"J Dilla - The D (from Diamonds & Ice EP)" Sat Oct-26-13 06:42 PM by PhilWithers
Anyone have this track from the Diamonds & Ice 12"?
I got rid of my turntables so I can't buy the album but I would really like to hear this song. Can someone post it or PM me? I think it would have to be a rip from the 12" because I've looked EVERYWHERE and I can't find a way to purchase this track digitally or on a CD.
I'm dying to hear this. If someone has the vinyl if you could rip it that would be awesome. I'll give you some Dilla beat tapes in return. Just PM me.
***In fact, if ANY of you want my collection of Dilla beat tapes PM me.
I don't know if it's an old track that's been previously released or is on the leaked version of the unreleased MCA album.
This is the second 12-inch EP release from the forthcoming “long lost” J Dilla album The Diary. Read about it & hear the lead track here: J Dilla – Diamonds & Ice.
This EP contains what might be the two best known tracks from The Diary – one leaked years ago in the form of a low-bit MP3, and another as a short-lived promotional single. These versions – both final and alternate mixes – come straight from mixed-down masters that Dilla himself created.
Long before his posthumous album The Shining, J Dilla titled these two tracks “The Shining Pt. 1,” produced by Notzz, and “The Shining Pt. 2,” produced by Madlib. The Diamonds & Ice EP contains two markedly different versions of “Ice,” with one showing the musical direction Dilla would embark on after The Diary was shelved in 2002. Rounding out this EP is a Madlib instrumental that J Dilla secured for the album but never turned into the final song, titled “The D.”
A1. Diamonds – The Shining Pt. 1 A2. Diamonds – The Shining Pt. 1 (Alternate) A3. Diamonds – The Shining Pt. 1 (Instrumental) B1. Ice – The Shining Pt. 2 B2. Ice – The Shining Pt. 2 (Ruff Draft Version) B3. Ice – The Shining Pt. 2 (Instrumental) B4. The D
Since 'The Shining' EP is only a few months old, I'm not posting the entire thing. Pay Jay was created for the Yancey family so they're reaping the benefits of the Diary project and the EPs. These are vinyl-only so think of them as collector's items.