hometown of Detroit. The project was to be an intentional freak of the industry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe project would go on to spur his collaborative album with Madlib, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJaylib\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and would first showcase the template that he would take to his greatest heights with 2006’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDonuts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. The Stones Throw reissue of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRuff Draft \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrom 2008 featured remixes of the songs from the album, done without Dilla’s involvement. This version of the album takes Dilla’s recently discovered mixes of the album and restores his vision for the project. “Straight from the mothafuckin’ cassette,” as he phrased the sound he was going for on the EP’s intro. Author Ronnie Reese expands upon his original liner notes to further tell Dilla’s story, in a booklet complete with never before published photographs from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRuff Draft \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ephoto session.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuff Draft Dilla's Mix Tracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA1 Intro\u003cbr\u003eA2 Let's Take It Back\u003cbr\u003eA3 Reckless Driving\u003cbr\u003eA4 Nothing Like This\u003cbr\u003eA5 The $\u003cbr\u003eB1 Interlude\u003cbr\u003eB2 Make'em NV\u003cbr\u003eB3 Interlude\u003cbr\u003eB4 Crushin' (Yeeaah)\u003cbr\u003eB5 Shouts\u003cbr\u003eC1 Intro (Alt)\u003cbr\u003eC2 Wild\u003cbr\u003eC3 Take Notice (feat. Guilty Simpson)\u003cbr\u003eC4 Shouts (Alt)\u003cbr\u003eC5 The $\u003cbr\u003eD1 Take Notice\u003cbr\u003eD2 Make'em NV\u003cbr\u003eD3 Interlude\u003cbr\u003eD4 Crushin' (Yeeaah)\u003cbr\u003eD5 Rock On\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"TRAFFIC ENTERTAINMENT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67497789259994,"sku":"J-DILLA-RUFF-DRAFT-DILLAS-MIX-LP","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4709\/4490\/files\/PJ015JDILLARoughDraftTheDillaMixLPcopy_1024x_1.jpg?v=1791231406","url":"https:\/\/metaledgemag.com\/products\/j-dilla-ruff-draft-dillas-mix-lp","provider":"Metal Edge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}