Biography
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J Dilla
12 follower
Birth name :
James Dewitt Yancey
Genres :
Hip hop
Neo soul
Instrumental hip hop
Instruments :
Turntables
MPC 3000
E-mu SP-1200
Sampler
Drum machine
Keyboards
Bass guitar
Synthesizer
Drums
Cello
Vocals
Guitar
Also known as :
Jay Dee
Dilla Dawg
Labels :
Delicious Vinyl
BBE
Pay Jay Productions
MCA
Stones Throw
Years active :
1993–2006
Born / Died
Born:(1974-02-07)February 7, 1974 Detroit, Michigan
Died:February 10, 2006(2006-02-10) (aged 32) Los Angeles, California
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 from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. According to his obituary at NPR.org, he "was one of the music industry's most influential hip-hop artists", working with big-name acts including A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, The Roots, The Pharcyde and Common. Yancey died in 2006 of the blood disease thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
