James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006), [5] [6] better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer, composer and rapper. He emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as a member of the group Slum Village.

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The following list is a discography of production by J Dilla (also credited as Jay Dee), an American hip hop record producer and recording artist from Detroit, Michigan. It includes a list of songs produced, co-produced and remixed by year, artist, album and title.

Apr 3, 2023 · J Dilla, born James Dewitt Yancey, grew up in Detroit in a household filled with music. His father was in music groups that came to the family home to rehearse, and he would take a young Dilla to...

2 days ago · J Dilla died from lupus in 2006 at just 32 years old. Still, his sound lives on. From Detroit to Tokyo, Dilla’s music continues to inspire. Feb. 7 — Yancey’s birthday — was recently designated “Dilla Day” by the city of Detroit. The city also renamed a street in his honor at the corner of Nevada and Charest.

Stones Throw began working with J Dilla in the early days of his solo career in the early 2000s. He collaborated with Madlib for Jaylib, and eventually releasing the solo album Donuts on Stones Throw in 2006, which has come to be regarded as one of his signature works.

Feb 2, 2025 · J Dilla broke all the rules of rap music production and, akin to Kanye West, had people staggered by how seamlessly he could produce soulful, hard-hitting music. Born and raised in Detroit, Dilla first found fame when he began producing for MCs from the …

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Mar 4, 2025 · On February 27, 2025, Richmond’s hip-hop community converged at RVA Boombox to honor the legendary J Dilla during Dilla Day VA.

On February 7, 1974, two of hip-hop’s most revered producers were born—James Dewitt Yancey (J Dilla) in Detroit, USA, and Jun Seba (Nujabes) in Tokyo, Japan. Despite being worlds apart, their music shares an unspoken connection, influencing generations of …