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- Summary: The second posthumous release from the acclaimed hip-hop producer, this double-disc set is actually a greatly-expanded resissue of his hard-to-find 2003 EP of the same name.
- Record Label: Stones Throw
- Genre(s): Rap
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 16
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Mixed: 3 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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One of hip-hop's few essential EPs.
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UrbA must-have for true J Dilla fans. [Apr 2007, p.104]
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FilterRuff Draft is live, and you need to play it loud enough to wake the dead. [#24, p.98]
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Some of the material is brilliant, though much of it only hints at the gems that would eventually make up Dilla's collaboration with Madlib on Champion Sound.
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While still lush in its own grimy way, Ruff Draft represents the harsher, more experimental end of Dilla’s palette.
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Ruff Draft still feels like a limited-edition collectors-only curiosity.
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Ruff Draft is subtle, full of muddy melodies, magical synths and crispy snares, all typical of Dilla beats that aren’t on major label releases.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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nazatJul 9, 2007its too sick. plain and simple
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RuffBApr 2, 2007This album is a hit.
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