The estate of james yancey has revived payjay as a functioning imprint and announced the release of j dilla s long lost vocal album the diary.
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Initially intended for release in 2002 the diary was shelved after the legendary j dilla began a creative renaissance in l a.
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Archival footage shows j dilla rapping over beats for his debut album.
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This long lost album is the final batch of unissued material that j dilla had assembled for release during his lifetime.
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It also represents his first rap album released since ruff draft 2003 and champion sound 2003.
The long lost vocal album has been painstakingly assembled from two track mixdowns and multi track masters discovered in dilla s archives after his death in 2006 and is now finally presented as the final batch of unissued material that he had assembled for release.
Multi track masters of the album were found on 2 inch tape back in 2006 when dilla passed away and until now have remained largely unheard by the general public.
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Sourced from the original 2 tape many of the tracks were also mixed by dilla himself.
The diary was originally slated for release in the early 2000s but was shelved by mca upon completion.
The diary is the sixth studio album by american hip hop recording artist j dilla it was originally intended for release in 2002 via mca records under the title pay jay.
The tracks come straight from multi track masters found on 2 inch tape shortly after dilla s passing in 2006.
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Many were mixed by dilla himself.
The sample flipping talents of pete rock house shoes madlib waajeed and many more are showcased in their full form on this instrumental version of the long lost j dilla album the diary.
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Now mass appeal has shared this short documentary from the archives detailing the making of the album with dilla rapping over beats by nottz hi tek and more.
