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{{short description|2006 J. Dilla memorial EP}}
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| Name = Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks
| name = Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks
| Type = ep
| type = EP
| Artist = [[J Dilla]]
| artist = [[J Dilla]]
| Cover = DonutsEP.jpg
| cover = DonutsEP.jpg
| Released = 2006
| alt =
| Recorded = 1991–1993
| released = March 13, 2006
| recorded = 2005–2006
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| Length =
| venue =
| Label = [[Stones Throw]]
| studio =
| Producer = [[J Dilla]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| Reviews =
| length =
| label = [[Stones Throw]]
| Last album = ''[[Donuts (album)|Donuts]]'' <br /> (2006)
| producer = [[J Dilla]]
| This album = '''''Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks''''' <br /> (2006)
| Next album = ''[[The Shining (J Dilla album)|The Shining]]'' <br /> (2006)
| prev_title = [[Donuts (album)|Donuts]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = [[The Shining (J Dilla album)|The Shining]]
| next_year = 2006
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'''''Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks''''' is an EP released by [[Stones Throw]] following the 2006 death of [[Detroit]] [[hip hop production|producer]]/[[rapping|rapper]] [[J Dilla]].<ref name=record>{{cite web |url=http://www.stonesthrow.com/records/sth2130.html |title=J Dilla - Donuts: J Rocc's Picks STH2130 |date=n.d. |publisher=Stones Throw |access-date=2022-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070720212616/http://www.stonesthrow.com/records/sth2130.html |archive-date=20 July 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The follow-up to his ''[[Donuts (album)|Donuts]]'' album, this EP features tracks picked by [[J. Rocc]], a fellow producer on Stones Throw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://craftrecordings.com/blogs/permanent-record/brenton-wood-oogum-boogum|title=Brenton Wood: OOGUM BOOGUM|date=2020-09-16|last=Anderson|first=Kay|access-date=2022-03-19}}</ref> The tracks on the EP are extended versions of the original tracks from ''Donuts'', with the exception of "Signs", which is not included on the original album.<ref name=record/>
'''''Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks''''' is an EP released by [[Detroit]] [[hip hop production|producer]]/[[rapping|rapper]] [[J Dilla]], released by the [[Stones Throw]] [[record label|label]] in 2006.

The follow up to his ''[[Donuts (album)|Donuts]]'' album, this EP features tracks picked by [[J. Rocc]], a fellow producer on Stones Throw. The tracks on the EP are extended versions of the original tracks from ''Donuts'', with the exception of "Signs", which is not included on the original album.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All tracks written by [[J Dilla|J. Yancey]].
All tracks written by [[J Dilla|J. Yancey]].

===Side A===
===Side A===
{{Track listing
#"Lightworks"
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#*samples "Bendix 1: 'The Tomorrow People'" & "Lightworks" by [[Raymond Scott]]
| title_width = 30%
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#"Two Can Win"
| extra_width = 50%
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#*samples "Only One Can Win" by [[The Sylvers]]
| title1 = "Lightworks"
#"Signs"
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| extra1 = "Bendix 1: 'The Tomorrow People'" & "Lightworks" by [[Raymond Scott]]
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#*samples "Gimme Little Sign" by [[Brenton Wood]] & "Different Strokes" by [[Syl Johnson]]
| length1 = 2:31<ref>{{Cite web |title=Release “Donuts: J Rocc’s Picks” by J Dilla - MusicBrainz |url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/52ea64ad-5b08-4d7f-aa34-faf9cddbd723 |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=musicbrainz.org}}</ref>
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| title2 = "Two Can Win"
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| extra2 = "Only One Can Win" by [[The Sylvers]]
| length2 = 2:55
| title3 = "Signs"
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| extra3 = "Gimme Little Sign" by [[Brenton Wood]] & "Different Strokes" by [[Syl Johnson]]
| length3 = 2:34
}}


===Side B===
===Side B===
{{Track listing
#"People!"
| extra_column = [[Sampling (music)|Samples]]
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#*samples "People Hold On" by [[Eddie Kendricks]] & "Here We Go (Live at the Fun House)" by [[Run-D.M.C.]]
| title_width = 30%
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#"Light It Again"
| extra_width = 50%
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#*samples "[[Light My Fire]]" by Lil Brown
| title1 = "People!"
#"High"
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| extra1 = "People Hold On" by [[Eddie Kendricks]] & "Here We Go (Live at the Fun House)" by [[Run-D.M.C.]]
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#*samples "Maybe" by [[The Three Degrees]]
| length1 = 2:06
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| title2 = "Light It Again"
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| extra2 = "[[Light My Fire]]" by Africa
| length2 = 2:50
| title3 = "High"
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| extra3 = "Maybe" by [[The Three Degrees]]
| length3 = 2:39
}}


==External links==
*[http://www.stonesthrow.com/records/sth2130.html ''Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks'' on Stones Throw]
*[http://www.stonesthrow.com/jdilla J Dilla on Stones Throw]
*[http://www.jdilla.org J Dilla official site]
*{{myspace|jdilla|J Dilla}}
*[http://www.stonesthrow.com/jrocc J. Rocc on Stones Throw]
*[http://www.stonesthrow.com/ Stones Throw Records]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:35, 13 December 2024

Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks
EP by
J Dilla
ReleasedMarch 13, 2006
Recorded2005–2006
GenreHip hop
LabelStones Throw
ProducerJ Dilla
J Dilla chronology
Donuts
(2006) 		Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks
(2006) 		The Shining
(2006)

Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks is an EP released by Stones Throw following the 2006 death of Detroit producer/rapper J Dilla.[1] The follow-up to his Donuts album, this EP features tracks picked by J. Rocc, a fellow producer on Stones Throw.[2] The tracks on the EP are extended versions of the original tracks from Donuts, with the exception of "Signs", which is not included on the original album.[1]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks written by J. Yancey.

Side A

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No.TitleSamplesLength
1.""Lightworks"""Bendix 1: 'The Tomorrow People'" & "Lightworks" by Raymond Scott2:31[3]
2.""Two Can Win"""Only One Can Win" by The Sylvers2:55
3.""Signs"""Gimme Little Sign" by Brenton Wood & "Different Strokes" by Syl Johnson2:34

Side B

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No.TitleSamplesLength
1.""People!"""People Hold On" by Eddie Kendricks & "Here We Go (Live at the Fun House)" by Run-D.M.C.2:06
2.""Light It Again"""Light My Fire" by Africa2:50
3.""High"""Maybe" by The Three Degrees2:39


References

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  1. ^ a b "J Dilla - Donuts: J Rocc's Picks STH2130". Stones Throw. n.d. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  2. ^ Anderson, Kay (2020-09-16). "Brenton Wood: OOGUM BOOGUM". Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  3. ^ "Release "Donuts: J Rocc's Picks" by J Dilla - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2024-03-09.


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