48 Hours

48 Hrs is the debut album by rap duo Frank-n-Dank. It was unofficially released in August 5, 2003. The whole album was produced by J Dilla. 48 Hrs can be seen as a collaboration between J Dilla and Frank-N-Dank, as the former not only produces the whole record but also played a large role in bringing the group to a larger underground audience, through their appearance on Welcome 2 Detroit, as well as producing various 12"s released prior to the a... more

48 Hrs is the debut album by rap duo Frank-n-Dank. It was unofficially released in August 5, 2003. The whole album was produced by J Dilla. 48 Hrs can be seen as a collaboration between J Dilla and Frank-N-Dank, as the former not only produces the whole record but also played a large role in bringing the group to a larger underground audience, through their appearance on Welcome 2 Detroit, as well as producing various 12"s released prior to the album. However, the making of the album, under MCA Records, was plagued with setbacks as two subsequent versions of the album were rejected by the label. It received virtually no pre-release promotion indicating that the-then folding label had no serious intentions of releasing the album. J Dilla in an interview with Groove Attack: Many fans believe that this largely sample-free version was recorded to appease MCA, who were reluctant to clear the samples used on the original recording. That theory is somewhat supported by the fact that the 12"s... less