J Dilla

Donuts

(i know im on a streak of really high ratings. this is my last for the time being.)

It is a cold autumn's night. The wind gently stewed the leaves from their branches outside of my window. There, I sat by my record shelf, looking for ambiance. Eventually, I pull Dilla's seminal work Donuts off the shelf. "Ah, yes, a true classic," I thought, "let's spin this." I proceed to calmly put the vinyl on my player and queue up the next record for sides C and D. I then slouch at my ... read more

I was silly to ever rate this below perfection. This is a man so inspired that he dedicated all of his remaining strength and passions to creating this masterpiece. Donuts is an ode to Hip Hop, an ode to music production and the love for music.

i have just now realized ive had Donuts as my pfp forever and never rated it

This is my 100th review on this site and I wanted to talk about a record that I think is an absolute masterpiece and is honestly one of the greatest works of art ever conceived, I want to talk about Donuts by J Dilla.

So right of the bat I need to express that I usually like to evaluate an album as it's own work but Donuts is one of the few exceptions where I feel it is important to know the story of the records conception to better understand it as it doesn't really have real lyrics on it. ... read more