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.

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.

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 ...

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 …

Mar 4, 2025 · J. Dilla. For those unfamiliar with J Dilla, he was more than just a producer—a visionary who reshaped hip-hop with signature swing, unconventional drum programming, and deep, soulful sample work.Coming up in the mid-90s, he cofounded Slum Village and worked with legends like A Tribe Called Quest, Common, Erykah Badu, The Roots, and Pharcyde, creating beats the blurred the line between jazz ...

1 day ago · James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006), better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer and rapper who emerged in the mid-1990s ...

Feb 5, 2025 · 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...

Feb 25, 2025 · James “J Dilla” Yancey, aka Jay Dee, has, it’s fair to say, has finally gotten his due.The revolutionary late producer was the subject of a recent well-received biography called Dilla Time ...