As a primer on the life and career of James "J Dilla" Yancey, "The New York Times Presents: The Legacy of J Dilla" is a sufficient introduction to the world of the innovative Detroit hip-hop producer, ...

J Dilla, born James Yancey, died on February 10, 2006, three days after his 32nd birthday. While he was a successful rapper, songwriter and producer, J Dilla’s net worth was affected by his illness.

For music journalist Dan Charnas, telling J Dilla’s story was a personal quest. Dilla, the highly influential rap producer, died in 2006. “In the 15 years since his death, journalists and academics ...

After winning both an Oscar and Peabody Award for his Summer Of Soul documentary, Questlove is ready to embark on new filmmaking projects. Today, The Roots drummer has been announced as an executive ...

Toward the end of American record producer and rapper J Dilla's life, when he wasn't producing or receiving ongoing treatments for his combination of lupus and the blood disorder TTP, he was ...

Dan Charnas has made a career of lecturing and writing about hip-hop history. In his latest book Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm, he writes ...

The late music producer worked with top hip-hop musicians of the '90s and early '00s including Dr. Dre, Common, Erykah Badu and Pharrell Williams. By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter ...

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson has his sights on his next documentary subject: J Dilla. The Academy Award winner will executive produce a documentary film about the late music producer. The documentary is ...

Both in-person and virtual tickets are available for this event. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Music legend and hip-hop producer J Dilla is often referred to as a musical genius. The Detroit native ...

The Detroit Pistons enlisted Royce Da 5’9 to be the art director for a J Dilla capsule, which was approved by the late producer’s estate. The Detroit Pistons partnered with Royce Da 5’9 to create a ...

This year, six of Birmingham’s hip hop veterans -- DJ Modernaire, Suaze, DJ Rahdu, DJ Supreme, DJFX, and Shaheed Tawheed— are gearing up for a new type of J Dilla tribute. In lieu of only an evening, ...

DETROIT – This weekend, a free event is honoring the life of the late J. Dilla, a Detroit native who went on to be an influential hip-hop rapper and producer who died in 2006 due to complications from ...