J Dilla - Ruff Draft Instrumentals

Ruff Draft would later prove a turning point in Dilla's career. He spent the '90s making a name for himself as an all‐around, top-notch hip-hop producer for A Tribe Called Quest, Common and De La Soul, eventually branching out to work with a variety of heavy‐hitters in hip‐hop and R&B, including Busta Rhymes, The Roots and Erykah Badu. In contrast to understated, mellow vibes and minimal, crisp drumbeats he brought to these groups, Ruff Draft first revealed a whole new side to Dilla's musical genius. Freewheeling, in-your-face synthesizers, and an uncharacteristically sample-heavy approach that was as bangin' as it was experimental.

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