On this day in 2006, the hip-hop world suffered an irreplaceable loss as James Dewitt Yancey—better known as J Dilla—passed away at the age of 32. The visionary Detroit producer lost his battle with ...

James Dewitt Yancey - better known as J Dilla was a Detroit hip hop legend. J Dilla was a rapper, song writer, composer and ...

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 ...

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

J Dilla, the late rapper and record producer, was honored Thursday with a street sign and a day. Anthony Davis shines for ...

In 2002, J Dilla had been diagnosed with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), an incurable disease of the blood, while also battling lupus, which had been diagnosed a year previously.

J Dilla’s daughters were little ... Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Common, Busta Rhymes and others. Treasured in hip-hop circles for his sophisticated, sample-rich, sonically colorful beats, Dilla ...