Dillagence II
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| Studio album by Busta Rhymes and J Dilla | ||||
| Released | August 25, 2026 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 60:20 | |||
| Label | The Conglomerate | |||
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| Busta Rhymes chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Dillagence 2 | ||||
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Dillagence II is a collaborative studio album by the American rapper Busta Rhymes and record producer J Dilla. It was released on August 25, 2026, through the Conglomerate Entertainment. Prior to its release, Busta Rhymes revealed that he received over 300 beats from J Dilla prior to his death in 2006, which all remained private except for Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II (2009). The album served as a follow-up to his previous album, Blockbusta (2023).
Dillagence II features guest appearances from D'Angelo, Big Sean, Anderson .Paak, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Common, Jon Batiste, Talib Kweli, T3, Honey Bxby, and La Reezy. In promotion of the album, Busta Rhymes released the music videos for "Spazzz", "Talk Ya Shit" (with Lil Wayne), and "This Woman" (with D'Angelo), with the former two being released as singles. The album was approved by J Dilla's estate and his mother, Maureen Yancey, and features a different rapping approach from Busta Rhymes in contrast to its speeding technique.
Background
[edit]Busta Rhymes and J Dilla held a long-standing professional relationship prior to the latter's death. J Dilla contributed to six of Busta Rhymes' first seven studio albums, excluding Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front (1998).[1] Various tracks that J Dilla produced for Busta Rhymes included "Still Shining" (1996), "Show Me What You Got" (2000), and "Turn Me Up Some" (2002).[2]
In November 2007, over a year after J Dilla's death, Busta Rhymes released the mixtape Dillagence, hosted by DJ Mick Boogie. It features Busta Rhymes rapping over J Dilla's beats and guest appearances from Q-Tip, Phonte, Talib Kweli, Raekwon, M.O.P., and Rah Digga.[1]
During an interview with GQ in 2020,[1] Busta Rhymes revealed that J Dilla gave him over 300 beats that he considered to be "extremely selective with", revealing that the only time he gave a beat from the collection was for Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II (2009). Busta Rhymes considered J Dilla as one of his favorite three producers, which includes Dr. Dre and Q-Tip.[3]
Production
[edit]Dillagence II contains nineteen tracks[4] and features guest appearances from Big Sean, Anderson .Paak, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Common, Jon Batiste, Talib Kweli, T3, Honey Bxby, and La Reezy,[5] as well as posthumous vocals from D'Angelo recorded over 20 years ago for an unfinished J Dilla collab prior to the album.[4] Maureen Yancey, J Dilla's mother,[2] appears on the album's intro and outro tracks.[4][6] Conceptualizing the album began in November 2025, from the approval of J Dilla's estate and Yancey. During an interview with Popcast's Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, Busta Rhymes said that his rapping style on J Dilla's beats was different in contrast to his speeding technique.[7]
Promotion and release
[edit]On February 19, 2026, Busta Rhymes held a listening session for a project with production from J Dilla. He announced the album under the name Dillagence 2, which serves as a sequel to the 2007 original mixtape released by Busta Rhymes and DJ Mick Boogie. With details of the album remaining scarce, it was noted that Lil Wayne was featured on one of the tracks, which a video of the preview was recorded by Statik Selektah and posted on Instagram.[3]
On August 4, 2026, Busta Rhymes announced that Dillagence 2 would release soon with a release date of August 25. The teaser posted on Instagram features a clip of Maureen Yancey, J Dilla's mother, listening to one of the album's tracks.[2] On August 6, Busta Rhymes released the album's lead single "Spazzz", which contains multiple beat switches throughout.[8] A music video for the single was released three days later.[9]
On August 13, 2026, the album's second single "Talk Ya Shit" was released, featuring an appearance from Lil Wayne.[10][11] Its music video was released three days later.[12] On August 20, Busta Rhymes revealed the track list from Dillagence II, featuring various artists on many of its tracks.[5] On August 23, Busta Rhymes shared a snippet of the music video for "This Woman", which was directed by Hype Williams. Featuring posthumous vocals from D'Angelo, the track's music video was released two days later.[13][14] Dillagence II was released on streaming services on August 25,[4] through the Conglomerate.[6]
Track listing
[edit]All music is produced by J Dilla, except when noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ma Dukes Speak Again" | 1:21 | ||
| 2. | "How the Boss Will Deliver" |
| 1:22 | |
| 3. | "Entry" (featuring La Reezy) |
| 2:06 | |
| 4. | "Spazzz" |
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| 3:09 |
| 5. | "Back Pain, Chest Pain, Head Pain" |
| 4:20 | |
| 6. | "Royalty" (featuring CIE and Trillian) |
| 4:20 | |
| 7. | "This Woman" (featuring D'Angelo) |
| 4:21 | |
| 8. | "Shoo" |
| 2:05 | |
| 9. | "Drugs" (featuring C.S. Armstrong) |
| Karriem Riggins | 2:24 |
| 10. | "The Story of the Old Man" |
| 1:21 | |
| 11. | "Run Em Down" (featuring Watch the Duck) |
| 3:16 | |
| 12. | "Lay Down" (featuring T3) |
| 2:28 | |
| 13. | "Wait 4 U" (featuring Big Sean and Honey Bxby) |
| 4:12 | |
| 14. | "Kingpin (Knock Ya Head Off)" (featuring Anderson .Paak and Ludacris) |
| 4:28 | |
| 15. | "How You Want It" |
| 3:40 | |
| 16. | "Love & War" (featuring C.S. Armstrong and Talib Kweli) |
| 4:57 | |
| 17. | "Talk Ya Shit" (featuring Lil Wayne) |
| 2:27 | |
| 18. | "What We Got in Common" (featuring Common and Jon Batiste) |
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| 6:21 |
| 19. | "Ma Dukes & J Dilla Closing Word" |
| 1:42 | |
| Total length: | 60:20 | |||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2026) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)[15] | 91 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Torres, Kayla (February 20, 2026). "Busta Rhymes Mines J Dilla's Archive for 'Dillagence 2'". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on February 21, 2026. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Elibert, Mark (August 5, 2026). "Busta Rhymes Announces New Album, 'Dillagence 2,' Built on Unreleased J Dilla Beats". Complex. Archived from the original on August 6, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
- 1 2 Alston, Trey (February 21, 2026). "Busta Rhymes Announces New 'Dillagence 2' Project With J Dilla Production". Complex. Archived from the original on July 10, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Saponara, Michael (August 25, 2026). "Busta Rhymes Releases J Dilla-Produced 'Dillagence II' Project Featuring D'Angelo, Lil Wayne, Ludacris & Big Sean: Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Caramanica, Jon; Coscarelli, Joe; Rotondo, Alexander J. (August 21, 2026). "How Busta Rhymes Turned 300 Unreleased J Dilla Beats Into His New Album". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 22, 2026. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
- ↑ Lavin, Will (August 6, 2026). "Busta Rhymes Shares New J Dilla Collab "Spazzz" Ahead of 'Dillagence 2'". Complex. Archived from the original on August 7, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
- ↑ Busta Rhymes (August 9, 2026). Busta Rhymes & J Dilla- Spazzz. Archived from the original on August 12, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Cole, Alexander (August 13, 2026). "Talk Ya Shit - Song by Busta Rhymes & J Dilla featuring Lil Wayne". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on August 14, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
- ↑ Lavin, Will (August 13, 2026). "Busta Rhymes Recruits Lil Wayne for J Dilla-Produced 'Talk Ya Sh*t'". Complex. Archived from the original on August 14, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ Busta Rhymes (August 16, 2026). Busta Rhymes x J Dilla-Talk Ya Shit Feat. Lil Wayne. Archived from the original on August 24, 2026. Retrieved August 24, 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Elibert, Mark (August 24, 2026). "Busta Rhymes Previews D'Angelo Feature From 'Dillagence 2' With Hype Williams-Directed Video". Complex. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ A., Aron (August 24, 2026). "Busta Rhymes Previews D'Angelo Collab In Hype Williams-Directed Video". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 28/8/2026 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 29, 2026.