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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 – Time: The Donut of the Heart Samples
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J Dilla – Time: The Donut of the Heart Samples
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See all of “Time: The Donut of the Heart” by J Dilla’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Kitty – time is the donut of the heart!!!
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Kitty kills the late J Dilla’s “Time Is The Donut of the Heart”.
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Miguel Lopez – Time: The Donuts of the Heart
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I'm sorry / My time is on the low side / Chalk it up to low tide / Donuts of the hearts that toasted hosters of art / Poster boys that've held von doom back / While a durag blew
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Frank Ocean Mixes “Thinkin Bout You” With A J Dilla Song During His Performance At Panorama
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He sang over Dilla’s “Time: The Donut of the Heart” instrumental.
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The Roots – Can't Stop This
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Here, the Roots tribute J Dilla by rapping over his song: “Time: Donut of the Heart.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6qOBFkvdG0
J DILLA FOREVER
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Monti Cristo – TIME (A GARBAGE MAN'S REMIX)
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[Produced by Monti Cristo]
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Charles Sherrell – Yes It's You Samples
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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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Kanye West – Can U Be Samples
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Charles Sherrell – Yes It's You
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(Intro) / Mmmmmm, charles / Who makes my love come tumbling down / Takes some loving from a cloud / (Chorus) / Yes, it's you, Yes, it's you / Yes, it's you, Yes, it's you / Yes, it
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The Jackson 5 – All I Do Is Think of You Samples
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Rap Genius Users (Ft. Smallsie_bigs & swinelord) – The Black Album VS. Donuts
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Match 13 of the first round of Rap Genius’s second ever Debate Tournament.
The participants can edit this page for each section up until the deadlines listed here.
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The Weeknd – MEMENTO MORI Ep. 2 Tracklist
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1. Wicked City - Bobby Raps & SinGrinch / 2. Bloom - J^P^N / 3. The Final View - Nujabes / 4. Paris, Tokyo - Lupe Fiasco / 5. Don't Cry - J Dilla / 6. Time: The Donut of the Heart
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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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Kanye West (Ft. Travis Scott) – Can U Be
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One of the most sought after unreleased songs of all time. Snippets of “Can U Be” first circulated around mid-2015 on websites such as KanyeToThe and other hip-hop forums after a
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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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Drake – Where to Now
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[Intro: Drake talking] / Okay... / There comes a time... / When you gotta be like / You know, I've come this far on my own, done a lot for myself / Where to now, you know? / But I
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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 – 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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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 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 – 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 – Donuts (Outro)
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This track opens Donuts and already introduces the major thematic concern of the record: Dilla himself. Donuts is a highly autobiographical work, and a meditation on life itself as
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Airworks
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[Produced by J Dilla] / I don't really care / I never never needed..
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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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