Title: J Dilla – Donuts
Year/Genre: 2006, Hip-Hop
Condition: New

Cultural Facts:

1. Released on J Dilla’s 32nd birthday, just three days before his death, on indie label Stones Throw.

2. Much of it was assembled while he was in a Los Angeles hospital, working from a small sampler and stacks of records brought by friends.

3. Its short, loop-based instrumentals became a blueprint for 2000s beat culture, influencing everyone from underground MPC heads to big-name producers.