- hip hop
- 41 min
- 16 tracks
- BBE
Welcome 2 Detroit is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist J Dilla, released on February 26, 2001. The album followed his group Slum Village's critically acclaimed Fantastic, Vol. 2, and kicked off BBE's "Beat Generation" series.
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Character
Grave, character-led, classical in form and contemporary.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
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- Allmusic3.5/5 ★
- The A.V. Clubfavorable
- Pitchfork8.5/10
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Tracks
- 1Welcome 2 Detroit0:49
- 2Y’All Ain’t Ready1:29
- 3Think Twice3:53
- 4The Clapper2:06
- 5Come Get It5:03
- 6Pause2:46
- 7B.B.E. (Big Booty Express)2:13
- 8Beej‐N‐Dem, Pt. 22:49
- 9Brazillian Groove (EWF)1:30
- 10It’s Like That4:05
- 11Give It Up3:08
- 12Rico Suave Bossa Nova1:26
- 13Featuring Phat Kat3:43
- 14Shake It Down2:56
- 15African Rhythms1:36
- 16One1:30
16 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Jay Dee
- Label
- BBE
- Released
- February 27, 2001
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
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