Ruff Draft
Ruff Draft is an EP reissued as a studio album by American hip hop producer and rapper J Dilla released under the moniker "Jay Dee". It was originally released in February 2003 as an EP, by his then-newly founded label, Mummy Records, and distributed by Groove Attack, a German record label. In 2007, Ruff Draft was extended, remastered, and posthumously re-released as a "solo album" by Stones Throw Records. The re-release sold 8,049 copies in its first week, J Dilla's largest first-week sales as a solo artist.
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| Released | February 25, 2003 (Original) March 20, 2007 (Re-issue) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, hardcore hip hop, experimental hip hop | |||
| Length | 18:16 (Original EP) 53:46 (Stones Throw Re-release) | |||
| Label | Mummy Records / Stones Throw Records | |||
| Producer | Jay Dee | |||
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| Reissue album jacket | ||||
The front cover of the Stones Throw re-release | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
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| No Ripcord | 9/10 |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 |
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