Champion Sound
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| Studio album by Jaylib | ||||
| Released | October 7, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2001–2003 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 52:08 | |||
| Label | Stones Throw | |||
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| J Dilla chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Champion Sound | ||||
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Champion Sound is a collaborative album by the duo Jaylib, consisting of producers J Dilla and Madlib. The album was released in 2003; and features guest appearances from Madlib's alter ego (Quasimoto), Frank N Dank, Talib Kweli, Guilty Simpson and Percee P.
Releases
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The first pressings of the album in the USA contained two bonus tracks: "Raw Addict," and "Ice" (which otherwise are only on a white label 12" issued by Stones Throw); the first pressing of the CD in Europe included those two and a third track, "Pillz," which was later featured as the b-side to the single for "McNasty Filth".
In 2005 Madlib's compilation of unreleased Jaylib tracks got leaked as an early version of Madvillain's Madvillainy did before. These two CDs were compiled by Madlib in late 2002 to listen to on a trip to Brazil.[1] The Jaylib compilation is called The Rough Drafts and the Madvillain compilation is called Madvillainy Preview.
The 2007 re-issue of Champion Sound was abruptly delayed when Stones Throw was issued a cease-and-desist from the camp of artist Cris Williamson. "The Red", one of the more popular songs from the LP, contained an unauthorized sample of her song "Shine On, Straight Arrow". According to J-Rocc of the Beat Junkies, the sample clearance issue came down to Williamson's gripe about a Madlib lyric: "There's a Jaylib track called ‘The Red’ they got sued for. Cris Williamson is the artist and she’s a total feminist, a real woman-power type. In that song Madlib says "mostly shitty women". She said, 'I’m not having that, take it off the album.' But she’s still letting them use the instrumental for licensing and so on. So even there they’ve worked something out".[2] "The Red" appears on the reissue with an alternate beat, though one still arranged by Jay Dee. An alternate beat was also used for the song "No Games" on the re-issue.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The A.V. Club | mixed[4] |
| Cleveland Scene | favorable[5] |
| Exclaim! | favorable[6] |
| HipHopDX |  [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[8] |
| Stylus Magazine | A[9] |
In 2010, Champion Sound was listed by Black Milk as one of the "Top Ten Albums of the Last Decade".[10] In 2015, it ranked at number 41 on Fact's "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.[11] In that year, it was also listed by HipHopDX as one of the "30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000".[12]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "L.A. to Detroit" | J Dilla, Madlib | 1:19 |
| 2. | "McNasty Filth" (featuring Frank-N-Dank) | Madlib | 2:55 |
| 3. | "Nowadayz" | J Dilla | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Champion Sound" | Madlib | 2:23 |
| 5. | "The Red" | J Dilla | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Heavy" | Madlib | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Raw Shit" (featuring Talib Kweli) | J Dilla | 3:08 |
| 8. | "The Official" | Madlib | 3:31 |
| 9. | "The Heist" | J Dilla | 3:05 |
| 10. | "The Mission" | Madlib | 2:24 |
| 11. | "React" (featuring Quasimoto) | J Dilla | 2:45 |
| 12. | "Strapped" (featuring Guilty Simpson) | Madlib | 3:13 |
| 13. | "Strip Club" (featuring Quasimoto) | J Dilla | 2:50 |
| 14. | "The Exclusive" (featuring Percee P) | J Dilla | 1:23 |
| 15. | "Survival Test" | Madlib | 3:55 |
| 16. | "Starz" | J Dilla | 3:03 |
| 17. | "No Games" | Madlib | 1:47 |
| 18. | "Raw Addict" | J Dilla | 3:02 |
| 19. | "Ice" | Madlib | 1:17 |
| 20. | "Pillz" | J Dilla | 3:05 |
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "L.A. to Detroit" | Jaylib | |
| 2. | "McNasty Filth" | Madlib | |
| 3. | "Nowadayz" | J Dilla | |
| 4. | "Champion Sound" | Madlib | |
| 5. | "The Red (Remix)" | J Dilla | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Heavy" | Madlib | |
| 7. | "Raw Shit" | J Dilla | |
| 8. | "The Official" | Madlib | |
| 9. | "The Heist" | J Dilla | |
| 10. | "The Mission" | Madlib | |
| 11. | "React" | J Dilla | |
| 12. | "Strapped" | Madlib | |
| 13. | "Strip Club" | J Dilla | |
| 14. | "The Exclusive" | J Dilla | |
| 15. | "Survival Test" | Madlib | |
| 16. | "Starz" | J Dilla | |
| 17. | "No Games (Remix)" | Madlib | 2:32 |
| 18. | "Raw Addict" | J Dilla | |
| 19. | "Pillz" | J Dilla |
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Da Rawkus (Sir Bang Version)" | Jaylib | |
| 2. | "The Official (Rap Circle Mix)" | Madlib | |
| 3. | "Heavy (Chronic Mix)" | Madlib | |
| 4. | "Optimos for Dilla (Interlude)" | Jaylib | |
| 5. | "Survival Test (Rasta Dub Remix)" | Madlib | |
| 6. | "Champion Sound (Remix)" | Madlib | |
| 7. | "The Mission (Stringed Out Mix)" | Madlib | |
| 8. | "One for Dilla (Interlude)" | Jaylib | |
| 9. | "Strapped (Four-4 Mix)" | Madlib | |
| 10. | "McNasty Filth (Instrumental)" | Madlib | |
| 11. | "Nowadayz (Instrumental)" | J Dilla | |
| 12. | "Champion Sound (Instrumental)" | Madlib | |
| 13. | "The Red (Instrumental)" | J Dilla | |
| 14. | "Heavy (Instrumental)" | Madlib | |
| 15. | "Raw Shit (Instrumental)" | J Dilla | |
| 16. | "The Official (Instrumental)" | Madlib | |
| 17. | "The Heist (Instrumental)" | J Dilla | |
| 18. | "The Mission (Instrumental)" | Madlib | |
| 19. | "React (Instrumental)" | J Dilla | |
| 20. | "Strapped (Instrumental)" | Madlib | |
| 21. | "Strip Club (Instrumental)" | J Dilla | |
| 22. | "The Exclusive (Instrumental)" | J Dilla | |
| 23. | "Survival Test (Instrumental)" | Madlib | |
| 24. | "Starz (Instrumental)" | J Dilla |
References
[edit]- ↑ Stones Throw Records Archived June 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Yates, Steve. "Cold rockin': J.Rocc on 21st Century Digital DJ's". redbullmusicacademy.com. Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ↑ Samuelson, Sam. "Jaylib - Champion Sound". AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ↑ Rabin, Nathan (October 14, 2003). "Jaylib: Champion Sound". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ↑ Arnold, Eric K. (December 24, 2003). "Jaylib - Champion Sound (Stones Throw)". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ↑ Dix, Noel (August 16, 2007). "Jaylib: Champion Sound". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ↑ J-23 (November 15, 2003). "Jaylib - Champion Sound". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Sylvester, Nick (November 18, 2003). "Jaylib: Champion Sound". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ↑ Young, Nate De (November 14, 2003). "Jaylib - Champion Sound". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ↑ Mlynar, Phillip (September 14, 2010). "Detroit Producer Black Milk's Top Ten Albums of the Last Decade". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ↑ "41. Jaylib - Champion Sound (Stones Throw, 2003)". Fact. February 25, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ↑ "The 30 Best Underground Hip Hop Albums Since 2000". HipHopDX. August 26, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Champion Sound at Discogs (list of releases)
