Jay Stay Paid
- J Dilla aka Jay Dee
- Band Name: J Dilla aka Jay Dee
- Record Label: Nature Sounds
- Release Date: Jun 2, 2009
- Summary: The 28-track collection of unreleased tracks from the rapper/producer, who passed away three years ago, was produced by his mother and arranged by Pete Rock.
- Record Label: Nature Sounds
- Genre(s): Rap
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 15
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Mixed: 4 out of 15
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Negative: 0 out of 15
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A record that not only tops any solo offering that the late James Yancey released during his lifetime, but also rivals Slum Village's "Fantastic Part 2" and his own "Donuts" as his finest full-length effort.
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Posthumous projects are often ethically iffy, but the presence of Dilla's hero Pete Rock as musical supervisor should reassure fans that Paid is about celebration rather than exploitation of Dilla's life and legacy.
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This collection of unreleased material is uneven, tossing in undercooked instrumentals alongside tracks with MCs like Black Thought.
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