The Estate of James Yancey has revived J Dilla’s long-standing company PayJay as a functioning imprint to release Dilla’s long lost vocal album, The Diary on April 15th, in conjunction with Mass Appeal Records.
Initially intended for release in 2002, The Diary is the final batch of unissued material that Dilla had assembled for release during his lifetime. The Diary features vocal performances by J Dilla, Snoop Dogg, Bilal, Kokane, Frank and Dank, Nottz and Boogie, over production by Dilla, Madlib, Pete Rock, Hi-tek, Nottz, House Shoes, Supa Dave West, Bink! and Karriem Riggins. The album was announced last week in an interview with Nas on Zane Lowe‘s show on Beats1.
The Diary tracklist is as follows:
- The Introduction
- The Anthem ft. Frank and Dank
- Fight Club ft. Nottz & Boogie
- The Shining Pt. 1 (Diamonds) ft. Kenny Wray
- The Shining Pt. 2 (Ice)
- Trucks
- Gangsta Boogie ft. Snoop Dogg & Kokane
- Drive Me Wild
- Give Them What They Want
- The Creep (The O)
- The Ex ft. Bilal
- So Far
- Fuck The Police
- The Diary
- Bonus Track 1 (iTunes exclusive)
- Bonus Track 2 (iTunes exclusive)
Listen to The Introduction below.
Preorder The Diary exclusively on iTunes here.
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