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Assorted Donuts: A Tribute to J Dilla (DJ Soul & Okayplayer)
By Diony C.
•October 10, 2026
•3 min read
DJ Soul and Okayplayer's 2007 J Dilla tribute mixtape, with Dilla's own Biggie remix and Dilla blends of Nas, Jay-Z, and Big L. Stream it free.
On February 7, 2006, J Dilla’s 32nd birthday, Donuts arrived. Three days later, he was gone.
A year on, New York’s DJ Soul and Okayplayer answered with Assorted Donuts: A Tribute to J Dilla, released in March 2007. It started as DJ Soul remixing tracks from Donuts, then grew into something bigger when Talib Kweli handed him a freestyle over an unreleased Dilla beat and a Dilla remix of The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Kick in the Door” surfaced. Okayplayer later described that remix as one of only two times Dilla’s work crossed paths with Biggie, and said it appeared exclusively on this tape.
The rest is a Dilla-blend party: Nas’s “Hope,” Jay-Z’s “Song Cry,” Jadakiss’s “Why,” Redman’s “The Saga Continues,” Big L’s “Put It On,” M.O.P.’s “Pounds Up,” and Mos Def’s “Miss Fat Booty,” reworked over Dilla’s production. Black Thought and Peedi Crakk trade a freestyle, so do Busta Rhymes, Rah Digga, and Young Zee, and the tape closes on Dilla’s own “Won’t Do.” DJ Soul’s Last.fm biography says it was nominated for a 2007 VH1/Vibe Mixtape of the Year award.
Stream the full tape in the player above.
Watch
The tape closes on Dilla’s own “Won’t Do,” the only song on The Shining where he raps solo. Here it is in its official video.
J Dilla, “Won’t Do,” the track that closes Assorted Donuts, from BBE’s official YouTube channel.
More Dilla
If you came here from Dillagence, this is the other half of the Dilla tape story. Donuts is in the shop, along with Slum Village’s Fantastic Vol. 2 and Vol. 0, the Dillagence II pre-order, and the rest of the Dilla catalog.
From the Shop
2xLP
J Dilla, Donuts
The album the tape is built from. Dilla finished it in the hospital and it arrived on his 32nd birthday.
Shop Donuts
2xLP and CD · Pre-order · Ships November 27
Busta Rhymes & J Dilla, Dillagence II
The sequel to the tape curated by MICK (formerly Mick Boogie), with Busta over more Dilla production. Also on CD.
Pre-order Dillagence II
2xLP · 180 Gram
Slum Village, Fantastic Vol. 2
The Detroit group’s landmark album, produced largely by Jay Dee.
Shop Fantastic Vol. 2
More From the Archive
For another tape built around a DJ and a vault of Dilla work, hear Dillagence. For the wider story of how the free tape became the format that mattered, read The Evolution of Mixtape Culture.
Stream the full tape in the player above.