J Dilla Ruff Draft CD

Ruff Draft Music

List Price	$16.98 (You save $4.53)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, R&B CDs, Rap, Urban Soundtrack, Instrumental, Experimental Rock, Underground/Alt Rap
Label	Stones Throw
Orig Year	2007
All Time Sales Rank	32768
CD Universe Part number	7361291
Catalog number	2153
Discs	2
Release Date	Mar 20, 2007
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	J Dilla
Recording Time	53 minutes
Personnel	J Dilla, Dank, Lil-Bit
Additional Info	Bonus Tracks; Deluxe Edition

J Dilla Ruff Draft Songs

		Ruff Draft CD DISC 1:
	1.	Intro
	2.	Let's Take It Back
	3.	Reckless Driving
	4.	Nothing Like This
	5.	$, The
	6.	Interlude
	7.	Make'em NV
	8.	Interlude
	9.	Crushin' (Yeeeeaah!)
	10.	Shouts
	11.	Intro - (alternate take)
	12.	Wild
	13.	Take Notice
	14.	Shouts - (alternate take)
		Ruff Draft Songs DISC 2:
	1.	Let's Take It Back - (instrumental)
	2.	Reckless Driving - (instrumental)
	3.	Nothing Like This - (instrumental)
	4.	$, The - (instrumental)
	5.	Make'em NV - (instrumental)
	6.	Crushin' (Yeeeeaah!) - (instrumental)
	7.	Intro - (alternate take, instrumental)
	8.	Wild - (instrumental)
	9.	Take Notice - (instrumental)
	10.	Shouts - (alternate take, instrumental)

Ruff Draft Music Review

Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

5 stars WHAT??
How can you rate this album a three. This album is at least a four if not a five. Donuts was a dope CD but this is an underrated masterpiece. If you are true Dilla fan this album is worth buying
Submitted by egomers714 (Santa Ana)
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3 stars nah man, DONUTS, it's about them DONUTS son...
Ruff Draft is kind of raw, but DONUTS is a memorable classic.
Submitted by Culture (Queens, NY)
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