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Dilla’s early masterpiece, Ruff Draft, will be
officially re-released as
a 2-CD set with bonus tracks, interludes and instrumentals in March on Stones Throw Records.
Ruff Draft is the self-produced, vinyl-only album from
Dilla and
when he released it February of 2003 on his very own, Mummy Records
distributed through German label Groove Attack, which has always been
an elusive find for fans of Dilla
. The album focuses on the more abstract of Dilla’s musical inclinations as well as the overtly non-commercial lo-fi sound. The difference with
Ruff Draft was it marked a turning point for Dilla’s career after he seemingly spent the 90’s working for everyone from Tribe Called Quest, Busta and Common to
Erykah Badu, The Roots and The Pharcyde.
“Stones Throw Records now presents
the reissue of Ruff Draft as a crucial milestone in the evolution of
one of hip-hop’s greatest producers.”
Track List:
DISC 1
01 Intro
02 Let’s Take It Back
03 Reckless Driving
04 Nothing Like This
05 The $
06 Interlude
07 Make’em NV
08 Interlude
09 Crushin’ (Yeeeeaah!)
10 Shouts
11 Intro (Alt) *
12 Wild *
13 Take Notice *
14 Shouts (Alt) *
DISC 2
01-10 Instrumentals *
*previously unreleased
Ruff Draft will be released on 2/CD and 2/LP. The audio is taken from the original master tapes.
Head over to
Imeem to see pictures from the star-studded video for
Dilla’s “Wont Do”.
