Jay Dee
Hip HopDetroit hip-hopjazz-sampled hip-hopboom-bap productionStones Throw adjacent
Jay Dee, better known by the stage name J Dilla, was born James Dewitt Yancey on February 7, 1974 in Detroit, Michigan to Maureen and Beverly Yancey. From the onset, music was intrinsic to Jay's life. His mother Maureen was an accomplished singer and lover of classical music and opera. His father Beverly was a gifted vocalist and bass player fond of vocal harmonies and jazz, who played professionally for 25 years before taking a job at Ford. A two-year-old
Influenced by: Pete Rock, DJ Premier, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul
- Label:
- Stones Throw
- Active:
- 1995-2006
- Scene:
- Detroit
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