take notice with guilty is u n b e l i e v a b l e. nobodys review can do this song and album justice i knock this album when im with the boys they always ask where they can get this they just have no clue.

the album is solid from start to finish. i listened to the instrumental more than than the regular tracks

the greatest of all time enough said (R.I.P)

That's just one adictive song, and the instrumental too.

No exaguration, this album is Jay Dee at his best! Okay, the shining is insane, but Ruff Draft in my opinion is just straight up raw dilla. I can't even explain how much I love this EP. There was only one dilla and we are fortunate to be left with these great works he finished before his untimely passing. RIP DILLA!

Getting 14 songs + 10 ill instrumentals.

def buy.

R.I.P. J Dilla.

sing song sing song Be original. The best thing going is these rhymes don't last long - only two top over 4 mins. Was your life listening as I have wasted mine writing the review.

Respect your culture, respect your mother, respect yourself and make the beat and melodies of hip hop ebb and flow with words ALL cultures can understand and words no one is ashamed to play infront of their church congregation or grandparents.

Would Huckabee get more votes playing this in Iowa?

Since I first heard this album, I listen to it atleast a few times through every week. J Dilla is vastly underated as an M.C. His rawness, and sick flow sound perfect over these raw loops. One of my favorite albums ever! Rough Draft Motha F#@$er!

I love Dilla but this album was just ok to me. Sorry all you "hardcore" Dilla fans but I would give it 3 1/2 if i could so it gets 3. I think it's because so many people are playing out that "From tha D" sound now and it all sounds the same. Leave Dilla's sound alone your killing something special!!!!

j dilla is up there with the greats like bob marley, jimi hendrix, james brown all the rest, hes just as dope! J DILLA CHANGED MY LIFE!

I used to not know the name, but I've always known the beats. Dilla is by far a better producer/rapper than Kanye, Swiss Beats, Timbaland, and Just Blaze put together. It's my loss that I wasn't turned into a hardcore fan until I heard "The Shining" but now they can't pay me to stop bumping the music. J Dilla is Hip-Hop

-Dilla is Immortal

Rest in Peace Dilla

This album has the classic Dilla sound that we all as fans came accustomed, RIP.

HIP-HOP IN ITS PUREST FORM!!

I've been down with Dilla since way back when he produced tracks for The Pharcyde, Busta, and when he joined w/ A Tribe as The Ummah. This album is just another reason for me to love music in general. Hip hop is dead, but J-Dilla will live forever. If you're a REAL fan of hip hop, you'll love this one.

I love this cd. This is so very tragic, just knowing that eventually, this will end. Dilla is indeed a phenomenal mc and the STANDARD of what a producer should be. I honestly feel it a shame.

As far as itunes difficulty etc., please do not rate this cd according to your ability via itunes to purchase or not. That has nothing to do with the actual cd. Thanks.

without instrumentals its on about 30 minutes

respek

it is a special person that can put heart into music from a computer

Dilla Black Milk Madlib and all the others

makin music is fighting the good fight

keep fighting the good fight

this is the true definition of music...nuff said

R.I.P J Dilla!

str8t raw how he sonically recreated the nasty drum feeling of the olddays...... gotta respect how crazy creative this joint is. Im goin miss the feel good music from my mans- check #21 Those who understand know. 'YUP'

i've been a fan of dilla since vol 1, and i can normally spot his beats when he does behind the scenes stuff (like that janet jackson and q tip song-for which he gets no credits for). he did it for the love. No producer to date or ever will be able to make a beat as funky as dillas. he takes sycopations and silence between beats to an unearthly place of funk. reminiscent of thelonius monk, you dont know where his next beat is coming from or it will be on time. this album is awe inspiring, but his duty is done and he has moved on but thanks and r.i.p. dilla

Dilla is the most missed of all talent to be brought forth. Ruff Draft is a true piece of art (along with the rest of his discography). So dope...word bond.

Al Sharp Tongue...Brick City!

reign in peace J Dilla!

Thank god Stones Throw decided to produce this record...I am so happy to own anything by Dilla. His beats are legendary and inspirational, and these songs cease to break the pattern. I love all the songs, and the fact that the instrumentals are included is just an added bonus...

Jay Dee aka J Dilla did it again. Even though this same album was released before it is better than ever. R.I.P. Dilla, you will forever be remembered as a genius and one of the greatest producers to ever live. His style can be seen through out Hip-hop now and it will be there for a long time. J Dilla single handedly made me want to produce music and become a DJ. I will always say he was the greatest and hopefully he will one day get the praise he deserves.

I have been waiting for years to cop this joint. I heard snippets of this album over the years and after two listens, this is real fire! The $ is a classic and if y'all sleepin on Dilla's skills on the mic, then you need to stay listenin' to 50 Cent, TI or some other popcorn MC.

RIP Dilla!

-Boogieb

It's Dilla, its Ruff Draft, its 5 stars, no explanation necessary...

its insane

just listen to

the reckless driving beat

it pretty much sums up the whole albulm

its crazy

buy this

J Dilla

RIP

Dilla Dawg 4EVER

Dilla...what more is there to say. The illest to ever do it, and this album is every hip-hop enthusiasts proof of that. If you don't have this album, and you call yourself loving hip-hop....your whole aura is blasphemous. Jay Dee...turn it up my nig! All day! Rest in peace forever....

Dilla is the greatest beatmaker ever. It's a shame that most of his work goes unnoticed by the music generation of today. I know Jay Dee...J Dilla...Pay Jay...Dilla Dawg. GO!

nice beats but I'm just not feelin dilla and stones throw right now... R.I.P DILLA MUCH PROPS!!!

a genius at his best.

I still find myself a bit choked up listenin to his work. Jay Dee will forever be your favorite producer's...Favorite Producer!!! I had this album when it first came out and its nice to revisit this body of work. ALL OF HIS WORK SHOULD BE A BLUEPRINT TO UP AND COMING PRODUCER'S!!!

this is one of the best releases of the hip hop genre thank you stones throw for keeping the legacy going

i really want to buy this album. why won't itunes sell it to me?

i have the original 2003 release on vinyl. had to purchase this again just to support the man. one of his best albums no doubt. everything this man does is classic. you'll will never hear music like this ever again.

One of dilla's best to date 10 thumbs up way up. r.i.p dilla. M.C. Codin.. C.B.C...CREW

I'd already heard the original Ruff Draft from a while back but this one is special. More cuts and plays out like a 2nd draft. It's been tweaked a bit. Dope all the same! You won't be sorry if get this

CHEAH FIRST REVIEW SICK ALBUM

R.I.P. DILLA CHEAHH

I wish J Dilla was still alive. He'd be making memorable beats. These are his lesser known/unreleased pieces of work. I haven't listened to it yet, but I'm still gonna give it 5 stars.

This album deffinately needs to be recognized but I don't think itunes is the way. Go to your local record shop and get this on wax or tape! dont sleep!

everybody seems to be looking for Hip Hop's obituary... can't say i found that joint yet but i did run across this birth announcement  for music! they named him Ruff Draft. his daddy's name is Dilla. it's really hood to see life finds a way even when death has had it's say.

live on dilla. live on.

I felt that a Detroit brother should have been the first to write a review. This is the sh** it was hard as hell to get on vinyl, so big up to Ma Dukes for re-releasing this classic ep. Dilla forever Sag-E

Rejoice!!! Ruff Draft...the musical mastery and genius that is J Dilla aka Jay Dee is here in all of it's classic glory! BUY THIS ALBUM!

For those who started their Dilla experience with Donuts and The Shining, this is the beginning of his evolution in this phase as a producer. Although he was taken too soon, with so many years in the game, you see that he had so much talent and reinvented so many genres many times. This man even sampled bossa nova first! This is the underappreciated ep that only real dilla fans knew of before the release. Dilla Lives.

J Dilla R.I.P. I'm not real familiar with your work. Know a little, but know you're well respected and a pioneer. I hope more follow in tribute to you. Keep it Endless like a DONUT. 1LUV