The following list catalogs song-writing, musician and production credits for James Yancey, also known as Jay Dee and J Dilla.Yancey began his career as the producer for Detroit hip hop group, Slum Village, and as a member of the production trio The Ummah, before launching a solo career in the early 2000s.After a stint on MCA Records, the vast majority of Yancey's work, both as an artist.
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Champion Sound is an album by the duoJaylib (hip hop musiciansJ Dilla and Madlib). Half of the songs are produced byMadlib and feature J Dilla on vocals, and the other half areproduced by J Dilla and feature Madlib on vocals. This album wasthe first of the Madlib duo collaboration albums made during the2000s.
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History
Jaylib began in 2000 when DJ J Rocc of the Beat Junkies gave aCD of unused instrumental tracks by J Dilla to Madlib. Madlib then recorded vocals over thesebeats and labelled them 'Jaylib', without the intention of actuallyreleasing them. Stones Throw placed one of theserecordings on a mixtape,under the name Jaylib, which was eventually heard by Dilla. Thepair recorded Champion Sound in separate cities, Madlib inOxnard,California, and Dilla in Detroit, Michiganby sending recordings back and forth. The two met only once beforeor during this time, while Madlib was recording in Detroit for JDilla's album on MCA Records; a record that was never released. Thealbum was released in 2003 after much delay due to leaks and bootlegsand received positive reviews.
Following Dilla's move from Detroit to Los Angeles in 2004, they appeared togetheron tour in Spring 2004 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Toronto. Madlib debuted a yet-unreleased Jaylibsong on a BBC radio show in May 2005titled 'Take It Back aka The Unofficial', produced by J Dilla withvocals by Madlib. The track was released on Adult Swim and Stones Throw's Chrome Childrencompilation.
Releases
The first pressings of the album in the USA contained two bonustracks: 'Raw Addict,' and 'Ice' (which otherwise are only on awhite label 12' issued by Stones Throw); the first pressing of theCD in Europe included those two and a third track, 'Pillz,' whichwas later featured as the b-side to the 12-inch single for 'McNastyFilth'.
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In 2005 Madlib's compilation of unreleased Jaylib tracks gotleaked as an early version of Madvillain's Madvillainy did before. These two CDs werecompiled by Madlib in late 2002 to listen to on a trip toBrazil.[1] TheJaylib compilation is called The Rough Drafts and theMadvillain compilation is called Madvillainy Preview.
The 2007 re-issue of Champion Sound was abruptly delayed whenStones Throw was issued a cease-and-desist from the camp of artistCrisWilliamson. 'The Red', one of the more popular songs from theLP, contained an unauthorized sample of her song 'Shine On,Straight Arrow'. The song appears on the reissue with an alternatebeat, though one still arranged by Jay Dee.
An alternate beat was also used for the song 'No Games' on there-issue.
Tracklisting
- 'L.A. to Detroit' – 1:19
- Contains samples of 'Long Red' by Mountain and the motion picture 'ForbiddenPlanet'
- 'McNasty Filth' (Ft. Frank-N-Dank) – 2:55
- Contains samples of 'Melancholy Man' by Paul Mauriat
- 'Nowadayz' – 3:08
- Contains samples of 'Wring Out the Ground (Loosely Now)' by Egg
- 'Champion Sound ' – 2:23
- Contains samples of 'Dharmatma Theme Music (Sad)' by KalyanjiAnandji
- 'The Red' – 3:14
- Contains samples of 'Shine On, Straight Arrow' by CrisWilliamson
- 'Heavy' – 3:46
- Contains a sample of 'Stuffed Aubergine' by Vangelis (used in the outro beat)
- 'Raw Shit' (Ft. Talib Kweli) – 3:08
- 'The Official' – 3:31
- Contains a sample of 'Diana In the Autumn Wind' by Gap Mangione
- 'The Heist' – 3:05
- 'The Mission' – 2:24
- 'React' (Ft. Quasimoto) – 2:45
- 'Strapped' (Ft. Guilty Simpson) – 3:13
- 'Strip Club' – 2:50
- Contains samples of 'Opus Pocus' by Jaco Pastorius
- 'The Exclusive' (Ft. Percee P) – 1:23
- 'Survival Test' – 3:55
- Contains samples of 'Been Music/Man Dole Mera Tan Dole' byHermant Kumar
- 'Starz' – 3:03
- Contains a sample of 'The Stars Are Out Tonight' by Starcastle
- Contains a sample of 'Living for the Love of You' by The IsleyBrothers
- 'No Games' – 1:47
- Contains a sample of 'Huit Octobre 1971' by Cortex
- 'Raw Addict' – 3:02 - Unlisted bonus track on the first US& UK pressing
- 'Ice' – 1:17 - Unlisted bonus track on the first US & UKpressing
- 'Pillz' - 3:05 - Unlisted bonus track on the first UK pressing
- Contains a sample of 'Malaguena' by Martin Denny
Deluxeedition
Cover of the deluxe re-issue of Champion Sound
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# | Title | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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1 | 'L.A. to Detroit' | O. JacksonJr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Jaylib | |
2 | 'McNasty Filth' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey F.Bush D.Harvey | J Dilla Frank-N-Dank | Madlib | |
3 | 'Nowadayz' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Madlib | JDilla | |
4 | 'Champion Sound' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | J Dilla | Madlib | |
5 | 'The Red' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Madlib | J Dilla | |
6 | 'Heavy' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | J Dilla | Madlib | |
7 | 'Raw Shit' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey T. Greene | Madlib Talib Kweli | J Dilla | |
8 | 'The Official' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | J Dilla | Madlib | |
9 | 'The Heist' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | J Dilla | |
10 | 'The Mission' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | J Dilla | Madlib | |
11 | 'React' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Madlib Quasimoto | J Dilla | |
12 | 'Strapped' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey GuiltySimpson | Jaylib GuiltySimpson | Madlib | |
13 | 'Strip Club' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Madlib Quasimoto | J Dilla | |
14 | 'The Exclusive' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey P. Simon | J Dilla Percee P | J Dilla | |
15 | 'Survival Test' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | J Dilla | Madlib | |
16 | 'Starz' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Madlib | J Dilla | |
17 | 'No Games' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | J Dilla | Madlib | |
18 | 'Raw Addict [Bonus Track]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Madlib | J Dilla | |
19 | 'Pillz [Bonus Track]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Madlib | J Dilla |
- Disc two
Tracks #1-9 were previously unreleased, whereas tracks #10-24were previously unreleased on CD.
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# | Title | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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1 | 'Da Rawkus [Sir Bang Version]' | O. JacksonJr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Jaylib | |
2 | 'The Official [Rap Circle Mix]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Madlib | |
3 | 'Heavy [Chronic Mix]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Madlib | |
4 | 'Optimos for Dilla (Interlude)' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Jaylib | |
5 | 'Survival Test [Rasta Dub Remix]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Madlib | |
6 | 'Champion Sound [Remix]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Madlib | |
7 | 'The Mission [Stringed Out Mix]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Madlib | |
8 | 'One for Dilla (Interlude)' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Jaylib | |
9 | 'Strapped [Four-4 Mix]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Madlib | |
10 | 'McNasty Filth [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Madlib | |
11 | 'Nowadayz [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | J Dilla | |
12 | 'Champion Sound [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Madlib | |
13 | 'The Red [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | J Dilla | |
14 | 'Heavy [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Madlib | |
15 | 'Raw Shit [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | J Dilla | |
16 | 'The Official [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Madlib | |
17 | 'The Heist [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | J Dilla | |
18 | 'The Mission [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Madlib | |
19 | 'React [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | J Dilla | |
20 | 'Strapped [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Madlib | |
21 | 'Strip Club [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | J Dilla | |
22 | 'The Exclusive [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | J Dilla | |
23 | 'Survival Test [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | Madlib | |
24 | 'Starz [Instrumental]' | O. Jackson Jr. J. Yancey | Jaylib | J Dilla |
Albumsingles
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'The Red'
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'McNasty Filth' (featuring Frank-N-Dank)
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References
- ^Stones Throw Records
Externallinks
Welcome 2 Detroit • Ruff Draft • Donuts •The Shining • Jay LoveJapan • Jay Stay Paid Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1) • Fantastic, Vol.2 • Best KeptSecret • ChampionSound • Dillagence Vol. 1: Unreleased •Vol. 2: Vintage • Get Dis Money • I Don't Know • 'Climax (song)'•'Raise It Up' • 'Fuck The Police'•'Pause' 1st Down • Slum Village • The Ummah• Soulquarians •
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