Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Yancey, who was also known as J Dilla and Jay Dee, passed away at age 32 on February 10, 2006. While to some, how J Dilla ...

Super7 are paying tribute to hip hop production great J Dilla with a new action figure. His classic 2006 album Donuts is the inspiration for the new ReAction Figure, which features a 3.75″ articulated ...

As a primer on the life and career of James "J Dilla" Yancey, "The New York Times Presents: The Legacy of J Dilla" is a sufficient introduction to the world of the innovative Detroit hip-hop producer, ...

J Dilla's Brother Illa J Argues That Kanye Wouldn't Be as 'Big as He Is' If Producer Was Still Alive Ye and Dilla worked together before the Detroit producer's untimely death in 2006.

Three upcoming events in the LA area will be honoring Detroit record producer and rapper J Dilla. Born James Dewitt Yancey, he died at age 32 in 2006. Although his life was short, J Dilla made an ...

Shinola, a Detroit-based luxury brand, is releasing limited-edition watches and a record bag honoring the late producer J Dilla. Dilla's daughters, Ja'Mya Yancey and TyMonae Whitlow, expressed their ...