This post was removed by the DMCA because of my link for the download of the album. I was a little bothered that someone couldn't have just asked nicely for the link to be removed but there is not much that can be done afterward. So, thanks to google's web-cache I was able to dig up the original post and I am now presenting it to you minus the offending link. Hopefully no one from the DMCA has anything to complain about this time. Enjoy!
I'm sure most everyone reading this blog is readily familiar with the goings on of Madlib and J Dilla, although I seem to remember a lot of distaste for their collaboration as Jaylib around the time of it's release. To be honest, I wasn't blown away by it either, as I felt that while the beats were great, Madlib sounded rather uninspired on his vocals. That's kind of ridiculous to say since generally speaking Madlib sounds like he's stoned out of his mind when he raps, but it just seemed a little less interesting this time around. Regardless though, I was psyched to hear it just as everyone else was, and the album has grown on me over time, even Madlib's less than inspired flows. The whole thing just has a nice relaxed vibe to it, even when Dilla is trying to make you jump up and rock.
Prior to the album's official release, there had been a lot of hype about the collaboration, based on the love of Madlib and Dilla by the hip-hop community as well as the story of the collaboration's origins. As the story goes, Madlib had gotten his hands on a beat tape that Dilla had created. He was so impressed with the beats that he decided to record flows for every track on the tape. The tape never saw official release but Madlib surely shared copies or at least played it for friends. Peanut Butter Wolf was going to DJ a few shows and, upon hearing Madlib's cover of The Message over a Dilla beat, included it on a small pressing of 12"s he'd prepared for his shows. When asked what to label the track, Madlib responded "Jaylib". From there, PBW had his 12"s pressed, but there were enough extras left that he decided to distribute them to some independent record shops and the track made it's way into the wild. Eventually, Dilla heard it and, impressed, contacted Madlib about possibly collaborating. And such, Jaylib proper was born.
Along the way, Madlib was also working with DOOM on the Madvillian album and was to attend an event in Brazil for the Red Bull Music Academy. For the trip, he compiled discs containing some of the work in progress tracks for both the Madvillian and Jaylib albums. Somehow though, these discs were leaked online much to the disdain of Madlib and the Stones Throw camp. A lot of people assumed these were the finished products but Madlib went so far as to post a page at Stones Throw's site explaining the events surrounding the leaks and their differences from the finished albums. Nonetheless, many fans downloaded both leaks and were pleased to find significant differences between the finished products and these early versions. Some of the best material laid with the Jaylib leak which featured rhymes only from Madlib and beats only from Dilla. Some of the songs did see release on the proper Jaylib album, but most of them either saw release as bonus or compilation tracks, if at all. Madlib also stated that all the tracks were remixed prior to their releases.
When the Jaylib disc leaked, it was originally labeled "Jay Dee and Madlib are Jaylib", but the proper title was "The Rough Drafts (11-02)". It's basically a full album in it's own right with interludes that didn't appear anywhere else, hidden tracks and lots of stuff that still hasn't seen release. In particular, two of my favorite tracks from this period, "Rockforeverybody Pt. 1" and "Turn It Up" are featured here, and neither are likely to see release due to sample clearance issues. If you are a Madlib or Dilla fan, this is a must grab!
Jaylib - The Rough Drafts (11-02)
01 Direct From...
02 Raw Addict (this was a bonus track on some versions of Champion Sound)
03 The Red (this was released on Champion Sound)
04 Nowadayz (this was released on Champion Sound)
05 Bounce Pt. 1
06 Pillz (this was a bonus track on some versions of Champion Sound)
07 Heist (this was released on Champion Sound)
08 Popshit (this was released on the limited Stones Throw 100 EP)
09 The Stars (this was released on Champion Sound)
10 Rockforeverybody Pt. 1
11 Turn It Up (feat. YNQ)
12 Strip Club (feat. Quasimoto) (this was released on Champion Sound)
13 Eyecantakeyouthere/Follow
14 Infinity-Dilla Mix (Includes: a skit from America's Most Blunted; Infinity (aka On & On); skit feat. Baby D; Tomorrow Never Knows, from 2000; skit; Lord Quas-Just Go Away, Dilla version) (a small portion of this was released on the "B-Ball Zombie War" compilation)
PS-The original page at Stones Throw giving details of the differences between the leaks and final albums was taken down some time ago, but thanks to the wonders of Archive.org's Wayback Machine, I can provide you a link to check it out in all it's glory. Check it out HERE
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