Jack White's drummer lists 10 essential albums that every fan should own, including The Roots, J Dilla, and more. 10 Albums Daru Jones Thinks Every Drummer Should Own Paolo Ragusa.

Hip-hop beat-maker J Dilla's unique rhythms influenced artists such as Questlove and Kendrick Lamar and transformed the way traditional musicians approach their instruments.

Kanye West has shown the late J Dilla a ton of love throughout his career, but it isn’t widely known that the hip-hop production icons had the chance to actually meet in person before Dilla’s ...

O n February 10th 2006, Hip-Hop lost one of its true innovators when James J Dilla/Jay Dee Yancey passed away due to complications from Lupus. In a ...

Though Dilla didn’t see the project to its final stages, the disc, released this month, ... was amazed how Dilla extracted a human quality out of a drum machine.

This week, Song Athletics returns with another drum-focused sample pack, Sloppy Drums. Inspired by the laid-back, off-beat stylings of J Dilla, Madlib, Flying Lotus, and Thundercat, the pack is said ...

This is the distinctive time signature of Dilla’s drum programming which backed rap styles like The Pharcyde’s “Runnin’,” A Tribe Called Quest’s “Word Play,” Q-Tip’s solo album ...

J Dilla was more than just a pioneering producer with savant-like sensibilities and awe-inspiring drum kicks.On the long-awaited The Diary, he flexes his skills as a writer and formidable emcee ...

The J Dilla collection, donated by J Dilla’s mother, Maureen Yancey, includes his custom-made Minamoog Voyager synthesizer, used to create his famous and distinctive beats, and his Akai MIDI ...

Detroit hip-hop producer J Dilla (aka James Yancey) passed away February 10, 2006, just three days after he turned 32 and Stones Throw released his solo album Donuts. Dilla had been suffering from ...

Common Recalls Kanye West & J Dilla Mother’s Day Meetup: ‘Dilla Had a Lot of Love for Ye’ Dilla even hooked Ye up with some of his signature drums to use in the future, according to Common.