- hip hop, instrumental hip hop
- 40 min
- 15 tracks
- Mass Appeal
The Diary is the sixth and final solo studio album by American hip-hop recording artist J Dilla. It was originally intended for release in 2002 via MCA Records under the title Pay Jay.
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Character
Grave, character-led, spare and intimate.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
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What critics gave it
Metacritic 73/100
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Clash7/10
- Consequence of SoundB
- Drowned in Sound5/10
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Mixmag8/10
- The New York Times(favorable)
- NME4/5
- Pitchfork6.9/10
- XXL4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1The Introduction (instrumental)3:16
- 2The Anthem (instrumental)2:47
- 3Fight Club (instrumental)2:24
- 4The Shining Pt. 1 (Diamonds) (instrumental)2:46
- 5The Shining Pt. 2 (Ice) (instrumental)1:10
- 6Trucks (instrumental)3:41
- 7Gangsta Boogie (instrumental)3:19
- 8Drive Me Wild (instrumental)2:24
- 9Give Them What They Want (instrumental)2:31
- 10The Creep (The O) (instrumental)3:07
- 11The Ex (instrumental)3:31
- 12So Far (instrumental)2:17
- 13Fuck The Police (instrumental)2:35
- 14The Diary (instrumental)1:30
- 15The Sickness (instrumental)2:39
15 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- J Dilla
- Label
- Mass Appeal
- Released
- July 8, 2015
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- US
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