Pay Jay Productions

Pay Jay Productions, Inc. was founded in 2001 by J Dilla to own and manage his intellectual property including uses of his name, image, likeness, life story, brand, and music rights, and continues to do these things as part of his estate. Pay Jay became the name of the Estate’s record label in 2013. The discography below represents Pay Jay’s official catalog, and each project was produced for release by the estate’s creative director Eothen “Egon” Alapatt.

Ruff Draft (Dilla's Mix) (2018)
Dilla’s personal mix of the Ruff Draft EP presented as a full album. Dilla’s mix was uncovered after Egon produced the Stones Throw Records reissue with new mixes by Davey Cooley from Dilla’s multi-track sessions. This definitive version of Ruff Draft hews to Dilla’s original vision for the project, and includes all unreleased tracks and instrumentals.

"The Middle Finger" (2016)
Limited white-label 12” vinyl-only release, featuring outtakes from The Diary sessions.

J Dilla Turntable (2016)
Pay Jay branded portable turntable released alongside The Diary, with "The Sickness" featuring Nas, 7-inch single.

The Diary (2016)
Dilla’s “lost” vocal album, colloquially known as “the MCA album,” combined with a separate instrumentals release.

"Fuck the Police" (2015)
A limited edition badge shaped, 10” picture disc. Vinyl-only release.

"Give Them What They Want" (2015)
Third 12-inch EP in the series. Vinyl-only.

"Diamonds & Ice" (2013)
Second 12-inch EP in the series. Vinyl-only.

"Anthem & Trucks" (2013)
The first of a series of 12-inch EPs of previously unreleased tracks recorded for, and later issued in full, as Dilla's The Diary. Vinyl-only.