The legendary producer James "J Dilla" Yancey was honored days ahead of what would have been his 51st birthday.

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 ...

Here’s a roundup of reviews by The Wall Street Journal’s critics of some of the night’s winning records. Album of the Year, ...

The last thing on everyone’s bingo card for Eagles-Packers had to be A.J. Brown reading a book on the ... Hundreds have gone up in the last 24 hours and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down.

Produced by late Detroit hip-hop legend J. Dilla ... out cuz I grew up crying,” any illusion that The Roots’ new gig or commercial successes would cause the band to turn away from some ...