J Dilla

Born

1974-02-07

Died

2006-02-10

Birthplace

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

James Dewitt Yancey, better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer, drummer, rapper and songwriter. He emerged in the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as a member of the group Slum Village.