Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2006, Hip Hop, Alternative Hip Hop, Detroit, Michigan
Matrix #: BBELP076
Condition: EX, sounds great, lots of very light marks, little impact on sound quality

Cultural Facts:

1. Family Ties: Released months after his death at 32 from complications linked to lupus, the project was overseen by his mother Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey.

2. Legal Trouble: Dilla battled sample clearance issues for years; much of his catalog was tangled in publishing disputes that limited official releases.

3. Media Narrative: Posthumous releases sparked debate about unfinished material—who controls an artist’s legacy when the artist isn’t here to approve it?

2/24/2026 CC