''Donuts'' is the second and final studio album by the American

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, released on February 7, 2006, by Stones Throw Records. It was released on the day of his 32nd birthday, three days before his death. The album was recorded in 2005, largely during J Dilla's extended stay at

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due to complications from

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(TTP) and lupus. Twenty-nine of the album's thirty-one tracks were recorded in J Dilla's hospital room, using a

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player and a

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sampler. ''Donuts'' received widespread critical acclaim for its dense, eclectic sampling and its perceived confrontation of mortality.

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placed the album at number 38 on their list of the top 50 albums of 2006 and at number 66 on their list of the top 200 albums of the 2000s. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album at 386 in their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It is regarded, by fans and critics alike, as J Dilla's ''

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,'' a classic of

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, and one of the most influential hip hop albums of all time, with artists of many genres citing it as an inspiration.

Background

In 2002, J Dilla had been diagnosed with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, an incurable disease of the blood, while also battling lupus, which had been diagnosed a year previously. According to close friend and fellow producer

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, the impetus for ''Donuts'' came during an extended hospital stay in the summer of 2005. In his last interview, which was granted to Scratch Magazine in November 2005, Dilla briefly spoke about the creation of the album: In the December 2006 issue of ''

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'', J Dilla's mother Maureen Yancey, a former

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singer, spoke of watching her son's daily routine during the making of ''Donuts'':

Composition

''Donuts'' is an instrumental hip hop album; the only lyrics on it are short phrases and gasps taken from various records. ''Donuts'' contains 31 tracks, which was J Dilla's age at the time of recording. Most songs are quite short, running at lengths of 1–1.5 minutes each, and vary in style and tone. '' Clash'' called the album "a conversation between two completely different producers". The original

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for the album compared it to scanning radio stations in an unfamiliar city. The track order is also unusual: the album begins with an outro and ends with the intro. According to Collin Robinson of '' Stereogum'', "it's almost too perfect a metaphor for Dilla's otherworldly ability to flip the utter shit out of anything he sampled". The ending of the final track flows right into the beginning of the first one, forming an

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, and alluding to

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' circular form.

Recording

In 2005, J Dilla underwent treatment at

for complications brought on by TTP and a form of lupus. While in the hospital, he worked on two albums: ''Donuts'' and '' The Shining''. 29 out of 31 tracks from ''Donuts'' were recorded in hospital, using a

sampler and a Numark PT-01

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his friends brought him. Records his mother and friends would bring were used as the source of the samples for the album. She recalled it in the ''Crate Diggers'' documentary: "When I took the crate up, and he looked through it, I think out of a whole milk crate full of 45s, I think he might have taken a dozen out of there and set them aside. He said 'you can take that back to the house'. He said 'none of that's good'." Throughout the year his condition worsened. His legs swelled, making it difficult to walk. At times his hands swelled so much he could barely move them. If the pain was too intense, his mother would massage his fingertips, so he could continue working on the album. Occasionally he would wake up in the middle of the night and ask his mother to move him from his bed to the instruments. According to Kelley L. Carter of ''

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'', J Dilla told his doctor he was proud of the work, and that all he wanted to do was to finish the album. While working on the album, Dilla didn't allow anyone to listen to the unfinished version and was furious when he found out his mother listened to it while he was in dialysis.

Release and promotion

''Donuts'' was ready to be released by October 2005, but according to Stones Throw, their distributor,

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, "didn't think a weird, difficult instrumental album by an underground producer would move the projected 10,000 copies", since Dilla's previous album, ''

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'', failed to achieve commercial success. Later the label came to an understanding with the distributor and the album was set for release in early February 2006, along with a bonus single "Signs". ''Donuts'' was released on February 7, 2006, J Dilla's 32nd birthday. To celebrate this, his friends,

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, Egon, and J Rocc, visited his house. Although J Dilla was generally energetic despite his health condition, he was mumbling and gesturing weakly during that day. Three days later, on February 10, 2006, he died at his home in

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. According to his mother, the cause was

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. The album's cover was designed by Stones Throw art director, Jeff Jank. Due to the state of Dilla's health at the time, it was not possible to compose a new photo for the album's cover. Instead, a photo from some raw footage of Dilla hanging out at MED's video shoot for his single, "Push" was used. The raw footage was submitted from director Andrew Gura to Jeff Jank. Seeing the photo, Maureen Yancey stated that she thought this photo perfectly captured her son's spirit. The album's title came from J Dilla's personal fondness for

. Dilla's death, three days after the album's release, was widely mourned by the hip hop community, including all those who worked with him in the past and the years closer to his death, especially

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's hip-hop community (which included rapper Proof, a friend and associate of Dilla's, who died soon after Dilla).

Donuts: J Rocc's Picks

To promote the album, Stones Throw, in association with

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and

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, released a limited edition EP called ''Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks''. The EP contained five extended versions of ''Donuts'' instrumentals and the bonus track, "Signs". Copies of the EP were given away on

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(WMC) 2006 and South by Southwest (SXSW) 2006. The label later started selling digital versions of the EP on their official site.

Rereleases

In January 2013, the album was rereleased as a box set. Apart from seven 7-inch vinyl records it contained a bonus 7-inch with tracks "Signs" and "Sniper Elite & Murder Goons", featuring

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and

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. A number of music journalists criticized the box set, stating that the album should be listened as a whole and shouldn't be split. On September 27, 2014, ''Donuts'' was released on compact cassettes, as a part of

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. In February 2016, on ''Donutss 10th anniversary, LP version of the album was rereleased. It included the original cover art with Jeff Jank's drawing on it, new drawing on the back, and liner notes by Jordan Ferguson, containing an excerpt from his book ''Donuts'' from 33⅓ series about the making of the album.

Reception

''Donuts'' was released to universal acclaim from music critics. The album holds a score of 84 out of 100 on the review aggregate site

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, indicating "universal acclaim". Will Dukes of ''

'' wrote that ''Donuts'' showcases Dilla paying homage to "the selfsame sounds he's modernized", and in that sense, the album "is pure postmodern art—which was hip-hop's aim in the first place." ''

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'' Michael Frauenhofer described ''Donuts'' as an "album of explosions and restraint, of precisely crafted balances and absurd breakdowns, of the senselessly affecting juxtaposition of the most powerful of dreams." ''

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''s

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noted Dilla's "ability to twist and contort samples into unrecognizable new forms" and concluded that "as an album from one of rap's most revered producers on one of hip-hop's most respected labels, ''Donuts'' would qualify as a fairly major release under any circumstances, but J Dilla's recent death lends it additional significance and gravity." Andy Kellman of

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wrote that ''Donuts'' "has a resonance deeper than anyone could've hoped for or even imagined" given Dilla's passing shortly after its release, and ultimately "just might be the one release that best reflects his personality". Giving it a three-star honorable mention rating in his review for ''

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'', Robert Christgau called ''Donuts'' "more about moments than flow, which is strange when you think about it". In a 2007 guest column for ''Pitchfork'',

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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." Online music service

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ranked the album at number three on its "Hip-Hop's Best Albums of the Decade" list. It ranked number nine on '' Clash''s Essential 50 countdown in April 2009, and the magazine later wrote that its "legacy is undeniable". In a 2012 review of the ''Donuts'' 45 box set, ''Pitchfork'' accorded the album a revised 10/10 rating, with critic Nate Patrin writing: "It's a widely praised favorite for so many people, and yet there's something about ''Donuts'' that feels like such an intensely personal statement". '' Q'', in 2017, called it a "tour de force in postmodern beatmaking".

Further track appearances

Many rappers have performed over instrumentals from ''Donuts'', both on official and unofficial releases. The tracks "One for Ghost" and "Hi" were used in

's ''

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'', 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. J Dilla's posthumously released album '' The Shining'', also released with new verses on Common's ''

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'', uses a re-edited version of "Bye.” 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

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and

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on the track "Mash's Revenge", which appears on the Stones Throw compilation "B-Ball Zombie War". DOOM also used "Anti-American Graffiti", which appeared on the Dilla Ghost Doom release '' Sniperlite'', as well as "Lightworks" on a track of the same name on his album ''

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''. Other rappers that have used ''Donuts'' instrumentals on mixtape and non-album releases include

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, Charles Hamilton, and Lupe Fiasco. Cartoon Network has used many of the album's tracks as

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during the

programming block. Adult Swim, which has been in a partnership with Stones Throw records, cited the track "Stepson of the Clapper" as a favorite. In 2017, Dave Chappelle used "Workinonit" as the theme music for his two Netflix stand-up specials.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. * J Dilla – producer *

– executive producer * Dave Cooley – mastering * Jeff Jank – design * Andrew Gura – photography

Sample credits

*''Donuts (Outro)'' **"Stay with Me" by Gary Davis *''Workinonit'' **"The Worst Band in the World" by 10cc **"King of the Beats" by

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**" The New Style" by

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**"Six Figures" by Skillz and

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**"Pee-Wee's Dance" by Joeski Love **"

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" by Malcolm McLaren **"Sprite: Melonball Bounce" by

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**"Yes It's You" by "Sweet" Charles Sherrell *''Waves'' **"Johnny, Don't Do It" by 10cc **"King of the Beats" by Mantronix **"Intro" by B.R. Gunna *''Light My Fire'' **"

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" by Africa **"

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" by James Brown *''The New'' **"What'cha Gonna Wear Tomorrow" by

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**"The New Style" by The Beastie Boys *''Stop!'' **"You're Gonna Need Me" by Dionne Warwick **" Why?" by

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**"Six Figures" by Skillz and Ras Kass *''People'' **"My People... Hold On" by

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**"King of the Beats" by Mantronix **"Mujhe Maar Daalo" by

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and Laxmikant-Pyarelal **"Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)" by

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*''The Diff'rence'' **"The Fruitman" by

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**"King of the Beats" by Mantronix **"

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" by Kool & the Gang **"Six Figures" by Skillz and Ras Kass *''Mash'' **"Golden Apples Pt. 2" by

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**" Season of the Witch" by Lou Rawls **"Dance Contest" by Frank Zappa *''Time: The Donut of the Heart'' **"

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" by

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**"Yes It's You" by "Sweet" Charles Sherrell **"

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" by "Sweet" Charles Sherrell *''Glazed'' **"You Just Can't Win (By Making the Same Mistake)" by

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and

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**"Dreams" by

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**"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" by

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**"Season of the Witch" by Lou Rawls *''Airworks'' **"I Don't Really Care" by

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*''Lightworks'' **"Lightworks" by Raymond Scott **"King of the Beats" by Mantronix **"Bendix 1: The Tomorrow People" by Raymond Scott **"Six Figures" by Skillz and Ras Kass *''Stepson of the Clapper'' **" Long Red (Live)" by

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*''The Twister (Huh, What)'' **"Kick the Can (Part 1)" by Fred Frith **" Cloud Nine (Live)" by

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**" For Once in My Life (Live)" by Stevie Wonder **"Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren **"His Name Is Mutty Ranks" by A Tribe Called Quest **"Pee-Wee's Dance" by Joeski Love *''One Eleven'' **"A Legend in Its Own Time" by

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**"Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)" by Run-D.M.C. **"

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" by The Fatback Band *''Two Can Win'' **"Only One Can Win" by

The Sylvers The Sylvers were an American R&B family vocal group from Watts, Los Angeles, California. The Sylvers were a popular act during the 1970s, recording the hit singles "Fool's Paradise", " Boogie Fever", and " Hot Line". Prior to becoming the Syl ...

*''Don't Cry'' **"I Can't Stand (to See You Cry)" by The Escorts **"Comedy Routine: Hello, Young Lovers / Cloud Nine / If I Didn't Care" by The Temptations *''Anti-American Graffiti'' **"Family Tree" by Tin Tin **"Pee-Wee's Dance" by Joeski Love **"Emergency Program Over-Ride" by

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*''Thunder'' **"Sweet Misery" by

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**"King of the Beats" by Mantronix **"Who's Making Love (Live)" by Bobby Taylor **" I Can't Turn You Loose (Live)" by

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**"For Once in My Life (Live)" by Stevie Wonder **" Sing a Simple Song (Live)" by The Originals *''Gobstopper'' **"To the Other Man" by

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**"King of the Beats" by Mantronix *''One for Ghost'' **"To the Other Man" by Luther Ingram **"King of the Beats" by Mantronix *''Dilla Says Go'' **"Rubber Bands" by

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**"Do Ya Thing" by B.R. Gunna **"No Games" by Jaylib **"Intro" by B.R. Gunna *''Walkinonit'' **" Walk on By" by

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**"Six Figures" by Skillz and Ras Kass *''The Factory'' **"Animosity" by

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**"King of the Beats" by Mantronix **"Mean Old Devil" by Bruce Haack *''U-Love'' **"Just Because I Really Love You" by Jerry Butler **"Do Ya Thing" by B.R. Gunna **"Intro" by B.R. Gunna *''Hi.'' **" Maybe" by

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*''Bye.'' **" Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love) (Parts 1 and 2)" by

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*''Last Donut of the Night'' **"To You with Love" by The Moments **"Rainbow '65" by Gene Chandler *''Welcome to the Show'' **" When I Die" by Motherlode **"Stay with Me" by Gary Davis

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