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By now most everyone is familiar with the story of musical legend J Dilla. The quiet, prolific producer collaborated with everyone from Erykah Badu to Common to Janet Jackson to Prince. Dilla was just beginning to capitalize on his cult status when he sadly passed at age 32 due to Lupus-related complications. Jay Stay Paid is a 25 track collection of unreleased Dilla beats mixed and arranged by Pete Rock. While mostly instrumental, “J$P” also offers a few guests vocals from artists that Dilla worked with or admired including Black Thought of The Roots, MF DOOM, and M.O.P.
Curtailing any notion of jumping on some sort of Dilla bangwagon, Jay Stay Paid was executive produced by Dilla’s mother Maureen Yancey (aka Ma Dukes) along with the musical supervision of Dilla’s only real musical idol, Pete Rock. “It wasn’t rushed and it wasn’t haphazard,” explains Ms Yancey. “This album combines what he did in the beginning of his career, what he did in some of our early hospital stays, which was very deep, and some stuff pulled from old floppy disks & DATs. Its mind blowing…this is like the missing links to Dilla’s legacy.”
The format of the album plays like a radio show with Pete Rock as the program director. With regards to Pete’s involvement, Ms. Yancey gets very excited, “Dilla wanted to pattern himself behind Pete. His dream was to become as close as possible to what Pete stood for. Pete meant everything to him. Dilla would have just been flabbergasted! ” Pete’s sentiments were the same toward Dilla, “Dude was amazing. He just kinda came outta nowhere and the more you heard his beats the better they got. He may not be here with us, but it’s all good we’re going to keep his music alive and well.”
Jay Stay Paid will be released on June 2nd on Nature Sounds.
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1. THAT Says:
March 16th, 2009 at 4:23 pmSounds like a slightly more legit version of Jay Love Japan, but basically, the vultures have arrived.
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2. heidi Says:
March 17th, 2009 at 8:25 amForeal foreal??
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3. Rez Says:
March 17th, 2009 at 3:07 pmVultures?! With the amount of time and money and care Ma Dukes put into caring for Jay Dee, and the shit she’s had thrown back at her since his death, I think she deserves everything she gets from this. Plus we get some new Dilla in our tape decks.
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4. Cameron Says:
March 25th, 2009 at 4:24 amC’mon man vultures? Really? I mean let’s say hypothetically you pass away, but you had made a surplus of things people wanted before you passed away. Are you trying to tell me you would rather let the government or IRS take all the money made from selling your surplus instead of providing for your children or family with it? Let’s say even further that your mother is now suffering from the same disease that caused your untimely passing and has medical bills of her own steadily rising, not to mention the medical bills you left behind when you passed away. How are you gonna pay child support for your 2 children until they turn 18. If you in your dying days had continued to work and add to your surplus wouldn’t you want that surplus to be readily available to the public.
There are some things that are bigger than music. This album appears to be completely legit and to disrespect it without hearing it first is minor douchebaggery. I just hope that it doesn’t get pushed back past June 2nd. That’s already way too far away for me to handle. -
5. RawnTheHardestArtist Says:
May 13th, 2009 at 7:17 amIm calln in frm work…Filln up the gas tank … Roll me up some Kush… Bump J$P down the Las Vegas Strip…. and bite my bottom lip off while i break my neck.
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