J DILLA 'RUFF DRAFT: INSTRUMENTALS' LP Pelican I Wish You Were Dead

I Wish You Were Dead

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7 When You Close Your Eyes

7 didn't have a producer in the traditional sense

J DILLA 'RUFF DRAFT: INSTRUMENTALS' LP Pelican I Wish You Were DeadWhen 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