J DillaBest J Dilla Albums Ranked
8.6
Avg Score
20
Opinions
20
Albums
14
Reviewers
Summary from 20 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated J Dilla's catalog across 20 albums from 20 opinions, with an overall average of 8.6/10. The top-rated J Dilla album is Donuts (2006) with a 9.6/10 average from 12 ratings, followed by Jay Stay Paid and The Diary. The discography on Wavelength spans 2006 to 2017.
Jay Stay Paid
“Collection of unreleased material from the late producer runs the gamut from 90s Ummah-era loops to beats he put together from his hospital bed.”
The Diary
“If James Dewitt Yancey has been all but canonised by a certain corner of hip hop fandom, it’s easy to see why. In part it’s because the Detroit-born rapper and beat-maker died in tragic circumstances in 2006: aged 32, after having being diagnosed with the auto-immune disease lupus and rare blood disease TTP. But in larger part, it’s because of the music he produced – a scuffed-up, sample-based hip”
Donuts
“The songs on J Dilla's signature production opus, released the week of his death, are miniature lessons in how to take sample-based music and use it to build elaborate suites from the nagging little pieces of songs that stick with you long after you've last listened to them. While Donuts is best experienced as a self-contained album, Stones Throw has gone to the unusual step of reissuing it as a box set of 7" singles, complete with bonus material.”
The Shining
“This posthumous release from the much-missed Detroit producer and MC was completed by Karriem Riggins and features guest spots from Common, D'Angelo, and Black Thought.”
The Diary
“J Dilla's diary entries from the vocal booth offer a glimpse of what might have been”
Dillatronic
“During his brief lifetime, James "J Dilla" Yancey produced thousands of tracks. The dozens of untitled beats on Dillatronic are like sketchbooks from a widely recognized master of the art form. Yet in total, they bear traces of his superior instincts.”
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