''Yes!'' is the eighth studio album by

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hip hop group Slum Village, released June 16, 2015, on Ne'astra Music.

Background

The 12-track LP features nine songs produced or co-produced posthumously by the late member

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. Vocals of late members J Dilla and Baatin were also placed on the album. ''Yes!'' also features appearances from

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, Phife,

Black Milk Curtis Eugene Cross (born August 14, 1983), better known by his stage name Black Milk, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Career In addition to Slum Village, Black Milk has worked with J Dilla, Elzhi, Phat Kat, Frank-N-Dan ...

, Frank Nitt, Bilal and J Dilla's younger brother

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Track listing

Credits were adapted from the album's liner notes. Notes *J Dilla's vocals and instrumental beats and Baatin's vocals recorded in 1994–1995. Sample credits *"Expressive" contains a sample of "

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", by

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. *"Push It Along" contains a sample of "Push It Along", by A Tribe Called Quest.

References

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