Ruff Draft
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| Studio album by J Dilla | ||
| Released | 2003 | |
| Genre | Hip-Hop | |
| Label | Mummy | |
| Producer(s) | Jay Dee | |
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| J Dilla chronology | ||
 Vol. 2: Vintage (2003) |
 Ruff Draft (2003) |
 Champion Sound (2003) |
Ruff Draft is an album by the late former Slum Village member Jay Dee (also known as J Dilla). It was released in February 2003 by his then-newly founded label, Mummy Records, and distributed by Groove Attack, a German record label.
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[edit] Overview
Having been only released on vinyl, and now out-of-print, Ruff Draft is a hard-to-find entry in Jay Dee's catalogue, but includes some of his most abstract and experimental work, all self-produced. As stated in the introduction of the album, "Ruff Draft" is an uncommercial sounding low-fi hip hop album. "Make'em NV" contains snippets of "Ante Up", by M.O.P.
In November, 2006, Stones Throw Records announced their plans to re-release the album on CD, in early 2007[1]. The release will be remastered from the original master tapes, although it has been made clear that sound engineers will maintain the album's integrity.
[edit] Notes
- J Dilla went on a short promotional tour following the release of Ruff Draft in 2003: Jan. 15th - Helsinki, FIN at Kerma Club; Jan. 17th - Eindhoven, NL at Effenaar; Jan. 18th - Bienne, SWI at La Coupole; Jan. 19th - Paris, FR at Divan du Monde; Jan. 24th - Gothenburg, SWD; Jan. 25th - Malmo, SWD at Inkonst Quality; Jan. 26th - Stockholm, SWD at Mosebacke Est.
- "Ruff Draft" was released after the artist began using the name J Dilla but the cover still lists "Jay Dee."
- It is also the first release to bear the name "Jaylib" (in the liner notes); J Dilla and Madlib's group which would not debut until a few months after the release of "Ruff Draft". Jaylib's "Ice" contains lyrics heard in the final seconds of the "Ruff Draft" track "Make'em NV".
[edit] Track listing
- Original 2003 LP Release
- Intro
- Let's Take It Back
- Reckless Driving
- Nothing Like This
- The $
- Interlude
- Make'em NV
- Interlude
- Crushin' (Yeeeeaah!)
- Shouts
- 2007 CD Re-issue
Disc 1
- Intro
- Let's Take It Back
- Reckless Driving
- Nothing Like This
- The $
- Interlude
- Make'em NV
- Interlude
- Crushin' (Yeeeeaah!)
- Shouts
- Intro (Alt.)
- Wild
- Take Notice
- Shouts (Alt.)
Disc 2
- 10 Ruff Draft Instrumentals
[edit] External Links
| J Dilla |
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| Studio albums |
| Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1) (1997) | Fantastic, Vol. 2 (2000) | Welcome 2 Detroit (2001) | Vol. 1: Unreleased (2002) | Vol. 2: Vintage (2003) | Ruff Draft (2003) | Champion Sound & instrumentals (2003) | Donuts (2006) | The Shining & instrumentals (2006) |
| Related articles |
| Slum Village | Jaylib |
