Jaylib
Album: Champion Sound
Release Date: May 8, 2007
Label: Stones Throw

Review:
In preparing Jaylib’s Champion Sound for reissue with later photos of the group, Madlib quietly presented us with a collection of new Jaylib remixes. "Why don’t you put these on too?" These 9 remixes, together with b-sides and the instrumentals - 43 tracks in all - are collected in this deluxe 2-CD set, selling for the same price as the original Champion Sound CD.

Back in 2003, J Dilla was better known as Jay Dee, the Detroit producer widely respected in hip-hop, but lesser known in his solo career; Madlib was an up-and-coming L.A. producer making a name for himself with his wild diversity, from rap to electronic jazz to remixes projects. Few knew who or what "Jaylib" was, and many of those who did felt that Champion Sound wasn’t given the attention is deserved when it was originally released.

At the time of Champion Sound’s original release in late 2003, J Dilla and Madlib had never been photographed together or appeared as a group in public. In the years that followed, this changed drastically - after Dilla’s move to Los Angeles, the two worked together, communicated through hip-hop beat tapes, and toured together as Jaylib. Madlib’s profile rose with his MF DOOM-collab Madvillain. J Dilla, though dealing with a serious illness, continued crafting material for artists such as Common and Busta Rhymes while working on a wealth of solo material. Dilla’s final albums - Donuts and The Shining - along with the re-issue of Ruff Draft have introduced his name and music to countless new fans while publications from The Source to Rolling Stone paid respect to his career.

Tracklisting :
Disc: 1
1. L.A. to Detroit
2. McNasty Filth, feat. Frank-n-Dank
3. Nowadayz
4. Champion Sound
5. The Red
6. Heavy
7. Raw Shit, feat. Talib Kweli
8. The Official
9. The Heist
10. The Mission
11. React, feat. Quasimoto
12. Strapped, feat. Guilty Simpson
13. Strip Club
14. The Exclusive, feat. Percee P
15. Survival Test
16. Starz
17. No Games
18. Raw Addict - previously unreleased on CD
19. Pillz - Bonus Track
Disc: 2
1. Da Rawkus (Sir Bang Version) - previously unreleased
2. The Official (Rap Circle Mix) - previously unreleased
3. Heavy (Chronic Mix) - previously unreleased
4. Optimos for Dilla (Interlude) - previously unreleased
5. Survival Test (Rasta Dub Remix) - previously unreleased
6. Champion Sound (Remix)- previously unreleased
7. The Mission (Stringed Out Mix) - previously unreleased
8. One for Dilla (Interlude) - previously unreleased
9. Strapped (Four-4 Mix) - previously unreleased
10. McNasty Filth (Instrumental)- previously unreleased on cd
11. Nowadayz (Instrumental)- previously unreleased on cd
12. Champion Sound (Instrumental)- previously unreleased on cd
13. The Red (Instrumental)- previously unreleased on cd
14. Heavy (Instrumental)- previously unreleased on cd
15. Raw Shit (Instrumental) - previously unreleased on cd
16. The Official (Instrumental) - previously unreleased on cd
17. The Heist (Instrumental)- previously unreleased on cd
18. The Mission (Instrumental)- previously unreleased on cd
19. React (Instrumental)- previously unreleased on cd
20. Strapped (Instrumental)- previously unreleased on cd
21. Strip Club (Instrumental)- previously unreleased on cd
22. The Exclusive (Instrumental)- previously unreleased on cd
23. Survival Test (Instrumental)- previously unreleased on cd
24. Starz (Instrumental)- previously unreleased on cd

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