April 14th, 2010 – J Dilla was a legendary hip hop producer, who unfortunately passed away from illness in 2006 at the young age of 32. During his career, he produced tracks for De La Soul, Common, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest and many more. Because of his long fight with the blood illness TTP, he died leaving a huge debt. Unfortunately his family are not bearers of his estate and there is quite a bit of controversy surrounding it.
Because of this controversy, it has been difficult for his surviving family to release music he had created before he died. In an effort to honour his legacy and bring some money to his mother (who is straddled with the debt of his medical bills), Stones Throw Records in partnership with Serato is releasing the J Dilla Donut Shop vinyl. It contains two records, each of which has one side of songs, and one side of Serato control vinyl.
On top of that, there are three previously un-released instrumental versions of songs included, as well as donut-themed slip mats. It’s a very cool set that I’m sure will be snapped up like mad. You can pre-order the set at the link below. I’ll definitely be picking up a set.
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