J-Dilla Final Works Completed

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J DillaLate hip-hop producer J Dilla will have his second solo CD, The Shining, finished by artists with whom he has frequently collaborated.

The project was near completion when J Dilla died Feb. 10 of lupus. It will feature appearances by Busta Rhymes, Common, Pharoahe Monch and Madlib, among others. J Dilla's longtime friend and collaborator Karriem Riggins is executive producing the album.

"All the artists that contributed to this project Dilla considered family," said Riggins. "And when the world hears it, they will see that the love bleeds through the music."

The Shining, which is slated for an Aug. 22 release date via BBE, will be the follow-up to J Dilla's 2001 solo debut Welcome 2 Detroit. Another album, Jay Love Japan (Operation Unknown)," will also be released later this year.