Donuts
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Donuts is a highly influential 2006 instrumental hip-hop album by producer J Dilla, celebrated for its innovative sampling, emotional depth, and lasting impact on beat-making and underground hip-hop.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donuts canonical | 6 |
| Donuts (Intro) | 1 |
| Timbits | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept album
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instrumental hip hop album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | J Dilla ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Stones Throw Records catalog ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtFeatures | photograph of J Dilla ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widespread acclaim ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Shining (1980 film)
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surface form:
The Shining
|
| format |
CD
ⓘ
LP ⓘ digital download ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental hip hop
ⓘ
instrumental hip hop ⓘ |
| hasLegacyStatus |
cult classic
ⓘ
landmark hip hop album ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
celebration of life
ⓘ
farewell ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Donuts
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Donuts (Intro)
Don’t Cry ⓘ Last Donut of the Night ⓘ Lightworks ⓘ Two Can Win ⓘ Waves ⓘ Welcome to the Show ⓘ Work on It ⓘ
surface form:
Workinonit
|
| influenced |
instrumental beat tapes culture
ⓘ
lo-fi hip hop scene ⓘ underground hip hop producers ⓘ |
| labelFounder | Peanut Butter Wolf ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| length | approx. 43 minutes ⓘ |
| listedIn |
best albums of the 2000s lists
ⓘ
best hip hop albums of all time lists ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional depth
ⓘ
influence on modern beat-making ⓘ influence on underground hip hop ⓘ innovative sampling techniques ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 31 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ruff Draft ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentUsed |
Akai MPC3000
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surface form:
Akai MPC sampler
|
| producer | J Dilla ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
ⓘ
J Dilla’s home studio ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Stones Throw Records ⓘ |
| releaseContext | released three days before J Dilla’s death ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2006-02-07 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Timbits