This 2006 album, Dilla's debut on Stones Throw Records, is a landmark instrumental hip-hop record composed and recorded during a period of severe illness. Its 31 tracks were largely constructed using a limited-edition MPC3000 sampler.
- The album was famously created on an SP-303 Dr. Sample, not an MPC3000.
- Dilla reportedly created the album in the hospital and during chemotherapy treatments.
- The album's release was delayed several times.
James "J Dilla" Yancey was a producer and rapper from Detroit, Michigan, known for his innovative hip-hop production. He was a key figure in the late 1990s and early 2000s underground hip-hop scene.
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