B's prints will not be available here Here is a video for Dilla's "U-Love" off Donuts, sent to us a little too late for inclusion in our video contest. When Donuts came out, on J Dilla's birthday, When we first February marks both J Dilla's birthday February 7, and the anniversary of his passing February 10,as well as the release date of Past episodes include J Rocc, Wolf, Rhettmatic Raise it up!īack in we were putting together our reissue of J Dilla's Donuts began simply A re-edit of the classic track by J Dilla, "Fuck the Police". Samiyyah) (prod.Oh Shit It's Jiggaboo Time I'm That Type Of Nigga If I Were President Soul Flower Remix On The DL Pack The Pipe interlude Officer Ya Mama Passing Me By Otha Fish Quinton's On the Way Pack The Pipe Bullshit Pharcyde Groupie Theraphy Runnin' She Said Splattitorium Somethin' That Means Somethin' All Live Drop Hey You It's All Good!Read More. Many critics, however, wrote favorable reviews and gave praise for the group's original song concepts as well as Elzhi's lyrical abilities. The dispute was later resolved, and Baatin reunited with T3 and Elzhi in 2008, before dying of a suspected drug overdose in 2009.įans were split between those welcoming the addition of Elzhi and those who were against it and felt that J Dilla was too instrumental in the group's previously established identity to be replaced.
He was soon kicked out of the group while still in the hospital, which greatly upset him. While on tour to support the album, Baatin began to experience health problems, which led to a diagnosis of schizophrenia. The group's chemistry, while not as freeflowing and snappy as before, remained intact, and there seemed to be a more concentrated effort by each member to match each other's flows and subjects on the same songs.
The beats are, perhaps, less jazzy and subtle but even further left of field on tracks like the aptly titled "Insane", and the first of three Dilla contributions, "One". 2 receiving the most acclaim the last time around, filling Dilla's shoes was always going to be a hard task for even the most competent trackmaster, but the team assorted for Trinity (including Dilla himself) didn't stray too far from the feel of the previous album. With the production element of Fantastic, Vol. Although the first single "Tainted" was a respectable success, the album received poor promotion thereafter.
Longtime affiliate Elzhi, joined the remaining members a move which was initially disapproved by hardcore fans, but with time has been accepted, and even praised.Īnother major change was Slum Village's new recording home, Capitol Records, which would subsequently cause problems for the group. Trinity marked the group's first shift away from its original lineup, due to J Dilla's departure following Fantastic, Vol.
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