Singer: Jay Dee
Title: Welcome 2 Detroit
Label: BBE ‎– BBEBGLP001
Series: The Beat Generation – 1
Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK & US
Date of released: 19 Mar 2001
Category: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Electro, Soul, Latin
Size MP3 zip: 1562 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1337 mb
Rating: 4.2✭
Format: MP3 AUD MP4 MIDI AHX MPC MP1 AC3 FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Welcome 2 Detroit	0:48
A2	Y'all Ain't Ready	1:29
A3	Think Twice Instruments [All Other] – James YanceyKeyboards, Trumpet – Dwelle*Trombone – Dwelle's BrotherWritten-By – L. Mizell*, Mjabi*, Sigidi	3:52
A4	The Clapper Co-producer – Jay DeeProducer – Karriem RigginsRap [Guest] – Blu	2:06
B1	Come Get It Rap [Guest] – Elzhi	5:04
B2	Pause Rap [Guest] – Frank-N-Dank	2:45
B3	B.B.E. (Big Booty Express)	2:07
B4	Beej-N-Dem Pt.2 Rap [Guest] – Beej	2:50
C1	Brazillian Groove (EWF) Instruments [All Other] – James YanceyKeyboards, Guitar [Lead] – Dwelle*Percussion [Claves] – Frank Bush	1:30
C2	It's Like That Rap [Guest] – Hodge Podge, Lacks	4:04
C3	Give It Up	3:07
C4	Rico Suave Bossa Nova Drums, Percussion – Karriem RigginsInstruments [All Other] – James YanceyPercussion [Claves] – Frank Bush	1:25
D1	Featuring Phat Kat Rap [Guest] – Phat Kat	3:41
D2	Shake It Down	2:57
D3	African Rhythms Written-By – Plunky Branch*	1:35
D4	One	1:28

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Pay-J Studios
• Recorded At – Studio A, Dearborn Heights, MI
• Mixed At – Studio A, Dearborn Heights, MI
• Mastered At – Heathmans Mastering
• Lacquer Cut At – masterpiece
• Produced For – Pay J Productions
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Barely Breaking Music
• Copyright (c) – Barely Breaking Even Records
• Distributed By – Pinnacle
• Distributed By – Stud!o K7

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Thomas 'Badshoes' McCallion*
• Artwork, Photography By – Dave Jewell, Vincent McDonald*
• Drums [Live] – Karriem Riggins
• Engineer – J-Dilla*
• Engineer, Mixed By – Todd Fairall
• Executive-Producer – James 'J-Dilla' Yancey*, Lee 'Scratch' Bright*, Peter 'Monty Burns' Adarkwah*
• Executive-Producer [Co] – Timotheous Entertainment
• Keyboards [Live], Trumpet, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Bass Guitar – Dwelle*
• Lacquer Cut By – Walter Coelho
• Management [Project Direction] – Lee Bright, Peter Adarkwah
• Mastered By – Shawn Joseph
• Mixed By – James "J-Dilla" Yancey*
• Producer – James Yancey (tracks: A1-A3, B1-D4)
• Trombone [Live] – Little Brother Antwan Gardner*

Notes

All songs produced for Pay-J Productions except: The Clapper produced by Karriem Riggins (ASCAP), Karriem Riggins Music, co-produced for Pay-J Music (ASCAP), Polygram Universal Publishing.
Dwele appears courtesy (Timotheous Entertainment/Virgin Records).

UK Distribution: b-m-d via Pinnacle. US Distribution: Stud!o k7.

Vinyl mastering at Masterpiece by Walter Coelho.

℗ Barely Breaking Even Music 2001. © Barely Breaking Even Records 2001.

Track durations and BPM are not present on the record.
BPM:
A1: 88 | A2: 100 | A3: 100 | A4: 88
B1: 95 | B2: 95 | B3: 96 | B4: 96
C1: 94-96 | C2: 96 | C3: 91 | C4: 99
D1: 89 | D2: 86 | D3: 91 | D4: 98

There're also cover versions without the black sticker in the upper right corner and the "Parental Advisory" one in the lower left. Runouts and everything else are the same.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 8 01647 12011 9
• Barcode (Scanned): 801647120119
• Matrix / Runout (Etchings Side A): BBEBGLP-001-A1 WALLY C. MASTERPIECE
• Matrix / Runout (Etchings Side B): BBEBGLP-001-B1
• Matrix / Runout (Etchings Side C): BBEBGLP-001-C1
• Matrix / Runout (Etchings Side D): BBEBGLP-001-D1 SHAWN HEATHMANS

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BBEBG001, BBEBGCD001	Jay Dee aka J Dilla	Jay Dee aka J Dilla - Welcome 2 Detroit ‎(CD, Album, Dig)	BBE, BBE	BBEBG001, BBEBGCD001	UK	2001
BBEBGCDI001	Jay Dee aka J Dilla	Jay Dee aka J Dilla - Welcome 2 Detroit Instrumental ‎(CD, Album)	BBE	BBEBGCDI001	UK	2005
BBEBGLP001	Jay Dee	Welcome 2 Detroit Instrumental ‎(2xLP, Album)	BBE	BBEBGLP001	Europe	Unknown
BBEBGLP001	Jay Dee	Welcome 2 Detroit ‎(2xLP, Album, RP)	BBE	BBEBGLP001	UK	Unknown
BBEBGLPI001	Jay Dee	Welcome 2 Detroit Instrumental ‎(2xLP, Album, Ltd, RE)	BBE	BBEBGLPI001	UK	2011

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