Busta Rhymes & J Dilla Dropping New Album ‘Dillagence 2’

Busta Rhymes and J Dilla are reuniting for a brand new album this yr.

The Flipmode Squad frontman held a listening session in New York City on Thursday evening (February 20) for Dillagence 2, the sequel to his and Dilla’s authentic 2007 mixtape.

Joined by Statik Selektah and DJ Tony Touch, Busta gave a room filled with fortunate followers and associates the primary alternative to listen to the challenge — which incorporates what seems to be a collaboration with Lil Wayne.

Statik shared a short snippet of a music seemingly that includes Weezy on his Instagram Stories, tagging the Young Money famous person within the clip. If so, it might be the primary time that the world will get to listen to Wayne rap over Dilla manufacturing.

Announcing Dillagence 2 forward of the listening get together on Instagram, Busta wrote: “THE BLESSINGS DON’T STOP SO WE DON’T STOP!!! NEVERRR!!! BREAKING NEWS!!!! [eyes emojis] BUSTA RHYMES x J DILLA NEW ALBUM!! POP UP LISTENING SESSION TONIGHT!! [fire emojis].”

Further particulars, akin to a launch date or tracklist, have but to be revealed.

Released in November 2007, greater than a yr after J Dilla’s premature demise, Dillagence served as a tribute to the late producer as Busta Rhymes made use of a few of his most iconic beats, in addition to a number of authentic instrumentals.

Hosted by Mick Boogie, the mixtape featured appearances from fellow Dilla disciples Q-Tip, Phonte and Talib Kweli, in addition to Raekwon, M.O.P. and Rah Digga.

By the time of its launch, Busta and Jay Dee had constructed up a chemistry as considered one of hip-hop’s best rapper-producer duos, combining for numerous classics akin to “Still Shining,” “Show Me What You Got” and “Turn Me Up Some.”

In reality, Dilla was a mainstay all through Busta’s solo catalog, contributing to 6 of his first seven albums. (1998’s Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front was the one one which didn’t characteristic his sonic fingerprints.)

“J Dilla left me with over 300 beats earlier than he handed. I’m extraordinarily selective with who I give them to, which is why I haven’t given them to anyone besides Raekwon and that was for Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Part Two,” Busta informed GQ in 2020.

“I’ve all the time tried to characterize and uphold the legacy of the late, nice J Dilla, by way of all of my albums … I’m an enormous fan of Dilla. I feel Dilla might be high three finest producers on the planet. To me, my high three favourite producers ever are Dr. Dre, Q-Tip and J Dilla.”