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James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974–February 10, 2006), better known as J Dilla or Jay Dee, was an American hip hop producer and emcee, who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. He began his career as “Jay Dee” but used the name “J Dilla” from 2001 on. Many critics believe J Dilla’s work to have had a major influence on his peers, and he perhaps 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).
J Dilla was known as a “producer’s producer”, and was highly regarded by better known producers such as Kanye West, Just Blaze, and Pharrell Williams (who named him as his favourite producer). Many considered him as a musical genius. A large catalogue of his work, mostly unused beats, remains unreleased, and in some cases have been freely passed around through the internet, impressing enthusiasts and adding to his cult-status.
Gaining inspiration from listening to Whodini’s “Big Mouth” back in the day, Jay began to try his hand at making beats by using the “pause” and record buttons on his tape deck. After learning to work an MPC-60 back in 92’ from Amp Fiddler, Jay Dee was on his way to becoming one of hip-hop’s illest beat makers.
After hooking up with two high school friends, T3 and Baatin, they formed the crew called, Slum Village (circa 1988), and Jay started to polish his rhyming skills to match his dope production. As Slum Village began to show themselves in Detroit and around the east coast Jay was also busy getting his production noticed by other artists in the music industry.
J Dilla was known as a “producer’s producer”, and was highly regarded by better known producers such as Kanye West, Just Blaze, and Pharrell Williams (who named him as his favourite producer). Many considered him as a musical genius. A large catalogue of his work, mostly unused beats, remains unreleased, and in some cases have been freely passed around through the internet, impressing enthusiasts and adding to his cult-status.
Gaining inspiration from listening to Whodini’s “Big Mouth” back in the day, Jay began to try his hand at making beats by using the “pause” and record buttons on his tape deck. After learning to work an MPC-60 back in 92’ from Amp Fiddler, Jay Dee was on his way to becoming one of hip-hop’s illest beat makers.
After hooking up with two high school friends, T3 and Baatin, they formed the crew called, Slum Village (circa 1988), and Jay started to polish his rhyming skills to match his dope production. As Slum Village began to show themselves in Detroit and around the east coast Jay was also busy getting his production noticed by other artists in the music industry.
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Shoutbox
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soulbleed wrote:
donuts was the last album i preordered from stones throw. and then he died. so sad. i like that all of his music is finally getting released, but some of them seem like such cash-ins. i've been kind of afraid of dilla stay paid because i don't want it to hurt his legacy. maybe i should just give up and check it out.
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ckypissdrunk wrote:
Finally got around to Dilla stay paid. SICKKKK
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voLcar wrote:
donuts... :(
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iMurk wrote:
FootToFace: "Other than the underground" so they didn't have ANY recognition at all? Jay Dee has been behind the scene since Tribe' as a guest producer, sure he wasn't projected to the thousands of people in comparison from back then and nowadays but he sure did hold down a staple of Hip Hop since the 90's. And Big L was on the seems of making or breaking from undergound to mainstream, he had a big following before hand..
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yarikh1 wrote:
won't do homie won't do it without you..
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KyleSme wrote:
Anybody mind sending me Fuck the Police? Leave me a shout...
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FootToFace wrote:
"He had recognition before his death and that definitely elevated his status more after. Its like alot of artists in the past i.e. Biggie, 2Pac, Big L and now even MJ." erm, no? Big L and J Dilla were completely unheard of other than the underground before they died. with biggie 2pac and MJ you have a true statement but not the other 2.
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futhamucka wrote:
Anybody know what was sampled in the last couple seconds of 24K Rap?
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Airlulu wrote:
We love Donuts!
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keltysem wrote:
Dillanthology Vol. 2: Dilla’s Remixes for Various Artists was also reviewed! Here's the link to this one: http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/latestsub.aspx?csid1=134&csid2=870&fid1=39547
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keltysem wrote:
J Dilla's "Jay Stay Paid" was reviewed at Exclaim.ca! Here's the link to the review: http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/latestsub.aspx?csid1=134&csid2=870&fid1=39546. Check it out!
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betoonking wrote:
slynsk... Like Water for Chocolate, Fantastic Vol. 2, Amplified, Beats, Rhymes & Life, The Love Movement, Labcabincalifornia, Champion Sound and so on.
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guthriepc wrote:
you're assy anyways, slynsk (hed pe, seriously?)
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crackinkid wrote:
check out his production(start with slum villages fantastic vol.2). this guy was a fucking drum master the way he made them swing and bounce is fucking genius, his baselines are always super dope and the use of samples make him the beatmaster. You sure you can't even name one album? WTF!
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slynsk wrote:
I couldnt even name an album from this dude. just not on my radar, doubt listening to him would change my life either.
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brammadan wrote:
'what did we hear from him when he was alive?' Well, if you actually like hip-hop you would of heard of him way before he passed.
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Justin1983 wrote:
Slynsk: Back when he was alive, I heard his work producing the majority of Q-Tip's first solo album, back when he was just called Jay Dee. (I also heard his work being part of "The Ummah" producing the last two Tribe albums.) ... Would Donuts have got as much attention if he didn't die? Probably not, but also I believe that's because who knows if it would have even been made (or at least in the same manner, as it was) if he wasn't dying. It's pretty much a farewell album, attempting to sum up his talent in one final sweep of music... Whatever the case may or may not be, I'm glad Donuts got the attention that it did, because I'm not sure if I would have heard of it otherwise (I don't listen to much modern music, at all, practically... So I would have missed it very easily), and ever since shortly after it came out, it's been a very important part of my musical life.
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iMurk wrote:
He had recognition before his death and that definitely elevated his status more after. Its like alot of artists in the past i.e. Biggie, 2Pac, Big L and now even MJ.
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JFEhrmann wrote:
i dont get it with the shirts either
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slynsk wrote:
Good producer. But I can't help but think he's only popular becuase he dead, what did we hear from him when he was alvie? some cat had is avvy as 'J Dilla changed my life' WTF!??? for real.
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The Cult of J Dilla (Guardian UK)
16 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/jdilla
THE CULT OF J DILLA
By Simon Reynolds for http://www.guardian.co.uk/, June 16, 2009
Since his sudden death in 2006, the impact of hip-hop producer J Dilla has grown ever bigger, with an en...
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