J Dilla – “Gangsta Boogie” ft. Snoop Dogg & Kokane (Produced by Hi-Tek)

I can’t lie, I had a definite side eye when I heard they were releasing more new J Dilla music. After looking at the track-list though, it’s looking like a lot of songs us Dilla aficionados have already heard compiled together with a few rarities that were previously not issued.

More information is listed below, but be on the lookout for The Diary to drop in mid April via Mass Appeal (pre-order via iTunes). Bump this Snoop and Kokane featured track below; produced by Hi-Tek. It’ll also be released on vinyl.

The Estate of James Yancey has revived J Dilla’s longstanding company, PayJay, as a functioning imprint to release Dilla’s long lost vocal album, The Diary, on April 15th, in conjunction with Mass Appeal Records. Initially intended for release in 2002, The Diary is the final batch of unissued material that Dilla had assembled for release during his lifetime, lending crucial insight into the producer’s prowess and thought process in the period leading up to his break with the major label system and the extremely fertile period that followed (which encompassed the making of the canonical classics Ruff Draft, Jaylib, and Donuts). The Diary features vocal performances by J Dilla, Snoop Dogg, Bilal, Kokane, Frank and Dank, Nottz and Boogie, over production by Dilla, Madlib, Pete Rock, Hi-tek, Nottz, House Shoes, Supa Dave West, Bink! and Karriem Riggins.

1. The Introduction
2. The Anthem feat. Frank & Dank
3. Fight Club feat. Nottz & Boogie
4. The Shining Pt. 1 (Diamonds) feat. Kenny Wray
5. The Shining Pt. 2 (Ice)
6. Trucks
7. Gangsta Boogie feat. Snoop Dogg & Kokane
8. Drive Me Wild
9. Give Them What They Want
10. The Creep (The O)
11. The Ex feat. Bilal
12. So Far
13. Fuck The Police
14. The Diary