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.

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

Apr 3, 2023 · LL Cool J is 56, and has been a hip-hop eminence for four decades. Now, with his first album in 11 years, he’s returning to the form he helped create.

Apr 5, 2023 · Enter “The Legacy of J Dilla,” a documentary produced by The New York Times and airing on FX and Hulu this week that seeks to put his legacy in perspective.

Feb 7, 2013 · In J Dilla — the musical archivist, the sonic poet, the bass knocker — Osby sees someone who has helped young jazz musicians square their belief in instrumental expressionism with their love ...

Feb 2, 2025 · 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 century by pioneering a new musical time-feel, an accomplishment on par with the achievements of Louis Armstrong and James Brown. Dilla, with only his ...

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.

Mar 7, 2023 · 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 forever alters the direction of not only his chosen genre, but popular music as a whole.

Apr 4, 2025 · Shinola, a Detroit-based luxury brand, is releasing limited-edition watches and a record bag honoring the late producer J Dilla. Dilla's daughters, Ja'Mya Yancey and TyMonae Whitlow, expressed ...