I agree with most of you that DONUTS is his single best work. It's got to be one of the top 10 albums of this decade.
Even as a huge Dilla fan I have to disagree with this:
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J Dilla was one of the most prominent hip hop producers ever.
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Dilla's cult is huge, and he has had hits, but he was never quite "prominent". After a ton of hits for artists like Q-Tip, Badu and Common in the late 90s & early 00's he tried to make a solo name for himself in 2002, which ended in disaster as his record label MCA collapsed. After this, Dilla went intensely underground, starting with Ruff Draft, then his stuff with Stones Throw. His rep & work from this point til his death was great, but he was very much UNDERGROUND. "Prominent" hip-hop producers are Neptunes, Timbaland, etc ... Dilla was never in that league, and still isn't.
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Originally Posted by Jester
Too bad Guilty Simpson is an idiot.
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Also disagree with this. Don't be so short sighted Jester! Go listen to Man's World and Stress, two great tracks produced by Dilla which never came out officially because of the samples used. Both found on youtube.