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title="J Dilla in 2004"><img alt="J Dilla in 2004" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ed/J_Dilla_James_Yancy.jpg/220px-J_Dilla_James_Yancy.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="289" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/J_Dilla_James_Yancy.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="276" data-file-height="362" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">J Dilla in 2004</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">James Dewitt Yancey</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Also known as</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Instrumental_hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Instrumental hip hop">Instrumental hip hop</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_soul" title="Progressive soul">progressive soul</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic_music" title="Electronic music">electronic</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Record producer</li><li>drummer</li><li>rapper</li><li>songwriter</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">Keyboards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drums" class="mw-redirect" title="Drums">drums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percussion" class="mw-redirect" title="Percussion">percussion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drum_machine" title="Drum machine">drum machine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sampler_(musical_instrument)" title="Sampler (musical instrument)">sampler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vocals" class="mw-redirect" title="Vocals">vocals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Discography</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/J_Dilla_discography" title="J Dilla discography">Albums</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/J_Dilla_production_discography" title="J Dilla production discography">production</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1993–2006</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Delicious_Vinyl" title="Delicious Vinyl">Delicious Vinyl</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Barely_Breaking_Even" title="Barely Breaking Even">BBE</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pay_Jay_Productions" class="mw-redirect" title="Pay Jay Productions">Pay Jay</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/MCA_Records" title="MCA Records">MCA</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Stones_Throw" class="mw-redirect" title="Stones Throw">Stones Throw</a></li><li>Bling 47</li><li>✓Look</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madlib" title="Madlib">Jaylib</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slum_Village" title="Slum Village">Slum Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soulquarians" title="Soulquarians">Soulquarians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Ummah" title="The Ummah">The Ummah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>James Dewitt Yancey</b> (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006),<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> better known by the stage names <b>J Dilla</b> and <b>Jay Dee</b>, was an American record producer, composer and rapper. He emerged during the mid-1990s <a href="/wiki/Underground_hip_hop" title="Underground hip hop">underground hip hop</a> scene in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, Michigan, as a member of the group <a href="/wiki/Slum_Village" title="Slum Village">Slum Village</a>. He was also a member of the <a href="/wiki/Soulquarians" title="Soulquarians">Soulquarians</a>, a musical collective active during the late 1990s and early 2000s.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He additionally collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Madlib" title="Madlib">Madlib</a> as Jaylib, releasing the album <i><a href="/wiki/Champion_Sound" title="Champion Sound">Champion Sound</a></i>. Yancey's final album was <i><a href="/wiki/Donuts_(album)" title="Donuts (album)">Donuts</a></i>, which was released days before his death. </p><p>Yancey died at the age of 32 from a combination of <a href="/wiki/Thrombotic_thrombocytopenic_purpura" title="Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura">TTP</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lupus" title="Lupus">lupus</a>. Although his life was short, he is considered to be one of the most influential producers in hip hop and popular music.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> J Dilla's music raised the artistic level of <a href="/wiki/Hip-hop_production" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip-hop production">hip-hop production</a> in Detroit.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>, "His affinity for crafting lengthy, melodic loops peppered with breakbeats and vocal samples took instrumental hip-hop into new, more musically complex realms."<sup id="cite_ref-theguardian-macinnes_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theguardian-macinnes-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In particular, his approach to <a href="/wiki/Drum_programming" class="mw-redirect" title="Drum programming">drum programming</a>, with its loose, or "drunk" style that experimented with non-standard <a href="/wiki/Quantization_(music)" title="Quantization (music)">quantization</a>, has been influential on producers and drummers. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_life">Early life</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Yancey grew up in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, Michigan. The family lived in a house on the northeast corner of McDougall and Nevada, on the east side of Detroit.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yancey's parents had musical backgrounds; his mother, Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey, is a former opera singer and his father, Beverly Dewitt Yancey, was a jazz bassist, and performed <a href="/wiki/Harlem_Globetrotters" title="Harlem Globetrotters">Globetrotters</a> half-time shows for several years.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yancey's mother said that he could "match pitch perfect harmony" before he learned how to speak.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Along with a range of other musical genres, Yancey developed a passion for hip hop music. After transferring from <a href="/wiki/Davis_Aerospace_Technical_High_School" title="Davis Aerospace Technical High School">Davis Aerospace Technical High School</a> to <a href="/wiki/Pershing_High_School" title="Pershing High School">Pershing High School</a>, his classmates T3 and <a href="/wiki/Baatin" class="mw-redirect" title="Baatin">Baatin</a> joined him in <a href="/wiki/Battle_rap" title="Battle rap">rap battles</a>; the three later formed the rap group <a href="/wiki/Slum_Village" title="Slum Village">Slum Village</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yancey also took up beat-making using a simple tape deck as the center of his studio.<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his teenage years, he "stayed in the basement alone" to train himself to produce beats with his growing record collection.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_career">Early career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1992, Yancey met the Detroit musician <a href="/wiki/Amp_Fiddler" title="Amp Fiddler">Amp Fiddler</a>, who let him use his <a href="/wiki/Akai_MPC" title="Akai MPC">Akai MPC</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Music_workstation" title="Music workstation">music workstation</a>, which he quickly mastered. Fiddler, while playing keyboards with <a href="/wiki/Funkadelic" title="Funkadelic">Funkadelic</a> on the 1994 <a href="/wiki/Lollapalooza" title="Lollapalooza">Lollapalooza</a> tour, met <a href="/wiki/Q-Tip_(musician)" title="Q-Tip (musician)">Q-Tip</a> of <a href="/wiki/A_Tribe_Called_Quest" title="A Tribe Called Quest">A Tribe Called Quest</a>, the group was also in the lineup. Fiddler introduced Q-Tip to Yancey, who gave Q-Tip a Slum Village demo tape. In 1995, Yancey and MC <a href="/wiki/Phat_Kat" title="Phat Kat">Phat Kat</a> formed <a href="/wiki/1st_Down" title="1st Down">1st Down</a> and became the first Detroit hip hop group to sign with a major label (<a href="/wiki/Payday_Records" title="Payday Records">Payday Records</a>). The deal ended after one single when the label ended the contract.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1995, Yancey recorded the <i>Yester Years</i> EP with 5 Elementz (a group consisting of <a href="/wiki/Proof_(rapper)" title="Proof (rapper)">Proof</a>, Thyme and Mudd). In 1996, he formed Slum Village and recorded what would become their debut album <i><a href="/wiki/Fan-Tas-Tic_(Vol._1)" title="Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1)">Fantastic, Vol. 1</a></i> at RJ Rice Studios. Upon its release in 1997, the album quickly became popular with fans of Detroit hip hop. Many journalists compared Slum Village to A Tribe Called Quest. However, Yancey said he felt uncomfortable with the comparison and often voiced it in several interviews. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>It was kinda fucked up [getting that stamp] because people automatically put us in that [Tribe] category. That was actually a category that we didn't actually wanna be in. I thought the music came off like that, but we didn't realize that shit then. I mean, you gotta listen to the lyrics of the shit. Niggas was talking about getting <a href="/wiki/Fellatio" title="Fellatio">head</a> from bitches. It was like a nigga from <a href="/wiki/Native_Tongues" title="Native Tongues">Native Tongues</a> never woulda said that shit. I don't know how to say it. It's kinda fucked up because the audience we were trying to give to were actually people we hung around. Me, myself, I hung around regular ass Detroit cats. Not the <a href="/wiki/Conscious_rap" class="mw-redirect" title="Conscious rap">backpack shit</a> that people kept putting out there like that. I mean, I ain't never carried no goddamn backpack. But like I said, I understand to a certain extent. I guess that's how the beats came off on some smooth type of shit. And at that time, that's when <a href="/wiki/Ruff_Ryders" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruff Ryders">Ruff Ryders</a> [was out] and there was a lot of hard shit on the radio so our thing was we're gonna do exactly what's not on the radio.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>By the mid-1990s Yancey had a string of singles and <a href="/wiki/Remix" title="Remix">remix</a> projects for artists such as <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Pharcyde" title="The Pharcyde">The Pharcyde</a>, <a href="/wiki/De_La_Soul" title="De La Soul">De La Soul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Busta_Rhymes" title="Busta Rhymes">Busta Rhymes</a>, A Tribe Called Quest, <a href="/wiki/Q-Tip_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="Q-Tip (rapper)">Q-Tip</a>'s solo album and others. Many of these <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_production" title="Hip hop production">productions</a> were released without his name recognition, being credited to <a href="/wiki/The_Ummah" title="The Ummah">the Ummah</a>, a production collective composed of him, Q-Tip and <a href="/wiki/Ali_Shaheed_Muhammad" title="Ali Shaheed Muhammad">Ali Shaheed Muhammad</a> of A Tribe Called Quest, and later <a href="/wiki/Raphael_Saadiq" title="Raphael Saadiq">Raphael Saadiq</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tony!_Toni!_Ton%C3%A9!" title="Tony! Toni! Toné!">Tony! Toni! Toné!</a>. However, he was given songwriting credit on all of his non-remix productions under the Ummah.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under this umbrella, Yancey produced original songs and remixes for Janet Jackson, Busta Rhymes, <a href="/wiki/Brand_New_Heavies" class="mw-redirect" title="Brand New Heavies">Brand New Heavies</a>, Something For the People, trip hop artists Crustation and many others. He handled production on seven tracks from The Pharcyde's album <i><a href="/wiki/Labcabincalifornia" title="Labcabincalifornia">Labcabincalifornia</a></i>, released in the holiday season of 1995 and <i><a href="/wiki/Hello_(Poe_album)" title="Hello (Poe album)">Hello</a>,</i> the debut album by <a href="/wiki/Poe_(singer)" title="Poe (singer)">Poe</a>, <a href="/wiki/1995_in_music" title="1995 in music">released earlier that year</a> on <a href="/wiki/Modern_Records_(1980)" title="Modern Records (1980)">Modern Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Performing_career">Performing career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Performing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>2000 marked the <a href="/wiki/Major_label" class="mw-redirect" title="Major label">major label</a> debut of <a href="/wiki/Slum_Village" title="Slum Village">Slum Village</a> with <i><a href="/wiki/Fantastic,_Vol._2" title="Fantastic, Vol. 2">Fantastic, Vol. 2</a></i>, creating a new following for Yancey as a producer and an MC. He was also a founding member of the production collective known as The <a href="/wiki/Soulquarians" title="Soulquarians">Soulquarians</a> (along with Ahmir "<a href="/wiki/Questlove" title="Questlove">Questlove</a>" Thompson, <a href="/wiki/D%27Angelo" title="D'Angelo">D'Angelo</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_Poyser" title="James Poyser">James Poyser</a> amongst others) which earned him more recognition. He later worked with <a href="/wiki/Erykah_Badu" title="Erykah Badu">Erykah Badu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poe_(singer)" title="Poe (singer)">Poe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talib_Kweli" title="Talib Kweli">Talib Kweli</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Common</a>—contributing heavily to the latter's critically acclaimed breakthrough album, <i><a href="/wiki/Like_Water_for_Chocolate_(album)" title="Like Water for Chocolate (album)">Like Water for Chocolate</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His debut as a solo artist came in 2001 with the single "<a href="/wiki/Fuck_The_Police_(J_Dilla_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fuck The Police (J Dilla song)">Fuck the Police</a>" (Up Above Records), followed by the album <i><a href="/wiki/Welcome_2_Detroit" title="Welcome 2 Detroit">Welcome 2 Detroit</a></i>, which began British independent record label <a href="/wiki/BBE_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="BBE Records">BBE</a>'s "Beat Generation" series. In 2001, Yancey began using the name J Dilla to differentiate himself from <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dupri" title="Jermaine Dupri">Jermaine Dupri</a> who also goes by "J.D." He left Slum Village to pursue a major label solo career with <a href="/wiki/MCA_Records" title="MCA Records">MCA Records</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2002, Yancey produced <a href="/wiki/Frank-N-Dank" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank-N-Dank">Frank-N-Dank</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/48_Hours_(Frank-N-Dank_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="48 Hours (Frank-N-Dank album)">48 Hours</a></i>, as well as a solo album, but neither record was ever released, although the former surfaced through <a href="/wiki/Bootleg_recording" title="Bootleg recording">bootlegging</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-groove_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-groove-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Yancey finished working with Frank-N-Dank on the <i>48 Hours</i> album, MCA Records requested a record with a larger commercial appeal, and the artists re-recorded the majority of the tracks, this time using little to no samples.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Despite this, neither versions of the album were successful, and Yancey stated that he was disappointed that the music never got out to the fans.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Around this time, Yancey also assisted in the production of singer and fellow Soulquarian <a href="/wiki/Bilal_(American_singer)" title="Bilal (American singer)">Bilal</a>'s second album, <i><a href="/wiki/Love_for_Sale_(Bilal_album)" title="Love for Sale (Bilal album)">Love for Sale</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The singer credited Yancey with showing him a unique approach to <a href="/wiki/Drum_programming" class="mw-redirect" title="Drum programming">drum programming</a>: "He had this thing where no matter what he picked up he could bend his will into it. Just because you hear it so strong in your head you can throw the funk in it."<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Yancey was signed to a solo deal with <a href="/wiki/MCA_Records" title="MCA Records">MCA Records</a> in 2002. Although Yancey was known as a producer rather than an MC, he chose to rap on the album and have the music produced by some of his favorite producers,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> such as <a href="/wiki/Madlib" title="Madlib">Madlib</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rock" title="Pete Rock">Pete Rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hi-Tek" title="Hi-Tek">Hi-Tek</a>, Supa Dave West, <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nottz" title="Nottz">Nottz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waajeed" title="Waajeed">Waajeed</a> and others. The album was shelved due to internal changes at the label and MCA.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>While the record with MCA stalled, Yancey recorded <i><a href="/wiki/Ruff_Draft" title="Ruff Draft">Ruff Draft</a></i>, released exclusively to vinyl by German label Groove Attack.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was also unsuccessful, but his work from this point on was increasingly released through independent record labels. In a 2003 interview with Groove Attack, Yancey talked about this change of direction: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>You know, if I had a choice... Skip the major labels and just put it out yourself, man... Trust me. I tell everybody it's better to do it yourself and let the Indies come after you instead of going in their [direction] and getting a deal and you have to wait. It ain't fun. Take it from me. Right now, I'm on MCA but it feels like I'm an unsigned artist still. It's cool. It's a blessing, but damn I'm like, 'When's my shit gonna come out? I'm ready now, what's up?'</p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_life_and_death">Later life and death</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Later life and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> producer and MC <a href="/wiki/Madlib" title="Madlib">Madlib</a> began collaborating with Yancey, and the pair formed the group <a href="/wiki/Jaylib" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaylib">Jaylib</a> in 2002, releasing an album called <i><a href="/wiki/Champion_Sound" title="Champion Sound">Champion Sound</a></i> in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yancey relocated from Detroit to Los Angeles in 2004 and appeared on <a href="/wiki/Concert_tour" title="Concert tour">tour</a> with Jaylib in Spring 2004. </p><p>Yancey's <a href="/wiki/Thrombotic_thrombocytopenic_purpura" title="Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura">illness</a> and medication caused dramatic weight loss in 2003 onwards, forcing him to publicly confirm speculation about his health in 2004. Despite a slower output of major releases and production credits in 2004 and 2005, his <a href="/wiki/Cult_following" title="Cult following">cult</a> status remained strong within his core audience, as evidenced by unauthorized circulation of his underground "beat tapes" (instrumental, and raw working materials), mostly through internet <a href="/wiki/File_sharing" title="File sharing">file sharing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-theguardian-macinnes_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theguardian-macinnes-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Articles in the publications <i><a href="/wiki/URB_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="URB (magazine)">URB</a></i> (March 2004) and <i><a href="/wiki/XXL_(magazine)" title="XXL (magazine)">XXL</a></i> (June 2005) confirmed rumors of ill health and hospitalization during this period, but these were downplayed by Jay himself. The seriousness of his condition became public in November 2005 when Yancey toured <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> performing from a wheelchair. It was later revealed that he suffered from <a href="/wiki/Thrombotic_thrombocytopenic_purpura" title="Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura">thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura</a> (a rare blood disease), and <a href="/wiki/Lupus_erythematosus" title="Lupus erythematosus">lupus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-theguardian-macinnes_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theguardian-macinnes-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Near the end of his life, he was mostly hospital bound, which eventually left him in debt–after his medical insurance was dropped following a late payment. His mother, Maureen Yancey, recalled paying $500,000 a month.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Yancey died on February 10, 2006, at his home in Los Angeles, three days after his 32nd birthday and the release of his final album, <i><a href="/wiki/Donuts_(album)" title="Donuts (album)">Donuts</a></i>. Maureen said that the cause was <a href="/wiki/Cardiac_arrest" title="Cardiac arrest">cardiac arrest</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_style">Musical style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Musical style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2022</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Before Yancey, most popular music had used one of two rhythmic "feels": straight and <a href="/wiki/Swing_time" title="Swing time">swung</a>, meaning that music was played in even or uneven <a href="/wiki/Pulse_(music)" title="Pulse (music)">pulses</a>. According to the journalist and university professor <a href="/wiki/Dan_Charnas" title="Dan Charnas">Dan Charnas</a>, Yancey juxtaposed both styles, creating "a new, pleasurable, disorienting rhythmic friction and new time-feel".<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yancey used an <a href="/wiki/Akai_MPC3000" class="mw-redirect" title="Akai MPC3000">Akai MPC3000</a> and decided to <a href="/wiki/Quantization_(music)" title="Quantization (music)">quantize</a> each aspect separately and slightly differently, not disabling it at all, to create his signature "off-kilter" sampling style.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Posthumous_releases">Posthumous releases</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Posthumous releases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the time of his death, Yancey had several projects planned for future completion and release.<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to founding Slum Village member T3 in an interview in March 2015, Yancey had about 150 unreleased beats, some of which featured on Slum Village's album entitled <i>Yes!</i>, released June 16, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Shining_(J_Dilla_album)" title="The Shining (J Dilla album)">The Shining</a></i> was "75% completed when Dilla died" and was finished by <a href="/wiki/Karriem_Riggins" title="Karriem Riggins">Karriem Riggins</a> and later released on August 8, 2006, on <a href="/wiki/Barely_Breaking_Even" title="Barely Breaking Even">BBE Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Ruff_Draft" title="Ruff Draft">Ruff Draft</a></i> was reissued as a double CD/LP set in March 2007 and is sometimes considered his third solo album. The reissue contains unreleased material from the <i>Ruff Draft</i> sessions and instrumentals. It was also released in a cassette tape format, paying homage to Yancey's dirty, grimy sound (he was known for recording over two-tracked instrumentals).<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Sniperlite" class="mw-redirect" title="Sniperlite">Sniperlite</a></i> was an EP released by the hip hop collaboration Dilla Ghost Doom, consisting of Yancey, <a href="/wiki/Ghostface_Killah" title="Ghostface Killah">Ghostface Killah</a>, and <a href="/wiki/MF_Doom" title="MF Doom">MF Doom</a>. It was recorded sometime in 2005 before Yancey's passing. It was subsequently released in 2008 by <a href="/wiki/Stones_Throw_Records" title="Stones Throw Records">Stones Throw Records</a>. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Jay_Love_Japan" title="Jay Love Japan">Jay Love Japan</a></i> was announced in 2005 as his debut release on the Operation Unknown label. Though it saw a 2006 release in Japan, it was heavily bootlegged elsewhere and did not receive an official release until 2016. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Champion_Sound" title="Champion Sound">Champion Sound</a></i>, Yancey's and Madlib's collaborative album, was reissued in June 2007 by <a href="/wiki/Stones_Throw_Records" title="Stones Throw Records">Stones Throw Records</a> as a 2-CD Deluxe Edition with instrumentals and b-sides.<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Yancey_Boys" title="Yancey Boys">Yancey Boys</a></i>, the debut album by Yancey's younger brother <a href="/wiki/Illa_J" title="Illa J">John Yancey</a>, was released in 2008 on <a href="/wiki/Delicious_Vinyl_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Delicious Vinyl Records">Delicious Vinyl Records</a>. It is produced entirely by Yancey and features rapping by his brother, under the name '<a href="/wiki/Illa_J" title="Illa J">Illa J</a>'. Stones Throw Records released a digital instrumental version of the album in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Jay_Stay_Paid" title="Jay Stay Paid">Jay Stay Paid</a></i>, an album featuring 28 previously unreleased instrumental tracks made at various points in his career, was released in 2009 by <a href="/wiki/Nature_Sounds" title="Nature Sounds">Nature Sounds</a>. Vocals to a select few of the tracks were provided by rappers who were close to Yancey though the majority of the album is instrumental. The project was mixed and arranged by <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rock" title="Pete Rock">Pete Rock</a>. </p><p>In 2010, unreleased production and vocals from Yancey were featured on <a href="/wiki/Slum_Village" title="Slum Village">Slum Village</a>'s sixth studio album <i><a href="/wiki/Villa_Manifesto" title="Villa Manifesto">Villa Manifesto</a></i>, the first album with all five members. </p><p>In December 2011, Jonathan Taylor, CEO of the Yancey Music Group (founded by Yancey's mother Maureen Yancey), told the UK's Conspiracy Worldwide radio show that the album <i>Rebirth of Detroit</i> was ready for a May 2012 release.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 25, 2012, Mahogani Music released a limited edition 12" vinyl titled <i>Dillatroit/Rebirth Promo EP,</i> leading up to the official release of <i>Rebirth of Detroit</i> on June 12, 2012. </p><p>In 2014, Yancey's long-lost MCA Records album entitled <i><a href="/wiki/The_Diary_(J_Dilla_album)" title="The Diary (J Dilla album)">The Diary</a></i> was scheduled for release, but was delayed to April 15, 2016, via Mass Appeal Records. Intended for release in 2002, the album is a collection of Yancey's vocal performances over production by <a href="/wiki/Madlib" title="Madlib">Madlib</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rock" title="Pete Rock">Pete Rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nottz" title="Nottz">Nottz</a>, <a href="/wiki/House_Shoes" title="House Shoes">House Shoes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karriem_Riggins" title="Karriem Riggins">Karriem Riggins</a>, and others. The first single is the album's intro cut, "The Introduction."<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, Dres of <a href="/wiki/Black_Sheep_(group)" title="Black Sheep (group)">Black Sheep</a> announced that he would be releasing a collaborative album with Yancey titled <i>No Words</i>, with unreleased instrumentals of Yancey's provided with the cooperation of his mother.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2021, the 20th anniversary edition of <i>Welcome 2 Detroit</i> was released.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2023, the J Dilla Foundation partnered with Kano Computing for a 10-year deal to release exclusive music on the Stem Player.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They released <i>J Dilla’s Stems Vol. 1</i> with the deal's announcement, followed by volumes 2 and 3 later. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Moog_Voyager.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Moog_Voyager.jpg/220px-Moog_Voyager.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Moog_Voyager.jpg/330px-Moog_Voyager.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Moog_Voyager.jpg/440px-Moog_Voyager.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>A Minimoog Voyager, as owned by Yancey</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MF_Doom,_J_Dilla_mural.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/MF_Doom%2C_J_Dilla_mural.jpg/220px-MF_Doom%2C_J_Dilla_mural.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/MF_Doom%2C_J_Dilla_mural.jpg/330px-MF_Doom%2C_J_Dilla_mural.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/MF_Doom%2C_J_Dilla_mural.jpg/440px-MF_Doom%2C_J_Dilla_mural.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Mural" title="Mural">mural</a> of Yancey (center) and MF Doom (left) in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, Florida, painted in the style of <i><a href="/wiki/Peanuts" title="Peanuts">Peanuts</a></i></figcaption></figure> <p>Yancey was survived by two daughters.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2006, Yancey's mother announced the creation of the J Dilla Foundation, which works to cure people affected by <a href="/wiki/Lupus_erythematosus" title="Lupus erythematosus">lupus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Influence_and_innovation">Influence and innovation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Influence and innovation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Yancey's death has had a significant impact on the hip-hop community.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Besides countless tribute tracks and concerts, Yancey's death created a wealth of interest in his remaining catalog and, consequently, Yancey's influence on hip-hop production became more apparent.<sup id="cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ALLMUSIC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Highly influential for both producers and drummers", he made "innovative" use of the MPC sampler, by choosing to <a href="/wiki/Quantization_(music)" title="Quantization (music)">quantize</a> them unconventionally, thus creating a "drunk" and "laid-back" style which "[was] a significant contribution to contemporary popular music that evade[d] quick interpretation, transcription and definition". <a href="/wiki/Questlove" title="Questlove">Questlove</a> – who considers Yancey the "world's greatest drummer"–said that he "invented the sound we call <a href="/wiki/Neo-soul" class="mw-redirect" title="Neo-soul">neo-soul</a>" and actively sought to emulate Yancey.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The University of Illinois' Adam Kruse states that Yancey is "considered one of the greatest beat producers in hip-hop's history".<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Honors">Honors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Dave_Chappelle" title="Dave Chappelle">Dave Chappelle</a> gives a special dedication to Yancey in his movie <i><a href="/wiki/Dave_Chappelle%27s_Block_Party" title="Dave Chappelle's Block Party">Dave Chappelle's Block Party</a></i>, which includes the statement: "This film is dedicated to the life and memory of Music Producer J Dilla, aka Jay Dee (James D. Yancey)". The film focuses mostly on members of the <a href="/wiki/Soulquarians" title="Soulquarians">Soulquarians</a>, a collective of hip-hop musicians of which Yancey was also a member.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Yancey's music has been used in various television programs. In 2006, <a href="/wiki/Cartoon_Network" title="Cartoon Network">Cartoon Network</a>'s late night programing block <a href="/wiki/Adult_Swim" title="Adult Swim">Adult Swim</a> played the songs "Waves", "Welcome to the Show", and "Mash" during the <a href="/wiki/Bumper_(broadcasting)" title="Bumper (broadcasting)">commercial bumpers</a> in between shows, as well as a number of tracks on their <a href="/wiki/Chrome_Children" title="Chrome Children">Chrome Children</a> EP. In May 2010, <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a> <a href="/wiki/Mobile_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Mobile network">mobile network</a> <a href="/wiki/O2_Broadband" class="mw-redirect" title="O2 Broadband">O2</a> used <a href="/wiki/Jaylib" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaylib">Jaylib</a>'s "The Red" instrumental in their "Pool Party" ad.<sup id="cite_ref-02_Pool_Party_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-02_Pool_Party-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A recent BBC documentary inspired by the Olympic runner <a href="/wiki/Usain_Bolt" title="Usain Bolt">Usain Bolt</a> contained two Yancey-produced songs—"So Far To Go" by <a href="/wiki/Common_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Common (entertainer)">Common</a> and "<a href="/wiki/Runnin%27_(The_Pharcyde_song)" title="Runnin' (The Pharcyde song)">Runnin'</a>" by <a href="/wiki/The_Pharcyde" title="The Pharcyde">the Pharcyde</a>. </p><p>In February 2007, a year after his death, Yancey posthumously received the <a href="/wiki/PLUG_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="PLUG Awards">PLUG Awards</a> Artist of the Year as well as the award for Record Producer of the Year.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Yancey's hometown of Detroit, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Techno" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit Techno">Detroit Techno</a> veteran <a href="/wiki/Carl_Craig" title="Carl Craig">Carl Craig</a> has fronted a movement to install a plaque in honor of Yancey in <a href="/wiki/Conant_Gardens" title="Conant Gardens">Conant Gardens</a> (where the artist grew up and initiated his career). A resolution for the proposed plaque was passed by the Detroit Entertainment Commission in May 2010, and is currently awaiting approval by the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_City_Council" title="Detroit City Council">Detroit City Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-J_Dilla_Plaque_Proposed_to_Stand_in_Conant_Gardens_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-J_Dilla_Plaque_Proposed_to_Stand_in_Conant_Gardens-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Posthumous_controversies">Posthumous controversies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Posthumous controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite these accolades, there have been documented conflicts between his mother and the executor of his estate Arthur Erk regarding future Dilla releases. In an interview with <i><a href="/wiki/LA_Weekly" title="LA Weekly">LA Weekly</a></i>, Erk described how difficult it was for the estate to "protect his legacy" due to bootlegging and unofficial mixtapes.<sup id="cite_ref-Who's_Biting_J_Dilla's_Beats?_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Who's_Biting_J_Dilla's_Beats?-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He stressed how important it was for the estate to gather all possible income related to Yancey's name, as Yancey had to borrow money from the government due to mounting medical bills at the end of his life.<sup id="cite_ref-Who's_Biting_J_Dilla's_Beats?_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Who's_Biting_J_Dilla's_Beats?-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A few weeks later Yancey's mother, who appeared on such unofficial mixtapes as Busta Rhymes' <i>Dillagence</i>, gave her take on these issues. In addition to stating that Arthur Erk and Yancey's estate has chosen not to communicate with his family, she has said that he has barred anyone from use of Yancey's likeness or name.<sup id="cite_ref-blogs.laweekly.com_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogs.laweekly.com-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>One of the things Dilla wanted me to do with his legacy was to use it to help others, people with illness, kids who were musically gifted but had little hope due to poverty. I wanted to use my contacts to help people out and it was squashed because we weren't in compliance with the state and there was nothing we could do about it. I'm Dilla's mother and I can't use Dilla's name or likeness, but I know that I still can honor him by doing his work.<sup id="cite_ref-blogs.laweekly.com_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogs.laweekly.com-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Mrs. Yancey mentioned that Erk was in fact Yancey's accountant and not his business manager in his lifetime, and that he fell into his position because she and Yancey were first and foremost concerned about his health and not with getting paperwork in order.<sup id="cite_ref-blogs.laweekly.com_49-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogs.laweekly.com-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She also said that Yancey's friends in the hip-hop community, such as <a href="/wiki/Erykah_Badu" title="Erykah Badu">Erykah Badu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Busta_Rhymes" title="Busta Rhymes">Busta Rhymes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madlib" title="Madlib">Madlib</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Common</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Roots" title="The Roots">The Roots</a>, have contacted her personally for future projects with Yancey beats, but the estate has vetoed all future projects not contracted prior to Yancey's death.<sup id="cite_ref-blogs.laweekly.com_49-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogs.laweekly.com-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She implied that Yancey would not support the estate's practices, such as their prosecution of bootleggers and file sharers.<sup id="cite_ref-blogs.laweekly.com_49-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogs.laweekly.com-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to Yancey's debt it took 15 plus years for his heirs to profit from his work. As of 2021, payment has been received.<sup id="cite_ref-blogs.laweekly.com_49-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogs.laweekly.com-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yancey's children are being supported by the social security their mothers have drawn.<sup id="cite_ref-blogs.laweekly.com_49-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogs.laweekly.com-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Likewise, Mrs. Yancey is also still paying off Yancey's medical bills that she helped finance, leaving her also in tremendous debt. She still lives in the same Detroit ghetto, is still a daycare worker at Conant Gardens and also suffers from lupus, the same disease which killed Yancey.<sup id="cite_ref-blogs.laweekly.com_49-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blogs.laweekly.com-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To help pay the cost of medication and keep her household afloat, Delicious Vinyl donated all proceeds of <i>Jay Dee – The Delicious Vinyl Years</i> to Mrs. Yancey in 2007. In 2008, Giant Peach created a donation PayPal account for her and RenSoul.com released a charity mixtape.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to his mother, the family lost their old home in Detroit due to her taking care of Yancey in his final days.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Battle_for_J_Dilla's_Legacy_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Battle_for_J_Dilla's_Legacy-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mother of one of Yancey's children, Monica Whitlow, broke her silence on the issue of the estate and his legacy: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>It pisses me off, everything that's going on with this estate. It's ridiculous 'cause it's been three years, and my baby has not seen anything from this estate.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Battle_for_J_Dilla's_Legacy_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Battle_for_J_Dilla's_Legacy-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>On January 24, 2010, an announcement was made on j-dilla.com, regarding the Yancey Estate and the Yancey family. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The family of late music producer James "J Dilla" Yancey is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of West Coast probate attorney Alex Borden as an administrator of Yancey's estate, and also to announce the establishment of the official J Dilla Foundation. The developments mark a new chapter in preserving and enhancing the legacy of the legendary artist and secure a means of future prosperity for his mother, Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey, daughters Ja'Mya Yancey and Ty-Monae Whitlow, and brother, John "Illa J" Yancey.<sup id="cite_ref-ANNOUNCING_REORGANIZED_J_DILLA_ESTATE_&_PLANS_FOR_J_DILLA_FOUNDATION_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ANNOUNCING_REORGANIZED_J_DILLA_ESTATE_&_PLANS_FOR_J_DILLA_FOUNDATION-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Memorial_items">Memorial items</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Memorial items"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In mid-2012, <a href="/wiki/Montpellier,_France" class="mw-redirect" title="Montpellier, France">Montpellier, France</a>, dedicated a small street "Allée Jay Dee".<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Maureen Yancey donated Yancey's custom-made <a href="/wiki/Minimoog_Voyager" title="Minimoog Voyager">Minimoog Voyager</a> synthesizer and <a href="/wiki/Akai_MPC3000" class="mw-redirect" title="Akai MPC3000">Akai MPC3000</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian" class="mw-redirect" title="Smithsonian">Smithsonian</a>'s <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_African_American_History_and_Culture" title="National Museum of African American History and Culture">National Museum of African American History and Culture</a>. They are part of the "Musical Crossroads" exhibit.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A Yancey-inspired donut shop opened in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a> on May 3, 2016, to a great reception.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Created by Yancey's uncle Herman Hayes to honor his nephew's legacy, it sold out of donuts three times on its first day. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Book">Book</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Book"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The book, <i><a href="/wiki/Dilla_Time" title="Dilla Time">Dilla Time</a></i>, by Dan Charnas, about Yancey's life, work, and influence premiered at #4 on the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller list in February 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/J_Dilla_discography" title="J Dilla discography">J Dilla discography</a> and <a href="/wiki/J_Dilla_production_discography" title="J Dilla production discography">production discography</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Slum_Village#Discography" title="Slum Village">Slum Village § Discography</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Studio_albums">Studio albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Studio albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2001: <i><a href="/wiki/Welcome_2_Detroit" title="Welcome 2 Detroit">Welcome 2 Detroit</a></i></li> <li>2003: <i><a href="/wiki/Champion_Sound" title="Champion Sound">Champion Sound</a></i> <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Madlib" title="Madlib">Madlib</a> as Jaylib)</small></li> <li>2006: <i><a href="/wiki/Donuts_(album)" title="Donuts (album)">Donuts</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Posthumously_released_studio_albums">Posthumously released studio albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Posthumously released studio albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2006: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Shining_(J_Dilla_album)" title="The Shining (J Dilla album)">The Shining</a></i></li> <li>2007: <i><a href="/wiki/Jay_Love_Japan" title="Jay Love Japan">Jay Love Japan</a></i></li> <li>2009: <i><a href="/wiki/Jay_Stay_Paid" title="Jay Stay Paid">Jay Stay Paid</a></i></li> <li>2016: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Diary_(J_Dilla_album)" title="The Diary (J Dilla album)">The Diary</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Extended_plays">Extended plays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Extended plays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2002: <i><a href="/wiki/Vol._1:_Unreleased" title="Vol. 1: Unreleased">Vol. 1: Unreleased</a></i></li> <li>2003: <i><a href="/wiki/Vol._2:_Vintage" title="Vol. 2: Vintage">Vol. 2: Vintage</a></i></li> <li>2003: <i><a href="/wiki/Ruff_Draft" title="Ruff Draft">Ruff Draft</a> </i><small>(2003 release)</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compilations">Compilations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Compilations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2007: <i><a href="/wiki/Jay_Deelicious:_The_Delicious_Vinyl_Years" title="Jay Deelicious: The Delicious Vinyl Years">Jay Deelicious: The Delicious Vinyl Years</a></i></li> <li>2009: <i>Dillanthology 1: Dilla's Productions for Various Artists</i></li> <li>2009: <i>Dillanthology 2: Dilla's Remixes for Various Artists</i></li> <li>2009: <i>Dillanthology 3: Dilla's Productions</i></li> <li>2013: <i>Lost Tapes, Reels + More</i></li> <li>2015: <i>Jay Dee a.k.a. J Dilla 'The King of Beats' (Box Set)</i></li> <li>2015: <i><a href="/wiki/Dillatronic" title="Dillatronic">Dillatronic</a></i></li> <li>2016: <i>Jay Dee a.k.a. J Dilla 'The King of Beats', Vol. 2: Lost Scrolls</i></li> <li>2016: <i>Jay Dee's Ma Dukes Collection</i></li> <li>2017: <i>J Dilla's Delights, Vol. 1</i></li> <li>2017: <i>J Dilla's Delights, Vol. 2</i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Posthumously_released_work">Posthumously released work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Posthumously released work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2006: <i><a href="/wiki/Donuts_EP:_J._Rocc%27s_Picks" title="Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks">Donuts EP: J. Rocc's Picks</a></i> <small>(EP)</small></li> <li>2006: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Shining_(J_Dilla_album)" title="The Shining (J Dilla album)">The Shining</a></i></li> <li>2007: <i><a href="/wiki/Ruff_Draft" title="Ruff Draft">Ruff Draft</a></i> <small>(Reissue)</small></li> <li>2007: <i><a href="/wiki/Jay_Love_Japan" title="Jay Love Japan">Jay Love Japan</a></i></li> <li>2008: <i><a href="/wiki/Sniperlite" class="mw-redirect" title="Sniperlite">Sniperlite</a></i> <span style="font-size:85%;">(with <a href="/wiki/MF_DOOM" class="mw-redirect" title="MF DOOM">MF DOOM</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ghostface_Killah" title="Ghostface Killah">Ghostface Killah</a> as Dilla Ghost Doom)</span></li> <li>2009: <i><a href="/wiki/Jay_Stay_Paid" title="Jay Stay Paid">Jay Stay Paid</a></i></li> <li>2010: <i><a href="/wiki/Donut_Shop" title="Donut Shop">Donut Shop</a></i> <small>(EP)</small></li> <li>2012: <i>Dillatroit</i> <small>(EP)</small></li> <li>2012: <i>Rebirth of Detroit</i></li> <li>2013: <i>The Lost Scrolls, Vol. 1</i> <small>(EP)</small></li> <li>2013: <i>Diamonds & Ice</i> <small>(EP)</small></li> <li>2014: <i>Give Them What They Want</i> <small>(EP)</small></li> <li>2016: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Diary_(J_Dilla_album)" title="The Diary (J Dilla album)">The Diary</a></i></li> <li>2016: <i>Back to the Crib</i> <small>(Mixtape)</small></li> <li>2017: <i>Motor City</i></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/hardcover-nonfiction/">the original</a> on February 10, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 10,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Hardcover+Nonfiction+Books+%E2%80%93+Best+Sellers+%E2%80%93+Books+%E2%80%93+The+New+York+Times&rft.issn=0362-4331&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fbooks%2Fbest-sellers%2Fhardcover-nonfiction%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJ+Dilla" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J_Dilla&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDan_Charnas2022" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Charnas" title="Dan Charnas">Dan Charnas</a> (2022). <i><a href="/wiki/Dilla_Time:_The_Life_and_Afterlife_of_J_Dilla,_the_Hip-Hop_Producer_Who_Reinvented_Rhythm" class="mw-redirect" title="Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm">Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm</a></i>. MCD Publishers. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-374-13994-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-374-13994-0"><bdi>978-0-374-13994-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Dilla+Time%3A+The+Life+and+Afterlife+of+J+Dilla%2C+the+Hip-Hop+Producer+Who+Reinvented+Rhythm&rft.pub=MCD+Publishers&rft.date=2022&rft.isbn=978-0-374-13994-0&rft.au=Dan+Charnas&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJ+Dilla" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1">Russonello, Giovanni (February 7, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npr.org/sections/ablogsupreme/2013/02/07/171349007/why-j-dilla-may-be-jazzs-latest-great-innovator">"Why J Dilla May Be Jazz's Latest Great Innovator"</a>. <i><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/J_Dilla_discography" title="J Dilla discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J_Dilla_production_discography" title="J Dilla production discography">Production discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_Down" title="1st Down">1st Down</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slum_Village" title="Slum Village">Slum Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank-N-Dank" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank-N-Dank">Frank-N-Dank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illa_J" title="Illa J">Illa J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phat_Kat" title="Phat Kat">Phat Kat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Ummah" title="The Ummah">The Ummah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soulquarians" title="Soulquarians">Soulquarians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champion_Sound" title="Champion Sound">Jaylib</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yancey_Boys" title="Yancey Boys">Yancey Boys</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sunset_Blvd._(album)" title="Sunset Blvd. (album)">Sunset Blvd.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pet_Sounds:_In_the_Key_of_Dee" title="Pet Sounds: In the Key of Dee">Pet Sounds: In the Key of Dee</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_for_Sale_(Bilal_album)" title="Love for Sale (Bilal album)">Love for Sale</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dilla_Time" title="Dilla Time">Dilla Time</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1256394678"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox navbox-musical-artist navbox-musical-artist-group" aria-labelledby="Slum_Village" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks vcard hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" 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