| First Name |
J
|
| Last Name |
Dilla
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| Full Name at Birth |
James Dewitt Yancey
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| Alternative Name |
Jay Dee, Dilla Dawg, James 'Jay Dee' Yancey, Dilla, J Dilla
|
| Birthday |
7th February, 1974
|
| Birthplace |
Detroit, Michigan, USA
|
| Died |
10th February, 2006
|
| Place of Death |
Los Angeles, California, USA
|
| Cause of Death |
Lupus
|
| Eye Color |
Black
|
| Hair Color |
Black
|
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
|
| Ethnicity |
Black
|
| Nationality |
American
|
| Occupation Text |
Disc jockey, record producer, rapper, songwriter
|
| Occupation |
Rapper
|
| Claim to Fame |
Slum Village
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Hip hop, Neo Soul, Instrumental Hip Hop, Soul, East Coast hip hop, Electronic, Sampledelia
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| Year(s) Active |
1993–2006
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| Instrument (text) |
Turntables, MPC 3000, Sampler, Drum Machine, Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Drums, Cello, Vocals, Guitar, E-mu SP-1200
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| Record Label |
Delicious Vinyl, BBE, Pay Jay Productions, MCA, Stones Throw, Bling 47, Pay Jay, ✓Look Records
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| Associated Acts |
Slum Village, Common, Questlove, Soulquarians, Madlib, Dwele, Guilty Simpson, Frank n Dank, Phat Kat, Black Milk, Mos Def, Jay Electronica, J Rocc, Waajeed, Bilal, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Joey Bada$$, The Pharcyde, The Ummah, Beat Junkies, MF Doom
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James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006), better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer and rapper who emerged in the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as one third of the acclaimed music group Slum Village. His obituary at NPR stated that he "was one of the music industry's most influential hip-hop artists," working with notable acts including A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, The Roots, The Pharcyde, Madlib and Common.
