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J Dilla’s second album was released on his 32nd birthday in 2006, only days before his untimely death. He’d spent more than a decade defining and redefining a certain standard for hip-hop producers.

When I think of an album that will stick with me for the rest of my life, I instantly think about J Dilla’s Donuts. J Dilla, or Jay Dee, is a Detroit hip-hop legend. Born James Dewitt Yancey, Yancey ...

Twenty years ago, J Dilla changed the sound of hip-hop. The Detroit producer’s second solo album Donuts—released on his 32nd birthday, on 7 February 2006—is a masterclass in post-modern beat-making, ...