Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For music journalist Dan Charnas, telling J Dilla’s story was a personal quest. Dilla, the highly influential rap producer, died ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. J Dilla, born James Yancey, died on February 10, 2006, three days after his 32nd birthday. While he was a successful rapper, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 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 ...

The Detroit Pistons have announced a retail collaboration with Detroit-born rapper, songwriter, and producer J. Dilla, celebrating his life and legacy in music and culture. The capsule collection will ...

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 ...

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.