James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006), [5][6] better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer, composer and rapper. He emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as a member of the group Slum Village.

2023年4月7日 · How did J Dilla die? The acclaimed rapper James Yancey passed away three days before his 32nd birthday from health complications.

2023年4月3日 · Through conversations with Dilla’s family, friends and collaborators, our documentary charts a life and career that has left an indelible mark on music as well as the …

3 天之前 · Big Sean has explained why he believes that the late J Dilla is one of the greatest producers ever with a legacy that stands the test of time.

Stones Throw began working with J Dilla in the early days of his solo career in the early 2000s. He collaborated with Madlib for Jaylib, and eventually releasing the solo album Donuts on Stones Throw in 2006, which has come to be regarded as one of his signature works.

2025年2月2日 · J Dilla broke all the rules of rap music production and, akin to Kanye West, had people staggered by how seamlessly he could produce soulful, hard-hitting music. Born and raised in Detroit, Dilla first found fame when he began producing for MCs from the …

Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical genius who transformed the sound of popular music for the twenty-first …

2023年3月7日 · Possibly the most revered beatmaker in hip-hop’s five-decade history, James Dewitt Yancey - better known as J Dilla or Jay Dee - is one of those rare musical talents that …

2024年11月29日 · James Yancey was born in Detroit, Michigan to New Yorker parents. He was the eldest of four children, including a sister, Martha, and two brothers, Earl and John; John later began making music as ...

2025年2月5日 · J Dilla is regarded as one of the greatest producers of all time. Dilla’s combination of melodic loops, obscure samples, and hard-hitting drums made him one of the most revered...