Donuts (album)
Encyclopedia
Donuts is an instrumental hip hop album by producer
J Dilla
. Donuts was released on February 7, 2006, his 32nd birthday, and only three days before his death. On Metacritic
, Donuts received "universal acclaim" from critics based on an aggregate score of 84/100 from fifteen reviews.
in 2002 and he had also been diagnosed with lupus
previously. According to close friend and fellow producer Karriem Riggins
the impetus for Donuts came during an extended hospital stay in the summer of 2005. Dilla's friends from the L.A.-based indie label Stones Throw came to visit and brought him a Boss SP-303 sampler
and a small 45 record player so he could make music while in the hospital. Dilla completed 29 of the 31 songs on Donuts while still in the hospital.
In the December 2006 issue of The Fader
magazine, J Dilla's mother, Maureen Yancey, who is a former opera
singer, spoke of watching her son's daily routine while working on Donuts:
, a friend and associate of Dilla's, who also died 2 months later on April 11).
In regards to the name, "Donuts," The New York Times published an article on Dilla's death, on February 14, 2006, saying:
's Fishscale
, under the names ""Whip You With a Strap" and "Beauty Jackson", respectively. Ghostface Killah also used "Geek Down" for the song Murda Goons released on his Hidden Darts: Special Edition
album. Busta Rhymes
and Rah Digga
used "Gobstopper" and "Last Donut of the Night" as beats for "Just Another Day at the Range" and "Best That Ever Did It." "Workinonit" was used by The Roots
for a collaboration with Saigon
for the album Game Theory, however it was not included out of respect for Dilla's passing. The verse from Saigon can be heard on his mixtape Return of the Yardfather. J Dilla's posthumously released album The Shining, also released with new verses on Common's Finding Forever, uses a re-edited version of "Bye."
The aforementioned tracks were, for the most part, recorded or planned during Dilla's lifetime. After Dilla's passing, The Roots used "Time: The Donut of the Heart" for their J Dilla tribute "Can't Stop This" on the album Game Theory
. In 2005, the track "Mash" was rapped over by MF DOOM
and Guilty Simpson on the track "Mash's Revenge" feature on the Stones Throw compilation "B-Ball Zombie War". DOOM also used "Anti-American Graffiti" which appeared on the Dilla Ghost Doom release Sniperlite
, under the track name "Sniper Elite". DOOM later used "Lightworks" on a track of the same name on his album "Born Like This
". "Lightworks" was also used for the "B-Ball Zombie War" track "Lightworking," which features Talib Kweli
and Q-Tip
. Busta Rhymes
added a verse to Q-Tip and Talib Kweli's on "Lightworks". This was included in his Dillagence mixtape, 2007.
Cartoon Network has used many of the album's tracks as bumper music
during the Adult Swim
programming block. Adult Swim, which has been in a partnership with Stones Throw records, cited the track "Stepson of the Clapper" as their addiction.
Many notable rappers started to use many of the beats from the Donuts album for mixtape tracks:
ranked the album #3 on its "Hip-Hop’s Best Albums of the Decade" list. "Dilla has always been one of the most stylistically adventurous producers in hip-hop, flipping between the warm, jazzy boom-bap of his earlier years and the colder, more forceful electro of his middle period. But Donuts—in its fractured, ADD glory—presented the producer at his most naked. Culled from a series of beat CDs that had been circulating for some time, most of the songs on Donuts are little more than sketches. Only one song even approaches the three-minute mark, and a few barely even progress beyond simple loops. Though fragments, they collectively offer an intensely personal meditation on the soul music that dominated Dilla’s childhood in Detroit."
The album ranked number 9 on ClashMusic.com's Essential 50 countdown in April 2009.
In a interview for Pitchfork Media, Panda Bear
of Animal Collective
stated that Donuts was "By far the album I've listened to most over the past year, and I feel like almost any of the songs off there I could say is my favorite."
called Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks
. This EP contained five extended versions of Donuts instrumentals and the exclusive track, "Signs."
Hip hop production
Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music. Though the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music, it's most commonly used to refer to the instrumental, non-lyrical aspects of hip hop. This means that hip hop producers are the instrumentalists involved in a work...
J Dilla
J Dilla
James Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...
. Donuts was released on February 7, 2006, his 32nd birthday, and only three days before his death. On Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, Donuts received "universal acclaim" from critics based on an aggregate score of 84/100 from fifteen reviews.
Creative process
J Dilla had been diagnosed with an incurable blood disease TTPThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare disorder of the blood-coagulation system, causing extensive microscopic thromboses to form in small blood vessels throughout the body...
in 2002 and he had also been diagnosed with lupus
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus , often abbreviated to SLE or lupus, is a systemic autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the body. As occurs in other autoimmune diseases, the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage...
previously. According to close friend and fellow producer Karriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins
Karriem Riggins is a jazz drummer, hip hop producer, dj, and sometime rapper. He is a former member of the Ray Brown Trio and Mulgrew Miller trio and currently appears in the Diana Krall quartet....
the impetus for Donuts came during an extended hospital stay in the summer of 2005. Dilla's friends from the L.A.-based indie label Stones Throw came to visit and brought him a Boss SP-303 sampler
Roland SP-303
The Roland/Boss Dr. Sample SP-303 is a digital sampler from Roland based upon the Roland MS-1 Digital Sampler & Boss SP-202 Dr. Sample. The SP-303 was in 2005 revamped and redesigned and released as the SP-404....
and a small 45 record player so he could make music while in the hospital. Dilla completed 29 of the 31 songs on Donuts while still in the hospital.
In the December 2006 issue of The Fader
The Fader
The FADER, or FADER, is an United States-based music/culture/fashion magazine that covers hip-hop, reggae, independent rock, pop and dance music from around the world.-Overview:...
magazine, J Dilla's mother, Maureen Yancey, who is a former opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
singer, spoke of watching her son's daily routine while working on Donuts:
Aftermath
Dilla's death, three days after the album's release, was widely mourned by the hip hop community, including all those who he worked with in the past and the years closer to his death, especially Detroit's hip-hop community (which included rapper ProofProof (rapper)
DeShaun Dupree Holton better known as Proof his stage name, was an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. During his career, he was a member of the groups Goon Squad, 5 Elementz, Promatic, and most notably D12...
, a friend and associate of Dilla's, who also died 2 months later on April 11).
In regards to the name, "Donuts," The New York Times published an article on Dilla's death, on February 14, 2006, saying:
Re-use of beats
The tracks "One for Ghost" and "Hi" were used in Ghostface KillahGhostface Killah
Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...
's Fishscale
Fishscale
FishScale is the fifth studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, released March 28, 2006 on Def Jam in the United States. The album features guest appearances from every member of the Wu-Tang Clan, as well as Ghostface Killah's Theodore Unit...
, under the names ""Whip You With a Strap" and "Beauty Jackson", respectively. Ghostface Killah also used "Geek Down" for the song Murda Goons released on his Hidden Darts: Special Edition
Hidden Darts: Special Edition
Hidden Darts: Special Edition is a compilation of rare album B-Sides, unreleased, and mixtape tracks by Ghostface Killah, an American hip-hop musician. The album features guests from the Wu-Tang Clan rap group, as well as members from Ghostface's Theodore Unit...
album. Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
and Rah Digga
Rah Digga
Rah Digga is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007. She has been called "one of rap's most prominent women MCs" by Allmusic and "one of hip-hop's most skilled female MCs" in...
used "Gobstopper" and "Last Donut of the Night" as beats for "Just Another Day at the Range" and "Best That Ever Did It." "Workinonit" was used by The Roots
The Roots
The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
for a collaboration with Saigon
Saigon (rapper)
Brian Daniel Carenard, better known by his stage name Saigon, is an American rapper and occasional actor.Saigon is currently signed to Suburban Noize Records and Just Blaze's Fort Knocks Entertainment record label. After years of delay due to former record label interference, his album The Greatest...
for the album Game Theory, however it was not included out of respect for Dilla's passing. The verse from Saigon can be heard on his mixtape Return of the Yardfather. J Dilla's posthumously released album The Shining, also released with new verses on Common's Finding Forever, uses a re-edited version of "Bye."
The aforementioned tracks were, for the most part, recorded or planned during Dilla's lifetime. After Dilla's passing, The Roots used "Time: The Donut of the Heart" for their J Dilla tribute "Can't Stop This" on the album Game Theory
Game Theory (album)
Game Theory is the seventh studio album by American hip hop band The Roots, released August 29, 2006, on Def Jam Recordings. The group's first release for the label after leaving Geffen Records, the album was recorded by the Roots mostly using the Apple-developed software application GarageBand...
. In 2005, the track "Mash" was rapped over by MF DOOM
MF Doom
Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
and Guilty Simpson on the track "Mash's Revenge" feature on the Stones Throw compilation "B-Ball Zombie War". DOOM also used "Anti-American Graffiti" which appeared on the Dilla Ghost Doom release Sniperlite
Sniperlite
Sniperlite is an EP released by the hip hop collaboration Dilla Ghost Doom. The trio composed of legendary hip hop producer J Dilla, Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, and underground legend MF DOOM. Recorded sometime during 2005 before the death of J Dilla, it was released in 2008 by Stones...
, under the track name "Sniper Elite". DOOM later used "Lightworks" on a track of the same name on his album "Born Like This
Born Like This
Born Like This is an album by American hip hop artist MF DOOM, released under the shortened pseudonym DOOM on Lex Records on March 24, 2009. It debuted at #52 on the Billboard Chart, having sold 10,895 copies as of March 29. In addition to tracks produced by Doom, the album includes production by...
". "Lightworks" was also used for the "B-Ball Zombie War" track "Lightworking," which features Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...
and Q-Tip
Q-Tip (rapper)
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed , better known by his stage name Q-Tip, is an American hip hop artist, producer, singer, and actor from St. Albans, Queens, New York, part of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest...
. Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
added a verse to Q-Tip and Talib Kweli's on "Lightworks". This was included in his Dillagence mixtape, 2007.
Cartoon Network has used many of the album's tracks as bumper music
Bumper music
Bumper music, or a bump, is a term used in the radio broadcasting industry to refer to short clips of signature or theme music used to buffer transitions between programming elements. Bumper music is commonly employed when a syndicated program takes a break for local station identification or...
during the Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
programming block. Adult Swim, which has been in a partnership with Stones Throw records, cited the track "Stepson of the Clapper" as their addiction.
Many notable rappers started to use many of the beats from the Donuts album for mixtape tracks:
- Rapper TermanologyTermanologyDaniel Carrillo , better known as Termanology is a rapper from Lawrence, Massachusetts. He first came to wide attention with the 2006 single "Watch How It Go Down". A solo album, Politics As Usual, was released in 2008...
also recorded a track titled, "Only One Can Win" using J. Dilla's track "Two Can Win." The song is a tale about a man choosing between rap and a woman. He pays respect to Dilla in the beginning of the song.
- Rapper Talib Kweli has used "Bye." on a track called "I Feel You" from the mixtape "Blacksmith: The Movement" and "Dilla Says Go" on a track called "Kweli Says Go" from the mixtape with Clinton SparksClinton SparksClinton Sparks is a Boston-based radio, mixtape & Club DJ as well as a recording artist, writer, producer and TV personality.-Biography:...
"Get Familiar".
- Credo used "People" in a track titled, "The Clearing (My People)" on his Dont Give Up The Fight II mixtape.
- Rapper Big Pooh had used "Gobstopper" for a track titled "Plastic Cups" he also used "One Eleven" for a track with the same name featuring O-Dash on a mixtape with Mick Boogie.
- Rapper Ghostface KillahGhostface KillahDennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...
used "One For Ghost" in a song called "Whip You with a Strap" and used "Hi" for "Beauty Jackson" on his album FishscaleFishscaleFishScale is the fifth studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, released March 28, 2006 on Def Jam in the United States. The album features guest appearances from every member of the Wu-Tang Clan, as well as Ghostface Killah's Theodore Unit...
. Those two songs were initially created for Ghostface, hence the title "One For Ghost".
- Ghostface Killah also recorded a song called "Murder Goons" over the beat from "Geek Down" in the FishscaleFishscaleFishScale is the fifth studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah, released March 28, 2006 on Def Jam in the United States. The album features guest appearances from every member of the Wu-Tang Clan, as well as Ghostface Killah's Theodore Unit...
sessions but the song remained unreleased until 2007 when it appeared on Hidden Darts (Special Edition).
- Rapper DrakeDrake (entertainer)Aubrey Drake Graham , who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation....
used "Time: The Donut of the Heart" in a song called "Where to Now" on his mixtape album Comeback Season.
- Rapper Charles HamiltonCharles Hamilton (rapper)Charles Eddie-Lee Hamilton, Jr. is an American musician, rapper and record producer, born in Cleveland, Ohio.Mainstream popularity came from being featured on the cover of the Freshmen 09' XXL, along with Asher Roth, B.o.B and Wale...
created a mixtape rapping over tracks from Donuts.
- Peanut Butter WolfPeanut Butter WolfChris Manak, aka Peanut Butter Wolf, is a DJ, hip-hop producer and the founder of hip-hop label Stones Throw Records.A native of San Jose, California, He took on the name Peanut Butter Wolf in the late-80s when he realized that a girlfriend’s youngest brother feared the “peanut butter wolf monster”...
used the song "Mash" as the instrumental for a song called "Mash's Revenge" for his 2007 album "B-Ball Zombie War".
- Rapper SkyzooSkyzooSkyzoo is a New York hip hop emcee.-Biography:Born Gregory Skyler Taylor in 1982 in Crown Heights, he grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant. He was nicknamed Skyzoo by his parents after the Skyy disco song...
has recorded tribute tracks using "Two Can Win" and "Last Donut," among others.
- Rapper Jay Electronica used "Gobstopper" for his track "Abracadabra" and several other Dilla beats for various tracks of his Victory mixtape
Reception
Online music service RhapsodyRhapsody (online music service)
Rhapsody is an online music store subscription service, launched in December 2001, and available in the United States only. On April 6, 2010, Rhapsody officially declared its independence from RealNetworks. Downloaded files come with restrictions on their use, enforced by Helix, Rhapsody's version...
ranked the album #3 on its "Hip-Hop’s Best Albums of the Decade" list. "Dilla has always been one of the most stylistically adventurous producers in hip-hop, flipping between the warm, jazzy boom-bap of his earlier years and the colder, more forceful electro of his middle period. But Donuts—in its fractured, ADD glory—presented the producer at his most naked. Culled from a series of beat CDs that had been circulating for some time, most of the songs on Donuts are little more than sketches. Only one song even approaches the three-minute mark, and a few barely even progress beyond simple loops. Though fragments, they collectively offer an intensely personal meditation on the soul music that dominated Dilla’s childhood in Detroit."
The album ranked number 9 on ClashMusic.com's Essential 50 countdown in April 2009.
In a interview for Pitchfork Media, Panda Bear
Panda Bear (musician)
Noah Benjamin Lennox also known as Panda Bear, is an experimental musician and a founding member of Animal Collective.-Early life:...
of Animal Collective
Animal Collective
Animal Collective is an experimental psychedelic band originally from Baltimore, Maryland, currently based in New York City. Animal Collective consists of Avey Tare , Panda Bear , Deakin , and Geologist...
stated that Donuts was "By far the album I've listened to most over the past year, and I feel like almost any of the songs off there I could say is my favorite."
Track listing
- "Donuts (Outro)" – 0:11
- "Workinonit" – 2:57
- "Waves" – 1:38
- "Light My Fire" – 0:35
- "The New" – 0:49
- "Stop" – 1:39
- "People" – 1:24
- "The Diff'rence" – 1:52
- "Mash" – 1:31
- "Time: The Donut of the Heart" – 1:38
- "Glazed" – 1:21
- "Airworks" – 1:44
- "Lightworks" – 1:55
- "Stepson of the Clapper" – 1:01
- "The Twister (Huh, What)" – 1:16
- "One Eleven" – 1:11
- "Two Can Win" – 1:47
- "Don't Cry" – 1:59
- "Anti-American Graffiti" – 1:53
- "Geek Down" – 1:19
- "Thunder" – 0:54
- "Gobstopper" – 1:05
- "One for Ghost" – 1:18
- "Dilla Says Go" – 1:16
- "Walkinonit" – 1:15
- "The Factory" – 1:23
- "U-Love" – 1:00
- "Hi." – 1:16
- "Bye." – 1:27
- "Last Donut of the Night" – 1:39
- "Welcome to the Show" – 1:12
Samples
- "Donuts (Outro)"
- "Not Available" by Shuggie OtisShuggie OtisShuggie Otis is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist....
- "Not Available" by Shuggie Otis
- "Workinonit"
- "The Worst Band in the World" by 10cc10cc10cc are an English art rock band who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians -- Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme -- who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the "10cc" name...
- "Sprite 'Melonball Bounce'" by Raymond ScottRaymond ScottRaymond Scott was an American composer, band leader, pianist, engineer, recording studio maverick, and electronic instrument inventor....
- "The New Style" by Beastie BoysBeastie BoysBeastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
- "King of the Beats" by MantronixMantronixMantronix was an influential 1980s hip hop and electro funk music group founded by DJ Kurtis Mantronik , and rapper MC Tee...
- "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLarenMalcolm McLarenMalcolm Robert Andrew McLaren was an English performer, impresario, self-publicist and manager of the Sex Pistols and the New York Dolls...
- "Pee Wee's Dance" by Joeski Love
- "The Worst Band in the World" by 10cc
- "Waves"
- "Do Ya Thang" by B.R. Gunna
- "Johnny Don't Do It" by 10cc
- "King of the Beats" by Mantronix
- "Light My Fire"
- "Light My Fire" by Africa
- "My Thang" by James BrownJames BrownJames Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
- "The New"
- "Whatcha Gonna Wear Tomorrow" by The Detroit Emeralds
- "The New Style" by Beastie Boys
- "Stop"
- "You're Gonna Need Me" by Dionne WarwickDionne WarwickDionne Warwick is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health....
- "Why" by JadakissJadakissJason Phillips , better known as Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of the three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. In early 2007, Jadakiss signed to Roc-a-Fella Records / Def Jam Records.-Early life:By the age of 16, Jadakiss was a freestyle...
featuring Anthony Hamilton
- "You're Gonna Need Me" by Dionne Warwick
- "People"
- "People Hold On" by Eddie KendricksEddie KendricksEddie Kendricks was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971. His was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do The Things...
- "King of the Beats" by Mantronix
- "Here We Go (Live at the Fun House)" by Run-D.M.C.Run-D.M.C.Run–D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, the group is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture.Run–D.M.C...
- "People Hold On" by Eddie Kendricks
- "The Diff'rence"
- "Fruitman" by Kool & the GangKool & the GangKool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and...
- "King of the Beats" by Mantronix
- "Fruitman" by Kool & the Gang
- "Mash"
- "Golden Apple Part 2" by Galt MacDermotGalt MacDermotGalt MacDermot is a Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre. He won a Grammy Award for the song African Waltz in 1960. His most successful musicals have been Hair and Two Gentlemen of Verona...
- "Dance Contest" by Frank ZappaFrank ZappaFrank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
- "Season of the Witch" by Lou RawlsLou RawlsLouis Allen "Lou" Rawls was an American soul, jazz, and blues singer. He was known for his smooth vocal style: Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game"...
- "Golden Apple Part 2" by Galt MacDermot
- "Time: The Donut of the Heart"
- "All I Do Is Think of YouAll I Do Is Think of You"All I Do Is Think of You" is a ballad single released by The Jackson 5 as the b-side to the group's single, "Forever Came Today" on the Motown label in 1975, and was the final charted single the group issued as The Jackson 5 before they left Motown for CBS the following year...
" by The Jackson 5The Jackson 5The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...
- "All I Do Is Think of You
- "Glazed"
- "You Just Can't Win" by Gene & Jerry
- "Season of the Witch" by Lou RawlsLou RawlsLouis Allen "Lou" Rawls was an American soul, jazz, and blues singer. He was known for his smooth vocal style: Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game"...
- "Airworks"
- "I Don't Really Care" by L.V. JohnsonL.V. JohnsonL.V. Johnson was an American Chicago blues and soul-blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his renditions of "Don't Cha Mess With My Money, My Honey Or My Woman" and "Recipe"...
- "Bendix 1: 'The Tomorrow People" by Raymond Scott
- "I Don't Really Care" by L.V. Johnson
- "Lightworks"
- "Bendix 1: 'The Tomorrow People'" by Raymond Scott
- "Lightworks" by Raymond Scott
- "King of the Beats" by Mantronix
- "Stepson of the Clapper"
- "Long Red (Live)" by MountainMountain (band)Mountain is an American hard rock band that formed in Long Island, New York in 1969. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Leslie West, bassist Felix Pappalardi and drummer N. D. Smart, the band broke up in 1972 before reuniting in 1974 and remaining active until today...
- "Long Red (Live)" by Mountain
- "The Twister"
- "For Once in My Life" by Stevie WonderStevie WonderStevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
- "Cloud Nine (Live at the Motortown Revue)" by The TemptationsThe TemptationsThe Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,...
- "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLarenMalcolm McLarenMalcolm Robert Andrew McLaren was an English performer, impresario, self-publicist and manager of the Sex Pistols and the New York Dolls...
- "Kick the Can (Pt. 1)" by Fred FrithFred FrithFred Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor.Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew...
- "Pee Wee's Dance" by Joeski Love
- "King of the Beats" by Mantronix
- "For Once in My Life" by Stevie Wonder
- "One Eleven"
- "A Legend in Its Own Time" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- "Here We Go (Live at the Fun House)" by Run-D.M.C.Run-D.M.C.Run–D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, the group is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture.Run–D.M.C...
- "Two Can Win"
- "Only One Can Win" by The SylversThe SylversThe Sylvers were a popular R&B/soul and disco family group during the 1970s. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, the family would later relocate to Watts, California.- Beginnings :...
- "Only One Can Win" by The Sylvers
- "Don't Cry"
- "I Can't Stand (To See You Cry)" by The Escorts
- "Anti-American Graffiti"
- "Family Tree" by Tin TinTin Tin (band)Tin Tin was a pop/rock band formed in the UK in 1966, by expatriate Australian musicians.-Beginning:The band was formed by Steve Groves and Steve Kipner, who named the band after the popular belgian cartoon The Adventures of Tintin...
- "Pee Wee's Dance" by Joeski Love
- "Family Tree" by Tin Tin
- "Geek Down"
- "Charlie's Theme" by The Jimi Entley Sound
- "UFO" by ESGESG (band)ESG are a band that emerged from the South Bronx, New York, U.S. in the early 1980's. Trouser Press called it "one of the most dynamic bands that New York could offer at the top of the '80s." ESG have been influential across a wide range of musical genres, including hip hop, post punk, disco,...
- "Thunder"
- "Sweet Misery" by Martha ReevesMartha ReevesMartha Rose Reeves is an American R&B and Pop singer and former politician, and was the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. During her tenure with The Vandellas, they scored over a dozen hit singles, including "Jimmy Mack", "Dancing in the Street" and "Nowhere to Run"...
- "King of the Beats" by Mantronix
- "Sweet Misery" by Martha Reeves
- "Gobstopper"
- "To the Other Man" by Luther IngramLuther IngramLuther Ingram was an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter.-Career:Born Luther Thomas Ingram in Jackson, Tennessee, his early interest in music led to him making his first record in 1965 at the age of 28. His first three recordings failed to chart but that changed when he signed for KoKo...
- "King of the Beats" by Mantronix
- "To the Other Man" by Luther Ingram
- "One For Ghost"
- "To the Other Man" by Luther Ingram
- "King of the Beats" by Mantronix
- "Dilla Says Go"
- "Rubber Band" by The TrammpsThe TrammpsThe Trammps were an American disco band, who were based in Philadelphia and were one of the first disco bands. The band's first major success was with their 1972 cover version of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart". The first disco track they released was "Love Epidemic" in 1973...
- "Do Ya Thang" by B.R. Gunna
- "Rubber Band" by The Trammps
- "Walkinonit"
- "Walk on By" by The Undisputed TruthThe Undisputed TruthThe Undisputed Truth was a 1970s Motown recording act, assembled by record producer Norman Whitfield as a means for being able to experiment with his psychedelic soul production techniques...
- "Walk on By" by The Undisputed Truth
- "The Factory"
- "Animosity" by The Weinberg Method
- "King of the Beats" by Mantronix
- "U-Love"
- "Just Because I Really Love You" by Jerry ButlerJerry Butler (singer)Jerry Butler is an American soul singer and songwriter. He is also noted as being the original lead singer of the R&B vocal group, The Impressions, as well as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.Butler is also an American politician...
- "Do Ya Thang" by B.R. Gunna
- "Just Because I Really Love You" by Jerry Butler
- "Hi."
- "Maybe" by The Three DegreesThe Three DegreesThe Three Degrees are an American female vocal group. Formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,, the group has always been a trio though there have been a number of personnel changes and a total of fourteen women have represented the group so far. The original members were Fayette Pinkney,...
- "Maybe" by The Three Degrees
- "Bye."
- "Don't Say Good Night" by The Isley BrothersThe Isley BrothersThe Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper...
- "Don't Say Good Night" by The Isley Brothers
- "Last Donut of the Night"
- "To You With Love" by The MomentsThe MomentsThe Moments may refer to:*The Moments, an American R&B vocal group later known as Ray, Goodman & Brown*The Moments , an English group of the early 1960s who featured Steve Marriott...
- "Rainbow '65 (live)" by Gene ChandlerGene ChandlerGene Chandler also known as "The Duke of Earl" or simply "The Duke", is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, producer and record executive. He is one of the leading exponents of the 1960s Chicago soul scene...
- "To You With Love" by The Moments
- "Welcome to the Show"
- "When I Die" by Motherlode
- "Not Available" by Shuggie OtisShuggie OtisShuggie Otis is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist....
- "Signs (Bonus Track)" (Released as a 7 Inch)
- "Gimme Little Sign" by Brenton WoodBrenton WoodBrenton Wood is an American singer and songwriter, best known for his two 1967 hit singles: "The Oogum Boogum Song" and "Gimme Little Sign".-Career:...
- "Different Strokes" by Syl JohnsonSyl JohnsonSyl Johnson is an American blues and soul singer and record producer.-Biography:Born Sylvester Thompson in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States, Johnson sang and played with blues artists Magic Sam, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and Howlin' Wolf in the 1950s, before recording with Jimmy Reed...
- "Gimme Little Sign" by Brenton Wood
Donuts: J Rocc's Picks
In promotion for the album, Stones Throw released a limited edition EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
called Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks
Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks
Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks is an EP released by Detroit producer/rapper J Dilla, released by the Stones Throw label in 2006.The follow-up to his Donuts album, this EP features tracks picked by J. Rocc, a fellow producer on Stones Throw...
. This EP contained five extended versions of Donuts instrumentals and the exclusive track, "Signs."
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Independent Albums Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
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