Title: The Diary Artist: J Dilla Label: Mass Appeal Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 812814020293 Genre: Rap/Hip Hop Release Date: 2016-04-15 Number of Discs: 1
2016 release includes 20 page booklet plus limited edition J Dilla sticker. The Estate of James Yancey has revived J Dilla's longstanding company PayJay as a functioning imprint to release Dilla's long lost vocal album, The Diary, in conjunction with Mass Appeal Records. Initially intended for release in 2002, The Diary is the final batch of unissued material that Dilla had assembled for release during his lifetime, lending crucial insight into the producer's prowess and thought process in the period leading up to his break with the major label system and the extremely fertile period that followed (which encompassed the making of the canonical classics Ruff Draft, Jaylib, and Donuts). The Diary features vocal performances by J Dilla, Snoop Dogg, Bilal, Kokane, Frank and Dank, Nottz and Boogie, over production by Dilla, Madlib, Pete Rock, Hi-tek, Nottz, House Shoes, Supa Dave West, Bink! And Karriem Riggins.
Tracks: 1.1 1 the Introduction 1.2 2 the Anthem (Feat. Frank N Dank) 1.3 3 Fight Club (Feat. Nottz ; Boogie) 1.4 4 the Shining Pt. 1 (Diamonds) [Feat. Kenny Wray] 1.5 5 the Shining Pt. 2 (Ice) 1.6 6 Trucks 1.7 7 Gangsta Boogie (Feat. Snoop Dogg ; Kokane) 1.8 8 Drive Me Wild 1.9 9 Give Them What They Want 1.10 10 the Creep (The O) 1.11 11 the Ex (Feat. Bilal) 1.12 12 So Far 1.13 13 Fuck the Police 1.14 14 the Diary 1.15 15 Bonus Track 1 1.16 16 Bonus Track 2
