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J Dilla
J Dilla in 2004
Background information
Birth name
James Dewitt Yancey
Also known as
Jay Dee
Dilla
Dilla Dawg
Born
(1974-02-07)February 7, 1974 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died
February 10, 2006(2006-02-10) (aged 32) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Instrumental hip hop[1]
progressive soul[2]
electronic[3]
jazz[4]
lo-fi hip hop[5]
Occupations
Record producer
drummer
rapper
songwriter
Discography
Albums
production
Years active
1993–2006
Labels
Delicious Vinyl
BBE
Pay Jay
MCA
Stones Throw
Bling 47
✓Look Records
Formerly of
Jaylib
Slum Village
Soulquarians
The Ummah
Musical artist
James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006),[6][7] better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer and rapper. He emerged during the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as a member of the group Slum Village. He was also a member of the Soulquarians, a musical collective active during the late 1990s and early 2000s.[8]
Yancey died at the age of 32 from a combination of TTP and lupus. Although his life was short, he is considered one of the most influential producers in hip hop and popular music.[9] J Dilla's music raised the artistic level of hip-hop production in Detroit.[10] According to The Guardian, "His affinity for crafting lengthy, melodic loops peppered with breakbeats and vocal samples took instrumental hip-hop into new, more musically complex realms."[11] In particular, his approach to drum programming, with its loose, or "drunk" style that experimented with non-standard quantization, has been influential on producers and drummers.
^"Orchestral Interpretations of J Dilla + Kenny Keys". Time Out. June 13, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Cochrane, Naima (March 26, 2020). "2000: A Soul Odyssey". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Coplan, Chris (April 5, 2013). "J Dilla's electronic phase documented in new compilation, Lost Tapes, Reels + More". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Beaubien, Sam (October 17, 2019). "Sam's Jams: How J Dilla, Detroit Hip-Hop Pioneer, Changed Modern Music". WDET. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^"J Dilla: The GodFather of LoFi Hip Hop". Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
^"Jay Dee | Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
^"J Dilla | Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
^Fonseca, Anthony J.; Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn, eds. (2018). "J He brought revolutionary techniques to the producing world. Reinventing techniques for sampling". Hip Hop Around the World: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-35759-6.
^Charnas, Dan (January 23, 2022). "How J Dilla Reinvented Rhythm". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
^Rubin, Mike (October 10, 2013). "The 411 On The 313: A Brief History of Detroit Hip-Hop". Complex. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^MacInnes, Paul (June 12, 2011). "J Dilla dies". The Guardian. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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