Donuts is the second and final antemortem studio album by the American hip hop producerJ Dilla, released on February 7, 2006, by Stones Throw Records. It was released on the day of his 32nd birthday, three days before his death.
Donuts received widespread critical acclaim for its dense, eclectic sampling and its perceived confrontation of mortality.[2]Pitchfork placed the album at number 38 on their list of the top 50 albums of 2006[3] and at number 66 on their list of the top 200 albums of the 2000s.[4] In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album at 386 in their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[5] It is regarded, by fans and critics alike, as J Dilla's magnum opus,[6] a classic of instrumental hip hop, and one of the most influential hip hop albums of all time,[7] with artists of many genres citing it as an inspiration.[8]