FOCUS: J DILLA 'DONUTS' W/ Benyc
About This Event
Live event at Moondog Hifi
About Donuts
Donuts is the second studio album by American hip hop producer J Dilla, as well as the final album to be released in his lifetime. It was released on February 7, 2006, by Stones Throw Records, on his 32nd birthday, just three days before his death. Produced in 2005, it is an instrumental hip-hop album containing an infinite loop, consisting of 31 tracks with 34 samples from rock, jazz, and soul.
About the Artists
Benyc
Benyc is a New York City–based electronic DJ heard in rooms like Moondog Hifi, where the focus is on sound systems and close listening. Their sets move between beat-driven electronics and hip-hop lineage, with past performance history tied to figures such as J Dilla.
J Dilla
J Dilla, also known as Jay Dee, was a Detroit-bred producer, rapper, and composer whose work helped define the feel of mid-1990s underground hip hop. He first gained recognition with Slum Village, then moved through the late-’90s circle of the Soulquarians and later partnered with Madlib as Jaylib.