| First Name |
J
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| 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
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| Birthplace |
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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| Died |
10th February, 2006
|
| Place of Death |
Los Angeles, California, USA
|
| Cause of Death |
Lupus
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| Eye Color |
Black
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Ethnicity |
Black
|
| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Disc jockey, record producer, rapper, songwriter
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| Occupation |
Rapper
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| 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, composer and rapper. He emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as a member of the group Slum Village. He was also a founding member of the Soulquarians, a musical collective active during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He additionally collaborated with Madlib as Jaylib, releasing the album Champion Sound. Yancey's final album was Donuts, which was released three days before his death. He was also known for producing The Pharcyde album Labcabincalifornia.
