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.

Background

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.
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