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Yes!
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 16, 2015 (2015-06-16)
GenreHip hop
Length40:00
LabelNe'astra Music Group
ProducerJ Dilla, Young RJ, Black Milk
Slum Village chronology
Evolution
(2013)
Yes!
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX[2]
AllHipHop

Yes! is the eighth studio album by Detroit hip hop group Slum Village, released June 16, 2015, on Ne'astra Music. The 12-track LP features nine songs produced or co-produced posthumously by the late member J Dilla.[3] Vocals of late members J Dilla and Baatin were also placed on the album. Yes! also features appearances from De La Soul, Phife, Black Milk, Frank Nitt, Bilal and J Dilla's younger brother Illa J.[4]

Track listing

Credits were adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"J Dilla0:37
2."Fantastic/Love Is" (featuring Bilal and Illa J)J Dilla3:38
3."Tear It Down" (featuring Jon Connor)J Dilla3:51
4."Bonafide"
  • J Dilla
  • Young RJ
2:43
5."Expressive" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid, Illa J and Rosewood 2055[6])J Dilla3:29
6."Push It Along" (featuring Phife Dawg)Young RJ3:03
7."Windows" (featuring J. Ivy)J Dilla3:46
8."Yes Yes (Remix)"
  • J Dilla
  • Young RJ
3:50
9."Right Back" (featuring De La Soul)
  • J Dilla
  • Young RJ
2:31
10."We on the Go!!" (featuring Black Milk and Frank Nitt)Black Milk3:25
11."Too Much" (featuring Keely)
  • J Dilla
  • Young RJ
3:14
12."Where We Come From"Young RJ4:01
13."What We Have" (featuring Kam Corvet and Illa J)J Dilla4:18

Notes

  • J Dilla's vocals and instrumental beats and Baatin's vocals recorded in 1994–1995.[7]

Sample credits

  • "Expressive" contains a sample of "Tom's Diner", by Suzanne Vega.[8]
  • "Push It Along" contains a sample of "Push It Along", by A Tribe Called Quest.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Slum Village - Yes!". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ "J Dilla: Donuts". Alternative Press (212): 138. March 2006.
  3. ^ Ryan Reed (June 11, 2015). "Hear Slum Village's J Dilla-Produced New Album, 'Yes!'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Hear Slum Village's new album Yes!". Fact Mag. June 14, 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ^ Yes! (Album notes). Slum Village. Ne'Astra / Yancey. 2015.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ BJ the Chicago Kid, Illa J & Rosewood 2055. "Expressive". YouTube: Official-Slum-Village. 1 June 2015. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r9eCOoQv7-g
  7. ^ "Slum Village – Yes!". Deejay.de. 7 July 2015.
  8. ^ Adams, Gregory (12 May 2015). "Slum Village: 'Expressive'..." Exclaim Music.
  9. ^ Robertson, Darryl (10 March 2015). "Slum Village and Phife Dawg..." Vibe.