J-Dilla was one of the greatest artists in Hip Hop history and his legacy will live on. The beatmaker had several projects underway when he left this earth and many beats that were getting that hotness spit on them. Some work of J-Dilla's is featured on The Shining , 12 tracks of heats with a few artists on it you might know.

Who is on the album you ask? Well try Common, Black Thought, Pharoahe Monch, D'Angelo and Dwele. This album has beats you might have hear in your J-Dilla journeys so don't be alarmed but it also features artists on it you didn't hear like Baby featuring Madlib and Guilty Simpson. Simpson is fire in a rainforest and he does damage on the two tracks he's on.

Detroit's own J-Dilla was great at all different types of sounds and you get that on this album from "Geek Down", the first track, to "Won't Do", the last. Check out "Love Movin'" featuring Black Thought and tell me the tracks beats per minute does speed up and down at various parts of the song. If it doesn't the illusion is wonderful. If you want to flow try your skills on "Over The Breaks".

Overall this album is a tribute to a pioneer in the game and any more we can hear is a blessing. It's good to hear witty talk over vibrant beats and I hope more of these can be made so many will never forget the innovation Dilla brought to the music. I wish it could have been

longer but I'm just being greedy.

I'll give it 4 GeoGlobes

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