Okayplayer & DJ Soul Team Up To Create A Tribute To J Dilla

[Damien J.]

Okayplayer.com and NYC mixologist DJ Soul have come together to release Assorted Donuts, a free compilation mix CD in honor of legendary producer and MC, J. Dilla.

Available at www.okayplayer.com/dilla/djsoul, Assorted Donuts is a mix of freestyles, remixes and interludes that pay tribute to J. Dilla's genius work and legacy. The 20 tracks match instrumentals from J Dilla's Donuts (available on Stone Throw Records) and other unreleased Dilla beats with verses from Jay-Z, Talib Kweli, Nas, Black Thought, Busta Rhymes, Redman and Jadakiss. Assorted Donuts also features an unreleased remix that Dilla produced for The Notorious B.I.G's "Kick In The Door".

"The day I found out that Dilla had passed away, I listened to Donuts and thought about all of the artists Dilla never got a chance to work with," said Soul. "I started to experiment by mixing some of the tracks with vocals from Big L & M.O.P. and that's how Assorted Donuts was born."

J Dilla, who passed away last February, was known as a "producer's producer", and was highly regarded by his better-known peers such as Kanye West, Just Blaze, and Pharrell Williams (who named Dilla as his "favorite producer"). "Between Soul's talent and vision as a DJ and producer and Okayplayer's reach as a recognized and respected brand name, we knew we'd be putting our best foot forward when showing our respect to Dilla," said Dan P, Brand Manager at Okayplayer.com.

Tracklist:

1. Intro
2. Talib Kweli "Intro"
3. Notorious BIG "Kick In The Door" (J Dilla Remix)
4. Nas "Hope"
5. Ghostface "Whip Me With A Strap"
6. Jay-Z & The Escorts "Song Cry"
7. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles "A Legend In It's Own Time"
8. Jadakiss "Why"
9. Redman "The Saga Continues"
10. Big L "Put It On"
11. M.O.P. "Pounds Up"
12. Black Thought & Peedi Crack "Freestyle"
13. Black Thought Interlude
14. Kanye West Interlude
15. Busta Rhymes, Rah Digga & Young Zee "Freestyle"
16. Mos Def "Miss Fat Booty"
17. Ghostface "Beauty Jackson"
18. Notorious B.I.G. "Things Done Changed"
19. The Roots "Can't Stop This"
20. J Dilla "Won't Do"

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