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J Dilla – Stepson of the Clapper
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This song primarily features a sample from Mountain’s “Long Red,” one of the most sampled drum beats in history. However, unlike most other tracks that simply keep the beginning
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J Dilla – Stepson of the Clapper Samples
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See all of “Stepson of the Clapper” by J Dilla’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Surg1 – Dried Lake Samples
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See all of “Dried Lake” by Surg1’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Surg1 – Dried Lake
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[Chorus 1] / I done fucked it up and dried up the lake / I done fucked it up and dried up the lake / This was a whole other mistake / I'm trying too hard to press escape / [Verse
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Mountain – Long Red (Live at Woodstock) Samples
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See all of “Long Red (Live at Woodstock)” by Mountain’s samples
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Maaax – Haunt You In Your Sleep
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Second release by the infamous mk. He is a rapper from Graz, Austria — fresh to the game!
The samples used include
Linkin Park – Fuse
J Dilla — Stepson Of The Clapper
Herbie
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J Dilla – One Eleven
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This song clocks in at 1:11 in length, hence the name One Eleven.
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J Dilla – Two Can Win
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[Produced by J Dilla] / [Intro] / Only one can win / Ooh only / Only one can win / Only one can win / Ooh only / [Verse] / Can win, only one can win your love / Ohoo / One can win
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J Dilla – Stop!
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[Produced by J Dilla] / [Jadakiss sample] / *Laugh* / It's dat real / [Dionne Warwick sample] / Mmm, you're gonna want me back in your arms / You're gonna need me, one day / Mmm
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J Dilla – The Factory
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[Produced by J Dilla] / ..This ungodly hour? / ...Is a factory / It can hurt / It can hurt / Hold your hand out / Give a shout / ...Free
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J Dilla – Don't Cry
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In a 2012 XXL interview, Questlove, a close friend and collaborator of Dilla’s, said “Don’t Cry” was a message to his mother.
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J Dilla – The New
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[Produced by J Dilla] / [Beastie Boys Sample] / And on the cool check in / Center stage on the mic / And we're puttin' it on wax / It's the new... / It's the new / It's the new
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J Dilla – The Diff'rence
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[Produced by J Dilla] / The fruit man / The fruit man / The fruit man / The fruit man / You will see the diff'rence / The diff'rence / Come on / The diff'rence / The diff'rence
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J Dilla – The Twister (Huh, What)
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[Produced by J Dilla] / Would you join me please in welcoming / The Tempt... / Long before I knew / Someone warm like you / Huh, what / Huh, what
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J Dilla – Welcome to the Show
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On some editions this track is titled “Donuts (Intro).” In both that case and when it is called “Welcome to the Show,” the irony of its title and purpose is immediately apparent
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J Dilla – Gobstopper
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The instrumental basically speaks for itself. The two things that can be noted here is that Nas and Jay Electronica used this instrumental.
Nas – The Season
Jay Electronica
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J Dilla – Mash
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The bulk of J Dilla’s “Mash” consists of two primary samples: a looped, tuned-down piano sample of Galt MacDermot’s “Golden Apple” and vocals from Frank Zappa’s “Dance Contest”. In
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J Dilla – Bye.
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Another message is getting across: he’s leaving.
While this doesn’t sound true and rather more disrespectful, it isn’t. Donuts is a deep album, even though it is a beat tape. In
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J Dilla – One for Ghost
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The title “One for Ghost” is directed at Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan. J Dilla made this song just for him and this sample appears on Ghost’s track “Whip You With a Strap” from
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J Dilla – Waves
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J Dilla’s final message to his younger brother, John “Illa J” Yancey.
This is the second track on the album to feature extensive sampling from 10cc, following the previous song “
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J Dilla – Glazed
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One of the handful of tracks on the record that actually refer to donuts, “Glazed” is a dynamic instrumental track that is a companion piece of sorts to “Mash” in that both feature
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J Dilla – Time: The Donut of the Heart
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Timeless track from the late great J Dilla.
Black Thought used this beat for the track “Can’t Stop This,” a tribute song to James Yancey on The Roots’ album Game Theory (Def Jam
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J Dilla – People
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[Produced by J Dilla] / People! / People, the time has come / Alright / Say it say it say it / My people...Hold on / My people / My people... Hold on / Say it say it say it / My
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J Dilla – Workinonit
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With one of the most memorable beats on the album, Dilla uses choppy samples to create a smooth sound scape at a perfect opening track to his last record created while alive
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J Dilla – Anti-American Graffiti
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My family tree, my family, it's my history, my family / My family tree, my family, it's my history / Ah! Ah! / What's up... he-hey baby! / Have mercy, have mercy, you bet your life
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J Dilla – Welcome to the Show
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On some editions this track is titled “Donuts (Intro).” In both that case and when it is called “Welcome to the Show,” the irony of its title and purpose is immediately apparent
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J Dilla – Last Donut of the Night
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Second to last beat off of Donuts. Dilla’s label, Stones Throw Records put out a beautifully made music video to accompany this, and for further meaning on that (the music video is
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J Dilla – Lightworks
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J Dilla’s “Lightworks” mainly samples a Raymond Scott track with the same name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWbzAa_c1VY
J Dilla’s rendition of the track was described by his
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J Dilla – Airworks
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[Produced by J Dilla] / I don't really care / I never never needed..
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J Dilla – Light My Fire
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[Produced by J. Dilla] / [Intro] / Yea, yea, yea, yea, yea / [Chorus] / Come on baby, light my fire / (Light my fire now baby) / Come on baby, light my fire / (Light my fire baby
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J Dilla – U-Love
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Just because I really love you / Just because I really love you / Love you / Love you / I love you / I love you / I love you / I love you / I love you / I love you, baby / Really
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J Dilla – Dilla Says Go
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“Dilla Says Go” is built around a few samples. J Dilla primarily lifted the instrumental from The Trammps‘ 1972 track “Rubber Band,” and looped snippets of the vocals to give this
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J Dilla – Walkinonit
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In one of the many examples of mirroring and progression on the album, the title alludes to the earlier, similarly titled track “Workinonit.” However, unlike the earlier upbeat
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J Dilla – Hi.
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[Produced by J Dilla] / ...Standing at the bus stop and I hear a voice behind me say / "Hi, baby" / Aw, I just fell all apart inside / Because I hadn't heard that voice in such a
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Mountain – Long Red (Live at Woodstock)
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This live version of Leslie West’s “Long Red,” played with Mountain live at Woodstock, is given new life again and again—and not from being streamed. This live version is a crack
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Untitled
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