WELCOME 2 DETROIT by JAY DEE AKA J DILLA
| SKU | 143424 |
| Artist | JAY DEE AKA J DILLA |
| Title | WELCOME 2 DETROIT |
| Label | BBE |
| Catalog # | BBEBGLP001 |
| Tag | |
| Release | W 02 - 2026 |
| Format | Vinyl - UK2LP |
| € 44,50 | incl. VAT, excl. shipping |
Tracks
- Welcome 2 Detroit
- Y'all Ain't Ready
- Think Twice w/ Dwele
- The Clapper w/ Karriem Riggins ft. Blu Out
- Come Get It ft. Elzhi
- Pause ft. Frank-N-Dank
- BBE (Big Booty Express)
- Beej N Dem Pt 2 ft. Beej
- Brazilian Groove (EWF) w/Dwele & Frank Bush
- It's Like That ft. Hodge Podge, Lacks
- Give It Up
- Rico Suave Bossa Nova w/ Karriem Riggins & Frank Bush
- Featuring Phat Kat
- Shake It Down
- African Rhythms
Description
The classic debut solo offering from pioneering hip hop producer Jay Dee aka J Dilla. ESSENTIAL!!!!!!
Welcome 2 Detroit was James Dewitt Yancey aka Jay Dee’s first solo outing and the debut appearance of his new ‘J Dilla’ moniker
The numerous guest appearances from some of the city’s best MCs at the time — Beej, Big Tone, Elzhi, Frank N Dank, Phat Kat — added to the album’s immersive experience, offering listeners a taste of Detroit in a way that only Jay Dee could do
The album would prove to be the perfect distillation of Dilla’s Detroit. From Kraftwerk- inspired Tech Noir that would make Metroplex proud, through subtle echoes from Africa, live jazz-funk and bossa-nova grooves, to tough Midwest boom-bap, this record somehow showed reverence to the city’s past without ever leaving its present. Grimy street flows that somehow swayed like James Brown. Unquantized marvels, so free and alive in their bounce, that they could seduce the hardest of hard-rocks into the sweetest screwface! Diverse, multifaceted, super collaborative and yet somehow singular, Welcome 2 Detroit was the shy and humble James Yancey revealing his true self in the only way he knew how: through his music.
