▁mi xt ape ▁t ribute ▁entitled ▁" Lou kou ms ", ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁mi xt ape ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁J ▁D illa ' s ▁instrument al ▁album ▁Don uts , ▁released ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁In ▁regards ▁to ▁the ▁mi xt ape ' s ▁direction , ▁theme , ▁and ▁concept , ▁Med hi ▁stated : ▁ ▁" B ased ▁on ▁the ▁D ON UT S ▁album ▁concept , ▁these ▁are ▁dem os , ▁out - t akes ▁and ▁un re leased ▁g ems ▁from ▁various ▁records ▁I ▁worked ▁on ▁before ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁L U CK Y ▁BO Y , ▁my ▁next ▁album . ▁St uff ▁comes ▁from ▁M EG AL OP OL IS , ▁ 1 1 3 ▁DE G RES ▁and ▁S HE IT AN ▁sound track ▁mainly , ▁but ▁some ▁is ▁older ▁too . ▁Hope ▁you ▁enjoy ▁these ▁rough ▁mix es ▁and ▁un - pol ished ▁sounds , ▁as ▁I ▁pay ▁h omm age ▁to ▁' one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁minds ▁to ▁ever ▁make ▁be ats ': ▁Mr . ▁James ▁Y ance y , ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁J A Y ▁DE E , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁DI LL A ." ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁DJ ▁Me h di ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁this ▁mi xt ape ▁( initial ly ▁pressed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 ▁copies ▁for ▁prom ot ional ▁and ▁family ▁framework ) ▁is ▁now ▁available ▁for ▁free ▁on ▁the ▁Ed