Label: Pay Day Released 2013 When Ruff Draft saw its initial release in 2003, J Dilla possessed production skills on par with anyone in hip-hop – technically and creatively. “At the top of his game,” says longtime friend and collaborator, Karriem Riggins. After years of building while modestly deferring to others of both greater and lesser notoriety, Dilla finally completed the first solo endeavor on his own label, entirely on his own terms. The significance of such an autonomous success often gets overlooked, and partly accounts for why Ruff Draft is one of the lesser-referenced entries in Dilla’s oeuvre. Track Listing: A1 Intro A2 Let's Take It Back A3 Reckless Driving A4 Nothing Like This A5 The $ B1 Interlude B2 Make'em NV B3 Interlude B4 Crushin' (Yeeeaah!) B5 Shouts C1 Intro (Alternate) C2 Wild C3 Reckless Driving C4 Nothing Like This C5 The $ D1 Take Notice D2 Make'em NV D3 Interlude D4 Crushin' (Yeeeaah!) D5 Rock On
