J Dilla

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, rapper, and composer. He emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as a member of the group Slum Village. He was a founding member of the Soulquarians, a musical collective active during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Yancey collaborated with Madlib as the duo Jaylib, releasing the album "Champion Sound.

Influenced by: Pete Rock, DJ Premier, A Tribe Called Quest, Madlib

Label:

Stones Throw

Active:

1995-2006

Scene:

Detroit/Ann Arbor

Side projects

• Slum Village
• Soulquarians
• Jaylib

• YolaSun, Sep 27
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• DDKSat, Aug 15
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• Juicy JSat, Jul 25
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• Jay ParkThu, Sep 10
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• J.R.C.G.Sat, Nov 14
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• DJ ShadowSun, Oct 4
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• J. ColeFri, Jul 24
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