One of my favorite albums that J Dilla made was Donuts. It's not that it was his last work - something he literally finished while he was battling his illness at the end of his life, or that it's just got some of the most intriguing beats that I'd heard at the time on it. It's primarily b/c it came out around the time Dilla died, and the time my Uncle Smitty died. It was the soundtrack to a down period of my life, and always holds a spot in my heart - as it does for many other. DJ Franchie, who operates Know The Ledge, hit me with this editorial that his boy JGILLA wrote, putting Donuts in its proper perspective not only in Jay Dee's career, but in the Hip-Hop game as well. A paradigm shift, Donuts will stand the test of time as the work of a man who did what he wanted, and crafted a release that heads the world over felt, and drew inspiration from. I won't go in paraphrasing anymore, I'll just have you read this and "Gonuts".
JGILLA's "Gonuts"
One of my favorite albums that J Dilla made was Donuts. It's not that it was his last work - something he literally finished while he was battling his illness at the end of his life, or that it's just got some of the most intriguing beats that I'd heard at the time on it. It's primarily b/c it came out around the time Dilla died, and the time my Uncle Smitty died. It was the soundtrack to a down period of my life, and always holds a spot in my heart - as it does for many other. DJ Franchie, who operates Know The Ledge, hit me with this editorial that his boy JGILLA wrote, putting Donuts in its proper perspective not only in Jay Dee's career, but in the Hip-Hop game as well. A paradigm shift, Donuts will stand the test of time as the work of a man who did what he wanted, and crafted a release that heads the world over felt, and drew inspiration from. I won't go in paraphrasing anymore, I'll just have you read this and "Gonuts".
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