Donuts

I know some people are worried about buying Vinyl through Amazon. I was. I took a shot and it was fine. Came in TWO separate boxes and was packed tight. I had a good experience, i hope you do too,

The media could not be loaded. Everything I wanted. Sounds great on my set up. Highly recommend this album if you’re a J Dilla Fan or looking for something with Instrumentals and great beats.

Awesome!

When coming into land at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport), the big donut sign from Randy's Donuts (featured in the album artwork and somewhat in the title) is a familiar sight just off the starboard jet engine and it also represents the big brass ring everyone's looking to grab when they get to LA. Jay Dee reached out and grabbed it. The ubiquitous sound of sirens throughout the album represent to me the ubiquitous sounds of certain communities where ambulance, fire, and police presence is undeniably greater. It is also a love letter to his community. Great album, great artist, his early demise is a massive loss for music. Only the good die young!R.I.P James Yancey aka Jay Dee/J Dilla

5 stars hands down. Rest in peace to one of the greatest hip hop producers of ALL time. My favorite track is "Time: The Donut of the Heart." I have been playing it on repeat all day, and it's still repeating. This man is a genius. I fell in love with his style the moment I heard it, back in the late 90's, and it stuck with me; never went away. He just had this ear for great music; and what great music should sound like. He's a legend in his own right, and if you're a true hip hop head, or you just love the Jay Dee "signature" sound, you MUST buy this album. His spirit will FOREVER live on in the hearts of all his fans, family, and friends. Detroit for life. RIP Dilla. Your music will continue to make me smile. Yes...We will miss you more than you'll ever know.....

I received the smile cover. Upon delivery, the plastic wrap seemed quite tight, since the bottom corner of the cover was slightly bent upon arrival. Luckily it didn't harm the record itself, and the cover mostly straightened out after a couple days. Overall fantastic album and purchase, plays great on vinyl.

So happy this came undamaged and also, the smile cover. It’s the cover to have. Thanks Amazon for packing it well and giving me the cover I wanted.

If you're looking for J Dilla, you already know how amazing his work is. If you're looking at this vinyl, you already know how important this work is. Only thing to talk about really is that I got the Smile cover, it seems to be a flip of the coin if you get the Smile or Donut Shop cover. Honestly, does it really matter? The jams are incredible.