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J DILLA - Ruff Draft
| AllHipHop.com | A musician's death will inevitably cause debate over their unreleased work. The often incomplete music no longer has the artist to guide its exposure to the public, leaving record labels in the difficult position of faithfully carrying on the artist's legacy while still releasing something people might actually enjoy. Luckily, J. Dilla's Ruff Draft (Stone's Throw) was already completed in 2003 as a vinyl only EP and remains largely intact with this year's reissue.
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| | HipHopDX | | Sadly, it’s always the dead musicians who develop the biggest following. Underappreciated when alive, J Dilla – arguably one of the best hip-hop minds ever – and his records have amassed scores of new listeners since his death. But many of these new fans maybe haven’t heard of Slum Village, and because of that, weren’t exposed to his full range of talents. Ruff Draft will help change that. ...full text |
| | Slant Magazine | | Those who love Jay Dee's (a.k.a. J Dilla's) production often cite his modesty—he was a hip-hop producer who rarely got on the mic, showed infinite dexterity in genre and tone, and often recorded without taking credit—but, honestly, nobody cares about modesty. Critics just recognized one of their own: a guy who really loved music and wanted to share his record-store finds with anyone who'd listen....full text |
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