| The quiet, prolific producer collaborated with everyone from Eryka Badu to Common to Janet Jackson and Prince. Dilla was just beginning to capitalize on his cult status when he sadly passed at age 32 due to Lupus-related complications. Jay Stay Paid is a 25 track collection of unreleased Dilla beats mixed and arranged by Pete Rock. While mostly instrumental, the release also offers a few guests vocals from artists that Dilla worked with and admired including Black Thought of The Roots, MF Doom, M.O.P., Phat Kat and more. Overseen by Maureen Yancey (aka Ma Dukes) along with the musical supervision of Dilla's only real musical idol, Pete Rock..."This album combines what he did in the beginning of his career, what he did in some of our early hospital stays, which was very deep, and some stuff pulled from old disks and DATs. It's mind blowing...this
is like the missing links to Dilla's legacy." So, just to be clear, it's not another "Dilla Greatest Hits" re-hash and contains lots of never before heard material and newly applied lyrics from notable guests. Rest in Power, Jay Dee! | |
