Champion Sound
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Champion Sound is an album by the duo Jaylib (hip hop music
Hip hop music
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ians J Dilla
J Dilla
James Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...

 and Madlib
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...

). Half of the songs are produced by Madlib and feature J Dilla on vocals, and the other half are produced by J Dilla and feature Madlib on vocals. This album was the first of the Madlib duo collaboration albums made during the 2000s.

History

Jaylib began in 2000 when DJ J Rocc of the Beat Junkies
Beat Junkies
The World Famous Beat Junkies is a Hip hop crew of DJs specializing in Turntablism. Established in 1992 in Orange County, California by J-Rocc....

 gave a CD of unused instrumental
Instrumental
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 tracks by J Dilla
J Dilla
James Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...

 to Madlib
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...

. Madlib then recorded vocals over these beats and labelled them "Jaylib", without the intention of actually releasing them. Stones Throw
Stones Throw Records
Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was started in 1996 by DJ/Producer Peanut Butter Wolf in part to release the music he made with Charizma who was killed at the age of 20....

 placed one of these recordings as the B-side to a promo 12" Madlib single, under the name Jaylib, which was eventually heard by Dilla. The pair recorded Champion Sound in separate cities, Madlib in Oxnard, California
Oxnard, California
Oxnard is the 113th largest city in the United States, 19th largest city in California and largest city in Ventura County, California, by way of population. It is located at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain, and is an important agricultural center, with its distinction as the...

, and Dilla in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
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 by sending recordings back and forth. The two met only once before or during this time, while Madlib was recording in Detroit for J Dilla's album on MCA Records; a record that was never released. The album was released in 2003 after much delay due to leaks
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 and bootlegs
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 and received positive reviews.

Following Dilla's move from Detroit to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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 in 2004, they appeared together on tour in Spring 2004 in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, and Toronto
Toronto
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. Madlib debuted a yet-unreleased Jaylib song on a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 radio show in May 2005 titled "Take It Back aka The Unofficial", produced by J Dilla with vocals by Madlib. The track was released on Adult Swim
Adult Swim
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 and Stones Throw's Chrome Children
Chrome Children
Chrome Children is a co-production between Stones Throw Records and Adult Swim. The CD & DVD set, released on October 3, 2006, includes songs from Oh No, J Dilla, Madlib, and other Stones Throw artists. It also includes footage from a hip-hop concert headlined by MF DOOM and Madlib on DVD...

 compilation.

Releases

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 12-inch single for "McNasty Filth".

In 2005 Madlib's compilation of unreleased Jaylib tracks got leaked as an early version of Madvillain
Madvillain
Madvillain is a hip hop group consisting of MF DOOM and Madlib . Their debut album Madvillainy was met with wide critical acclaim for its unique approach—short songs, obscure lyrics, few choruses and a sound which was generally unfriendly to commercial radio.In 2006, Madvillain was featured on...

's Madvillainy
Madvillainy
Madvillainy is the debut album by American hip hop duo Madvillain, a group consisting of MF DOOM and Madlib . It was released on March 23, 2004 on Stones Throw Records to overwhelmingly positive reviews...

 did before. These two CDs were compiled by Madlib in late 2002 to listen to on a trip to Brazil. 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
Cris Williamson
Cris Williamson is an American feminist singer-songwriter, who achieved fame as a recording artist, and who was a pioneer as a visible lesbian political activist, during a time when few who were not connected to the Lesbian community were aware of Gay and Lesbian issues...

. "The Red", one of the more popular songs from the LP, contained an unauthorized sample of her song "Shine On, Straight Arrow". The song 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.

Track listing

  1. "L.A. to Detroit" – 1:19
    • Contains samples of "Long Red" by Mountain
      Mountain (band)
      Mountain is an American hard rock band that formed in Long Island, New York in 1969. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Leslie West, bassist Felix Pappalardi and drummer N. D. Smart, the band broke up in 1972 before reuniting in 1974 and remaining active until today...

       and the motion picture "Forbidden Planet
      Forbidden Planet
      Forbidden Planet is a 1956 science fiction film directed by Fred M. Wilcox, with a screenplay by Cyril Hume. It stars Leslie Nielsen, Walter Pidgeon, and Anne Francis. The characters and its setting have been compared to those in William Shakespeare's The Tempest, and its plot contains certain...

      "
  2. "McNasty Filth" (Ft. Frank-N-Dank) – 2:55
    • Contains samples of "Melancholy Man" by Paul Mauriat
      Paul Mauriat
      Paul Mauriat was a French orchestra leader, specializing in light music. He is best known in the United States for his million selling remake of André Popp's "Love is Blue", which was #1 for 5 weeks in 1968...

  3. "Nowadayz" – 3:08
    • Contains samples of "Wring Out the Ground (Loosely Now)" by Egg
      Egg (band)
      Egg were an English progressive rock band formed in January 1969.-Career:The founding members of the group were Dave Stewart who played organ , Mont Campbell on bass and vocals and drummer Clive Brooks...

  4. "Champion Sound " – 2:23
    • Contains samples of "Dharmatma Theme Music (Sad)" by Kalyanji Anandji
      Kalyanji Anandji
      Kalyanji Anandji is a name used by Indian composer duo known for its work on Hindi film soundtracks, particularly action potboilers in the 1970s. The name comes from first names of the two Gujarati brothers that formed the duo, Kalyanji Virji Shah and Anandji Virji Shah...

  5. "The Red" – 3:14
    • Contains samples of "Shine On, Straight Arrow" by Cris Williamson
      Cris Williamson
      Cris Williamson is an American feminist singer-songwriter, who achieved fame as a recording artist, and who was a pioneer as a visible lesbian political activist, during a time when few who were not connected to the Lesbian community were aware of Gay and Lesbian issues...

  6. "Heavy" – 3:46
    • Contains a sample of Heavy Duty by Herman Chin Loy
    • Contains a sample of "One Step Beyond" by Madness
      Madness (band)
      In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...

    • Contains a sample of "Stuffed Aubergine" by Vangelis
      Vangelis
      Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis...

       (used in the outro beat)
  7. "Raw Shit" (Ft. Talib Kweli
    Talib Kweli
    Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...

    ) – 3:08
  8. "The Official" – 3:31
    • Contains a sample of "Diana In the Autumn Wind" by Gap Mangione
      Gap Mangione
      Gaspare "Gap" Mangione is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader from Rochester, New York, United States.Born and raised in Rochester, Mangione's younger brother is Grammy-winning flugelhornist Chuck Mangione. Members of a music-loving family, both Gap and Chuck took up instruments...

    • Contains a sample of "Stomped & Wasted" by Dizzy Gillespie
  9. "The Heist" – 3:05
    • Contains a sample of "Persuasion" by Throbbing Gristle
      Throbbing Gristle
      Throbbing Gristle were an English industrial, avant-garde music and visual arts group that evolved from the performance art group COUM Transmissions...

    • Contains a sample of "The Advent of Panurge" by Gentle Giant
      Gentle Giant
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  10. "The Mission" – 2:24
  11. "React" (Ft. Quasimoto
    Quasimoto
    Quasimoto is the alter ego or the side project of hip hop producer Madlib, from Oxnard, California. Quas is known for the raised pitch of his voice as if he was inhaling helium. Another notable characteristic is Quas inter-changing with Madlib's voice. One day in the studio, Madlib decided to...

    ) – 2:45
    • Contains a sample of "Plain Truth" by Gentle Giant
      Gentle Giant
      Gentle Giant were a British progressive rock band active between 1970 and 1980. The band was known for the complexity and sophistication of its music and for the varied musical skills of its members. All of the band members, except the first two drummers, were multi-instrumentalists...

  12. "Strapped" (Ft. Guilty Simpson
    Guilty Simpson
    Byron Simpson, better known by his stage name Guilty Simpson is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He was previously known as Guilt. Over time, he saw that there were more emcees using the alias. In order to set himself apart from the others, he added his last name to become Guilty Simpson. He is...

    ) – 3:13
  13. "Strip Club" – 2:50
    • Contains samples of "Opus Pocus" by Jaco Pastorius
      Jaco Pastorius
      John Francis Anthony Pastorius III , known as Jaco Pastorius, was an American jazz musician and composer widely acknowledged as a virtuoso electric bass player....

  14. "The Exclusive" (Ft. Percee P
    Percee P
    Percee P is a hip hop artist from the Patterson Projects in The Bronx, New York City, United States. Percee P has been writing and performing since 1979, yet his debut album Perseverance was not released until September 18, 2007, produced entirely by Madlib.He was known in the underground for...

    ) – 1:23
    • Contains samples of "Here Comes The Hot Stepper" by Ini Kamoze
      Ini Kamoze
      Cecil Campbell , better known by his stage name Ini Kamoze is a Jamaican reggae singer. He is best known for his signature song, "Here Comes the Hotstepper", which was released in 1994, and subsequently topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart...

  15. "Survival Test" – 3:55
    • Contains samples of "Been Music/Man Dole Mera Tan Dole" by Hermant Kumar
  16. "Starz" – 3:03
    • Contains a sample of "The Stars Are Out Tonight" by Starcastle
      Starcastle
      Starcastle was a progressive rock band formed in St. Louis, Missouri in 1969.-Formation:Starcastle began life in 1969 as "St. James". Heavily influenced by the British progressive rock movement of the time, the band began writing material that would eventually appear on the first album...

    • Contains a sample of "Living for the Love of You" by The Isley Brothers
      The Isley Brothers
      The Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper...

  17. "No Games" – 1:47
    • Contains a sample of "Huit Octobre 1971" by Cortex
  18. "Raw Addict" – 3:02 - Unlisted bonus track on the first US & UK pressing
    • Contains a sample of "God Gave Rock And Roll To You" By Argent
  19. "Ice" – 1:17 - Unlisted bonus track on the first US & UK pressing
  20. "Pillz" - 3:05 - Unlisted bonus track on the first UK pressing
    • Contains a sample of "Malaguena" by Martin Denny
      Martin Denny
      Martin Denny was an American piano-player and composer best known as the "father of exotica." In a long career that saw him performing well into his 80s, he toured the world popularizing his brand of lounge music which included exotic percussion, imaginative rearrangements of popular songs, and...


Deluxe edition

Track listing
# Title Composer(s) Performer(s) Producer(s) Time
1 "L.A. to Detroit" O. Jackson Jr.
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...


J. Yancey
J Dilla
James Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...

Jaylib Jaylib
2 "McNasty Filth" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
F. Bush
D. Harvey
J Dilla
J Dilla
James Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...


Frank-N-Dank
Madlib
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...

3 "Nowadayz" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Madlib
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...

J Dilla
J Dilla
James Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...

4 "Champion Sound" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
J Dilla Madlib
5 "The Red" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Madlib J Dilla
6 "Heavy" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
J Dilla Madlib
7 "Raw Shit" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
T. Greene
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...

Madlib
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...

J Dilla
8 "The Official" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
J Dilla Madlib
9 "The Heist" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib J Dilla
10 "The Mission" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
J Dilla Madlib
11 "React" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Madlib
Quasimoto
Quasimoto
Quasimoto is the alter ego or the side project of hip hop producer Madlib, from Oxnard, California. Quas is known for the raised pitch of his voice as if he was inhaling helium. Another notable characteristic is Quas inter-changing with Madlib's voice. One day in the studio, Madlib decided to...

J Dilla
12 "Strapped" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Guilty Simpson
Guilty Simpson
Byron Simpson, better known by his stage name Guilty Simpson is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He was previously known as Guilt. Over time, he saw that there were more emcees using the alias. In order to set himself apart from the others, he added his last name to become Guilty Simpson. He is...

Jaylib
Guilty Simpson
Guilty Simpson
Byron Simpson, better known by his stage name Guilty Simpson is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He was previously known as Guilt. Over time, he saw that there were more emcees using the alias. In order to set himself apart from the others, he added his last name to become Guilty Simpson. He is...

Madlib
13 "Strip Club" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Madlib
Quasimoto
Quasimoto
Quasimoto is the alter ego or the side project of hip hop producer Madlib, from Oxnard, California. Quas is known for the raised pitch of his voice as if he was inhaling helium. Another notable characteristic is Quas inter-changing with Madlib's voice. One day in the studio, Madlib decided to...

J Dilla
14 "The Exclusive" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
P. Simon
Percee P
Percee P is a hip hop artist from the Patterson Projects in The Bronx, New York City, United States. Percee P has been writing and performing since 1979, yet his debut album Perseverance was not released until September 18, 2007, produced entirely by Madlib.He was known in the underground for...

J Dilla
Percee P
Percee P
Percee P is a hip hop artist from the Patterson Projects in The Bronx, New York City, United States. Percee P has been writing and performing since 1979, yet his debut album Perseverance was not released until September 18, 2007, produced entirely by Madlib.He was known in the underground for...

J Dilla
15 "Survival Test" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
J Dilla Madlib
16 "Starz" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Madlib J Dilla
17 "No Games" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
J Dilla Madlib
18 "Raw Addict [Bonus Track]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Madlib J Dilla
19 "Pillz [Bonus Track]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Madlib J Dilla


Disc two
Tracks #1-9 were previously unreleased, whereas tracks #10-24 were previously unreleased on CD.
Track listing
# Title Composer(s) Performer(s) Producer(s) Time
1 "Da Rawkus [Sir Bang Version]" O. Jackson Jr.
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...


J. Yancey
J Dilla
James Dewitt Yancey , better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan...

Jaylib Jaylib
2 "The Official [Rap Circle Mix]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Madlib
Madlib
Otis Jackson Jr. in Oxnard, California, known professionally as Madlib, is a Los Angeles-based DJ, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and music producer...

3 "Heavy [Chronic Mix]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Madlib
4 "Optimos for Dilla (Interlude)" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Jaylib
5 "Survival Test [Rasta Dub Remix]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Madlib
6 "Champion Sound [Remix]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Madlib
7 "The Mission [Stringed Out Mix]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Madlib
8 "One for Dilla (Interlude)" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Jaylib
9 "Strapped [Four-4 Mix]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Madlib
10 "McNasty Filth [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Madlib
11 "Nowadayz [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib J Dilla
12 "Champion Sound [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Madlib
13 "The Red [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib J Dilla
14 "Heavy [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Madlib
15 "Raw Shit [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib J Dilla
16 "The Official [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Madlib
17 "The Heist [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib J Dilla
18 "The Mission [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Madlib
19 "React [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib J Dilla
20 "Strapped [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Madlib
21 "Strip Club [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib J Dilla
22 "The Exclusive [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib J Dilla
23 "Survival Test [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib Madlib
24 "Starz [Instrumental]" O. Jackson Jr.
J. Yancey
Jaylib J Dilla

Album singles

Single information
"The Red"
  • Released: June 16, 2003
  • B-side: The Official
"McNasty Filth" (featuring Frank-N-Dank)
  • Released: June 6, 2004
  • B-side: "Pillz"

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