Welcome 2 Detroit


Welcome 2 Detroit is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist J Dilla, released on February 26, 2001. The album followed his group Slum Village's critically acclaimed Fantastic, Vol. 2, and kicked off BBE's "Beat Generation" series.
Welcome 2 Detroit bears the name "Jay Dee" as well as "J Dilla", and marks the first time Dilla officially used the name J Dilla.

Overview

Welcome 2 Detroit is a showcase of the talent from J Dilla's hometown, introducing a pre-Slum Village Elzhi on the song "Come Get It", and making room for his longtime 1st Down partner Phat Kat on the appropriately titled "Featuring Phat Kat".
The album sound ranges from grimy hardcore hip hop to electronic psychedelia. The track "Rico Suave Bossa Nova" is inspired by Brazilian music group Azymuth. As Dilla mentions in the extensive liner notes:
J Dilla covers Donald Byrd's "Think Twice", singing the lead vocals.
On "African Rhythms", J Dilla covers the Afro beat group Plunky & the Oneness of Juju's song of the same name, replaying all the instruments as well as mimicking the spoken introduction.
On the albums outro "One", J Dilla takes a moment to thank all who have helped him in the Hip-Hop industry, including Slum Village, Q-Tip and De La Soul. The Pop band 'N Sync is also mentioned. An instrumental version of the album was released on August 23, 2005.

Track listing

All tracks produced by J Dilla except "The Clapper" which is produced by Karriem Riggins and co-produced by J Dilla.
  1. Welcome 2 Detroit – 0:49
  2. Y'all Ain't Ready – 1:28
  3. Think Twice – 3:52
  4. The Clapper – 2:06
  5. Come Get It – 5:02
  6. Pause – 2:45
  7. B.B.E. – 2:12
  8. Beej-N-Dem Pt. 2 – 2:49
  9. Brazilian Groove – 1:30
  10. It's Like That and Lacks – 4:05
  11. Give It Up – 3:08
  12. Rico Suave Bossa Nova – 1:25
  13. Featuring Phat Kat – 3:43
  14. Shake It Down – 2:55
  15. African Rhythms – 1:36
  16. One – 1:30

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