![]() He moved from his native Detroit to Los Angeles to live with his mother after being diagnosed in 2003. After J Dilla relocated from Detroit to LA in 2004, they toured as Jaylib in Spring 2004. LA-based producer and MC, Madlib, began collaborating with J Dilla, and the pair formed the group Jaylib in 2002, releasing an album called " Champion Sound" in 2003. ![]() ![]() Many critics believe his work to have had a major influence on his peers and that he embodied the neo-soul sound, playing a defining yet understated role during the sub-genre's rise (roughly from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s). He started his career under the name Jay Dee (based on his initials) but used the name J Dilla from 2001 onward. He was also a member of the production team trio The Ummah with Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad. He began his career as a member of the group Slum Village, and made his name with Common, A Tribe Called Quest, and as Jaylib in which he collaborated with Madlib. James Dewitt Yancey, better known by his stage name J Dilla or Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. Born: 7 February 1974 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.ĭied: 10 February 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA (aged 32).
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