Busta Rhymes Unveils Long-Awaited Sequel to J Dilla Collab With 19-Track 'Dillagence II'

The sequel to the 2007 mixtape arrived on streaming services Tuesday, featuring 19 tracks and guest appearances from D'Angelo, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Big Sean, Common, and Anderson .Paak, among others. Busta revealed that the D'Angelo track 'This Woman' came from an unfinished collaboration between the late singer and J Dilla from over two decades ago. He also teased a Hype Williams-directed music video for the song and noted he had nearly 300 unused J Dilla beats to draw from.

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The project marks nearly two decades since the original Dillagence mixtape, which arrived in 2007, just over a year after J Dilla's death. Busta Rhymes reportedly had access to roughly 300 unused Dilla beats, from which he selected and refined material for this release.

The album features contributions from D'Angelo, who died in 2025, on "This Woman" — a track originating from an unfinished collaboration between D'Angelo and Dilla from over two decades ago. Busta described receiving the incomplete recording unexpectedly and completing it