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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 – 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 – Walkinonit Samples
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See all of “Walkinonit” by J Dilla’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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The Undisputed Truth – Walk On By Samples
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See all of “Walk On By” by The Undisputed Truth’s samples
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Skillz – Six Figures Samples
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See all of “Six Figures” by Skillz’s samples
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J Dilla – Thunder
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[Produced by J Dilla] / Ladies and gentleman / Ladies and gentleman / Ladies and gentleman / The Original
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 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 – 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 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 – Airworks
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[Produced by J Dilla] / I don't really care / I never never needed..
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Geek Down (Donuts)
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[Instrumental]
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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 – 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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The Undisputed Truth – Walk On By
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[Verse 1] / If you see me walkin' down the street / And I start to cry each time we meet / Walk on by, walk on by / Make-believe that you don't see the tears / Just let me grieve
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Skillz (Ft. Ras Kass) – Six Figures
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[Intro] / (Skillz) / (Rassy Kassy) / Ain't no way out the streets but up and down, look around / Either six figures or six feet under the ground / Ain't no way out the streets but
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