James Dewitt Yancey - better known as J Dilla was a Detroit hip hop legend. DETROIT (FOX 2) - It has been 19 years since ...

Detroit producer J Dilla died at 32 years old in February of 2006 due to health complications stemming from lupus.

On a special episode of Hard Knock Radio, I had the honor of sitting down with Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, the mother of legendary producer James “J Dilla” Yancey, in celebration of J Dilla Day. With ...

J Dilla is being honored with his own day and a street named after him in Detroit. On Thursday, February 6, the estate of the ...

Picking up from where Dilla left off with The Roots, the track sees him entering his production prime with confidence. J Dilla might have ... not least thanks to his turn on Badu’s second ...

Stankonia itself was also a grammy winner for best rap album and still stands up as one of the greatest of all time. From the ...

On this day in 2006, the hip-hop world suffered an irreplaceable loss as James Dewitt Yancey—better known as J Dilla—passed away at the age of 32. The visionary Detroit producer lost his battle with ...

J Dilla, the late rapper and record producer, was honored Thursday with a street sign and a day. Anthony Davis shines for ...

Friday is Detroit's first J. Dilla Day in honor of the local music legend. The big picture: Family members of the late J. Dilla attended City Council yesterday as the lawmakers passed a resolution to ...

Dilla has had a big impact on my life, starting when I was about five years old. One of the first albums I remember hearing in the house was Beats, Rhymes and Life by A Tribe Called Quest. It was ...