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J Dilla

Background information
Birth nameJames Dewitt Yancey
Also known asJay Dee
BornFebruary 7, 1974(1974-02-07)
DiedFebruary 10, 2006 (aged 32)
Genre(s)Hip hop, neo soul, abstract hip hop, experimental music,
Occupation(s)Producer, rapper
Instrument(s)Turntables, sampler, drum machine,piano, bass Guitar, drums, guitar, flute
Years active1993–2006
Label(s)Delicious Vinyl, BBE, MCA, Stones Throw
Associated actsPhat Kat, The Ummah, Slum Village, Guilty Simpson, A Tribe Called Quest, Soulquarians, Frank-n-Dank, The Roots, Busta Rhymes, Madlib
Websitewww.stonesthrow.com/jdilla

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Phat Kat (aka Ronnie Cash) (b Ronnie Watts) is a Rapper from the east side of Detroit Michigan. The Ummah was a music production collective composed of members Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and the late Slum Village is a hip hop group from Conant Gardens, Detroit Michigan. Byron Simpson, aka Guilty Simpson is a Rapper from Detroit, Michigan. A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip-hop group formed in 1988 The Soulquarians was a Neo soul -informed hip hop Musical collective with members from Philadelphia, New York, Detroit, The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent Madlib ( M ind A ltering D emented L essons I n B eats (born Otis Jackson Jr Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hip hop production is the creation of Hip hop music. Modern hip hop production utilizes samplers, sequencers, Drum machines, Synthesizers He began his career as a member of the group Slum Village, and was also a driving force in the production trio The Ummah. Slum Village is a hip hop group from Conant Gardens, Detroit Michigan. The Ummah was a music production collective composed of members Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and the late Yancey started his career under the name Jay Dee (based on his initials) but used the name J Dilla from 2001 onward. Many critics believe J Dilla's work to have had a major influence on his peers[1] and that he embodied the neo soul sound, playing a defining yet understated role during the sub-genre's rise (roughly from the mid-90s to the early 2000s). This article is about the musical genre For the Yael Naim song see New Soul. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 J Dilla was often dubbed "your favorite producer's favorite producer," and was highly regarded by hip hop artists and producers such as Royce Da 5'9", Common, Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest, Just Blaze, Busta Rhymes, Lupe Fiasco, Pharrell Williams, Madlib, The Pharcyde, Slum Village, and ?uestlove. Ryan Montgomery (born July 5, 1977) is an MC known by his Stage name Royce Da 5'9". Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr (born March 13 1972) better known by his Stage name Common (and previously known as Common Sense) is an Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip-hop group formed in 1988 Justin Smith (born in Paterson New Jersey on January 14, 1978) better known as Just Blaze, is an American Hip hop music Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16 1982 better known by his Stage name Lupe Fiasco, is a Grammy -winning American rapper. Madlib ( M ind A ltering D emented L essons I n B eats (born Otis Jackson Jr The Pharcyde is an Alternative hip hop group from the West coast of the United States Slum Village is a hip hop group from Conant Gardens, Detroit Michigan. Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born on January 20, 1971) known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as BROther ?uestion or [2]

Contents

Biography

Early life

James Yancey was the second oldest of four children including an older brother (Earl), a younger sister and a younger brother, Johnny, also a rapper/producer known as Illa J. The family lived in a house situated near McDougall and East Nevada, off E. 7 Mile in Detroit. [3] He developed a vast musical knowledge from his parents (his mother, Maureen, is a former opera singer, his father was a jazz bassist). At a young age, he began acquiring a large collection of records which inspired him to learn multiple instruments. He had developed a passion for emceeing, and formed a rap group called Slum Village with schoolmates T3 (R. Slum Village is a hip hop group from Conant Gardens, Detroit Michigan. L. Altman), and Baatin (Titus Glover) at Pershing High School. He had also taken up beatmaking, using a simple tapedeck as the center of his studio. [4]Dilla would soon perfect this rugged, unmastered sound and earn a loyal following with Hip-Hop connoisseurs.

Early career

In 1992, he met experienced Detroit musician Amp Fiddler, who was impressed by what Jay Dee was able to accomplish with such limited tools. Joseph "Amp" Fiddler is an American keyboardist, Singer, Songwriter and Record producer from Detroit Michigan Amp Fiddler let Jay Dee use his MPC, which he learned quite quickly. Akai MPCs (originally MIDI Production Center, now Music Production Center) are a popular and well respected In 1995, Jay Dee and MC Phat Kat formed 1st Down, and would be the first Detroit hip hop group to sign with a major label (Payday Records) - a deal that was ended after one single when the label folded. Phat Kat (aka Ronnie Cash) (b Ronnie Watts) is a Rapper from the east side of Detroit Michigan. 1st Down was a group consisting of Jay Dee, and Phat Kat. The duo signed to Payday Records in 1995, and released one 12" "A Day That same year he recorded The Album That Time Forgot with 5 Elementz (a group consisting of the late Proof, Thyme and Mudd). DeShaun Dupree Holton ( October 2 1973 &ndash April 11 2006) better known as Proof, was a Detroit rapper and member of the rap

By the mid 1990s Jay Dee was known as a major hip-hop prospect, with a string of singles and remix projects, for Janet Jackson, Pharcyde, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip's solo album and others. A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer The Pharcyde is an Alternative hip hop group from the West coast of the United States De La Soul is a Grammy Award-winning hip hop group They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky surreal lyrics and their contributions to the evolution Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip-hop group formed in 1988 Q-Tip (born Jonathan Davis, April 10, 1970, in Harlem New York) is an American hip-hop emcee, Singer, Actor The majority of these productions were released without his name recognition, being credited to The Ummah, a production collective composed of Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and later Raphael Saadiq of Tony! Toni! Toné!. The Ummah was a music production collective composed of members Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and the late Cotton swabs ( British English: cotton buds) are used in First aid, Cosmetics application and a variety of other uses Ali Shaheed Muhammad (born August 11, 1970, Brooklyn New York) is an American Hip-hop DJ who enjoyed moderate fame A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip-hop group formed in 1988 Raphael Saadiq (born Charlie Ray Wiggins on May 14 1966 in Oakland California) is an acclaimed American music artist Tony! Toni! Toné! was a New jack swing / R&B group from Oakland, California popular during the late 1980s and early to mid 1990s Under this umbrella, Jay did some of his most big name R&B & Hip Hop work, churning out original songs and remixes for Janet Jackson, Busta Rhymes, Brand New Heavies, Something For the People, trip-hop artists Crustation and many others. This all came off the heels of Jay handling the majority of production on The Pharcyde's album Labcabincalifornia, released in the holiday season of 1995. The Pharcyde is an Alternative hip hop group from the West coast of the United States Labcabincalifornia is the second album by The Pharcyde, released in 1995 three years after their classic debut Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde Jay Dee's largest-scale feat came in 1997 when he contributed production work on Janet Jackson's hit single "Got Til It's Gone" from The Velvet Rope album. The Velvet Rope is the sixth Studio album by American Singer-songwriter Janet Jackson, released on October 6, However any buzz that could have been built for Jay Dee and/or further buzz for The Ummah collective was deadened when the song was mysteriously credited to Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis in the liner notes for the album. James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born on June 6, 1959, in Minneapolis Minnesota) and Terry Steven Lewis (born

Performing career

2000 marked the major label debut of Slum Village with Fantastic, Vol. 2, creating a new following for Jay Dee as a producer and an emcee. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Slum Village is a hip hop group from Conant Gardens, Detroit Michigan. Fantastic Vol 2 (also referred to as Fantastic Volume II) is the second album from Detroit 's Slum Village, released in 2000 He was also a founding member of the production collective known as The Soulquarians (along with Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, D'Angelo and James Poyser amongst others) which earned him more recognition and buzz. The Soulquarians was a Neo soul -informed hip hop Musical collective with members from Philadelphia, New York, Detroit, Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born on January 20, 1971) known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as BROther ?uestion or Michael Eugene Archer (born February 11, 1974) better known by his Stage name D'Angelo, is a Grammy Award winning African James Poyser is a Grammy Award winning Songwriter, Record producer, and Keyboardist from Philadelphia, known for his R&B, hip-hop He subsequently worked with Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli, and Common - contributing heavily to the latter's critically acclaimed breakthrough album, Like Water for Chocolate. Erica Abi Wright (born February 26 1971 better known by her Stage name Erykah Badu is a Grammy -nominated American soul Talib Kweli Greene (born October 3, 1975) better known as Talib Kweli, is an American MC from Brooklyn, New Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr (born March 13 1972) better known by his Stage name Common (and previously known as Common Sense) is an Like Water for Chocolate is the fourth Studio album by Rapper Common, released March 28 2000 on MCA Records.

His debut as a solo artist came in 2001 with the single "Fuck the Police", followed by the album Welcome 2 Detroit, which kicked off U.K. Independent record label BBE's "Beat Generation" series. This article is about the J Dilla song For the NWA song of the same name see Fuck tha Police. This is an article about the J Dilla album For the Trick-Trick song of the same name see Welcome 2 Detroit (Trick Trick Song. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Barely Breaking Even (BBE is a British Record label started by two DJs Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly In 2001, Jay Dee, began using the name "J Dilla" (an attempt to differentiate himself from Jermaine Dupri who also goes by "J. Jermaine Dupri, also known as JD, (born Jermaine Dupri Mauldin) is an American Record producer and Rapper. D. "), and left Slum Village to pursue a major label solo career with MCA Records. MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc

2002 saw Dilla producing the entirety of Frank-N-Dank's 48 Hours, as well as a solo album, but neither record was ever released, although the former did eventually surface through bootlegging. ---- 48 Hrs is the debut album by rap duo Frank-n-Dank. It was unofficially released in August 5, 2003. A bootleg recording is an audio and/or Video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority [5] When Dilla finished working with Frank-N-Dank on the 48 Hours album, MCA Records requested a record with a larger commercial appeal, and the artists re-recorded the majority of the tracks, this time using little to no samples. Despite this, neither versions of the album saw the light of day, and Dilla expressed he was disappointed that the music never got out to the fans.

Dilla was signed to a solo deal with MCA Records in 2002 and completed an album in 2003. MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc [5][6] Although Dilla was known as a producer rather than an MC, he chose to rap on the album and have the music produced by some of his favorite producers[7] such as Madlib, Pete Rock, Hi-Tek, Supa Dave West, Kanye West, Nottz, Waajeed and others. Madlib ( M ind A ltering D emented L essons I n B eats (born Otis Jackson Jr Pete Rock (born Peter Phillips, June 21 1970 in Bronx New York) is an American DJ, Record producer, and Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American Rapper and Record producer from Cincinnati Ohio. Supa Dave West is an American Musician, Vocalist, Songwriter and Record producer. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Dominick Lamb (better known as Nottz) is a Music producer from Norfolk Virginia, U Waajeed (b Robert O'Bryant) is a Detroit -born Music producer, and one half of the hip hop and R&B group Platinum Pied The album was shelved due to internal changes at the label and MCA folding into Geffen Records. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label [8] In a 2007 video interview, Dilla's friend DJ House Shoes alluded to the possibility of the MCA album finally seeing an official release through Stones Throw Records in the future. House Shoes is a hip hop producer and DJ. His production is on I Miss the Hip Hop Shop by Proof and Witness My Growth In April 2008, the album, called Pay Jay, began circulating. BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Benji B played songs from it on his April 18 show, saying that the album is coming out,[9] and people on the internet privately shared and discussed the album. Benji B is a British DJ and Radio presenter He presents a weekly radio show called Deviation on BBC 1Xtra. [10]

While the record with MCA stalled, Dilla recorded the uncompromising Ruff Draft, released exclusively to vinyl by German label Groove Attack. Ruff Draft is the third solo Album by the late former Slum Village member Jay Dee (also known as J Dilla) [11] Although the album was little known, it signaled a change in sound and attitude, and his work from this point on was increasingly released through independent record labels. In a 2003 interview with Groove Attack, Dilla talked about this change of direction:

“You know, if I had a choice, skip the major labels and just put it out yourself man. . . Trust me. I tell everybody it's better to do it yourself and let the Indies come after you instead of going in their [direction] and getting a deal and you have to wait, it ain't fun, take it from me. Right now, I'm on MCA but it feels like I'm an unsigned artist still. It's cool, it's a blessing, but damn I'm like, 'When's my shit gonna come out? I'm ready now, what's up?'”

Later years

LA-based Producer and MC, Madlib, began collaborating with J Dilla, and the pair formed the group Jaylib in 2002, releasing an album called Champion Sound in 2003. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Madlib ( M ind A ltering D emented L essons I n B eats (born Otis Jackson Jr Champion Sound is an album by the duo Jaylib ( hip hop musicians J Dilla and Madlib) J Dilla relocated from Detroit to LA in 2004 and appeared on tour with Jaylib in Spring 2004. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience.

J Dilla's illness and medication caused dramatic weight loss in 2003 onwards, forcing him to publicly confirm speculation about his health in 2004. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura ( TTP or Moschcowitz disease) is a rare disorder of the blood-coagulation system causing extensive microscopic Despite a slower output of major releases and production credits in 2004 and 2005, his cult status remained strong within his core audience, as evident by unauthorized circulation of his underground "beat tapes" (instrumental, and raw working materials), mostly through internet file sharing. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture. See Shared resource for the conventional meaning of file sharing File sharing refers to the providing and receiving of digital files over a Articles in publications URB (March 2004) and XXL (June 2005) confirmed rumors of ill health and hospitalization during this period, but these were downplayed by Jay himself. XXL (pronounced, double-X-L is a hip-hop magazine from Harris Publications. The seriousness of his condition became public in November 2005 when J Dilla toured Europe performing from a wheelchair. It was later revealed that he suffered from TTP, a rare blood disease, and possibly Lupus. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura ( TTP or Moschcowitz disease) is a rare disorder of the blood-coagulation system causing extensive microscopic Systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE or lupus,) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can be fatal though with recent medical advances fatalities are becoming [12]

J Dilla died on February 10, 2006, three days after his 32nd birthday at his home in Los Angeles, California. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. According to his mother, Maureen Yancey, the cause was cardiac arrest. A cardiac arrest, also known as cardiorespiratory arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is the abrupt cessation of normal circulation of [13] His last album, Donuts was released 3 days earlier, on February 7, 2006. Donuts is an Instrumental hip hop album by producer J Dilla. Donuts was released on February 7 2006, his Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Posthumous music

Upon his death, Dilla had several projects planned for future completion and release.

The Shining, "75% completed when Dilla died,"[14] was completed posthumously by Karriem Riggins and released on August 8, 2006 on BBE Records. The Shining is the title of the second official solo album from late Hip Hop producer and Rapper J Dilla, who died February 10 Karriem Riggins (born August 25, 1975) is a jazz drummer, hip hop producer, and sometime rapper. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Barely Breaking Even (BBE is a British Record label started by two DJs Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly

Ruff Draft was reissued as a double CD/LP set in March 2007 and is sometimes considered his third solo album. Ruff Draft is the third solo Album by the late former Slum Village member Jay Dee (also known as J Dilla) The reissue contains previously unreleased material from the Ruff Draft sessions and instrumentals. Most notably, it was also released in a cassette tape format, paying homage to Dilla's dirty, grimy sound (he was known for recording over two-tracked instrumentals).

Jay Love Japan was announced in 2005 as his debut release on the Operation Unknown label. Jay Love Japan is an instrumental album by the late J Dilla distributed to retail by the California-based Operation Unknown label most recently on March 7 Previously released only in Japan, it was given various planned release dates in 2006, 2007, and 2008, with a track list containing two songs with vocals added after his death. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The official release remains shrouded in mystery, as various legitimate and illegitimate versions of this mini-album can be bought online and in stores.

Champion Sound, J Dilla's and Madlib's collaborative album, was reissued in June 2007 by Stones Throw Records as a 2CD Deluxe Edition with instrumentals and b-sides. Champion Sound is an album by the duo Jaylib ( hip hop musicians J Dilla and Madlib) Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop Record label based in California.

He also produced three tracks on the 2007 Stones Throw Records 2K Sports NBA 2K8 Soundtrack, B-Ball Zombie War. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop Record label based in California. 2K Sports is a Subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc NBA 2K is a Basketball Video game series that was initially exclusive for the Sega Dreamcast starting in 1999

Dillagence, a mixtape of previously unreleased tracks featuring Busta Rhymes over Dilla's production, was released in November 2007. A mixtape or mixed tape is a compilation of Songs recorded in a specific order traditionally onto a Compact audio cassette. Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent Busta was one of Dilla's most passionate supporters; on the mixtape, Busta says that, although Dilla's name is not listed in every Busta album, he did in fact contribute to every solo Busta album. The compilation was made free for download from MickBoogie.com.

"Modern Day Gangstaz" (also known as "The Ugliest" and "Dangerous MCs"), a song produced by Dilla featuring vocals from The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, and Labba, which originally appeared in its original form on a mixtape in the late '90s, eventually surfaced in full-length form in 2007. Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21 1972 – March 9 1997 popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a Gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent [15] This version, however, is a cut-and-paste job using verses recorded for Biggie's posthumous Born Again album, for which a new beat was used from Nottz. Born Again is a posthumous album by The Notorious BIG. It was released on December 7, 1999.

Pay Jay, the unreleased album that Dilla recorded for MCA Records, surfaced in bootleg form in 2008. Originally conceived as the album showcasing Dilla's skills on the microphone, the bootleg version contained production by Dilla as well as Kanye West, Waajeed, Bink!, Supa Dave West, Nottz, ?uestlove, Karriem Riggins, and Pete Rock. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. Waajeed (b Robert O'Bryant) is a Detroit -born Music producer, and one half of the hip hop and R&B group Platinum Pied Bink (born Roosevelt Harrell III in Norfolk Virginia) is a Hip-hop producer who is noted for his work with Roc-A-Fella Records Supa Dave West is an American Musician, Vocalist, Songwriter and Record producer. Dominick Lamb (better known as Nottz) is a Music producer from Norfolk Virginia, U Ahmir Khalib Thompson (born on January 20, 1971) known professionally as ?uestlove or Questlove (also known as BROther ?uestion or Karriem Riggins (born August 25, 1975) is a jazz drummer, hip hop producer, and sometime rapper. Pete Rock (born Peter Phillips, June 21 1970 in Bronx New York) is an American DJ, Record producer, and

Legacy

In May 2006, J Dilla's mother announced the creation of The J Dilla Foundation.

In February 2007, a year after his death, J Dilla posthumously received the Plug Award's Artist of the Year as well as the award for Record Producer of the Year. [16]

Like many artists who die young, Dilla's greatest public exposure came because of his death. His untimely death has had a significant impact on the hip-hop community. Besides countless tribute tracks and concerts, Dilla's death created a wealth of interest in his remaining catalog, and, consequently, Dilla's influence on hip-hop production became more apparent.

On the newest album by Erykah Badu, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War), she cowrote a song with ?uestlove as a tribute to Dilla titled "Telephone. Erica Abi Wright (born February 26 1971 better known by her Stage name Erykah Badu is a Grammy -nominated American soul New Amerykah Part One (4th World War is the fourth studio album (5th overall from Erykah Badu, The album was released on February 26 2008 through Universal " It is based on a story Dilla's mother told to Badu about Dilla's visions before his passing. [17]

The title track from the last album by Common, Finding Forever, is a tribute to J Dilla. Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr (born March 13 1972) better known by his Stage name Common (and previously known as Common Sense) is an Finding Forever is the Grammy Award Winning seventh album by Common, released on July 31 2007 on G

The song "Can't Stop This" from the The Roots' album Game Theory is also a tribute to J Dilla. The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Game Theory is the seventh Studio album by Philadelphia -based hip hop group The Roots, their first on Def Jam Records

Discography

Main article: J Dilla discography

References

  1. ^ NPR: Hip-Hop Producer, Rapper Jay Dee AKA J Dilla
  2. ^ allmusic ((( Jay Dee > Biography )))
  3. ^ Let it roll (Metro Times Detroit)
  4. ^ allmusic ((( Jay Dee > Biography )))
  5. ^ a b Haleem, Aadel. Singles Vocal appearances 1997 Tami Hert - "If You Were Mine (Detroit Demolition Mix" (from "If You Were Mine" 12" Slum Village is a hip hop group from Conant Gardens, Detroit Michigan. Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol 1 (sometimes spelled as Fantastic Vol 1) is the first album by Detroit group Slum Village. Slum Village is a hip hop group from Conant Gardens, Detroit Michigan. Fantastic Vol 2 (also referred to as Fantastic Volume II) is the second album from Detroit 's Slum Village, released in 2000 Slum Village is a hip hop group from Conant Gardens, Detroit Michigan. Best Kept Secret is an album by J-88 (an alias for Slum Village) This is an article about the J Dilla album For the Trick-Trick song of the same name see Welcome 2 Detroit (Trick Trick Song. Barely Breaking Even (BBE is a British Record label started by two DJs Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly Ruff Draft is the third solo Album by the late former Slum Village member Jay Dee (also known as J Dilla) Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop Record label based in California. Champion Sound is an album by the duo Jaylib ( hip hop musicians J Dilla and Madlib) Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop Record label based in California. Donuts is an Instrumental hip hop album by producer J Dilla. Donuts was released on February 7 2006, his Stones Throw Records is an independent hip hop Record label based in California. The Shining is the title of the second official solo album from late Hip Hop producer and Rapper J Dilla, who died February 10 Barely Breaking Even (BBE is a British Record label started by two DJs Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly Jay Deelicious The Delicious Vinyl Years is a Compilation album that catalogues Hip hop producer J Dilla 's early production career Delicious Vinyl is an American Independent record label founded by Matt Dike and Michael Ross in 1987 and based in Los Angeles Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent Mick Boogie, born Mick Batsyke in Youngstown Ohio, is an American DJ and Mixtape composer Jay Love Japan is an instrumental album by the late J Dilla distributed to retail by the California-based Operation Unknown label most recently on March 7 Jay Dee Interview. GrooveAttack. de. Accessed April 8, 2008. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  6. ^ Liner notes by Ronnie Reese, Ruff Draft (2007)
  7. ^ J Dilla, Ruff Draft (2007), liner notes
  8. ^ Liner notes by Ronnie Reese, Ruff Draft (2007)
  9. ^ BBC 1Xtra Benji B Deviation 4/18/08 show
  10. ^ Fans discuss MCA album, Pay Jay
  11. ^ Liner notes by Ronnie Reese, Ruff Draft (2007)
  12. ^ Detroit Free Press, February 23, 2006
  13. ^ James Yancey, Producer Known for Soulful Hip-Hop, Dies at 32 - New York Times
  14. ^ Detroit Free Press, June 29, 2006
  15. ^ ICEDOTCOM: Search results for dilla
  16. ^ Band Of Horses, J Dilla Reap PLUG Awards
  17. ^ Alternatives Reviews : Erykah Badu: New AmErykah Part One (4th World War)

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