Listening to Dilla’s masterpiece 20 years later confirms its timelessness: in his experiments with tempo, in its ...

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In the last project completed before his passing, the super producer from Detroit reached his highest heights while setting a ...

Google kicked off Black History Month by releasing a Doodle and short video honoring Detroit producer J Dilla, underscoring ...

A Live Tribute - A Night To Celebrate The Legacy Of James Dewitt Yancey. Posted in “Performance / Tour” column. Published: @ All About Jazz ...

J Dilla James Dewitt Yancey would have been 52 years old this month. In 1997 the Detroit producer, who died on Feb. 10, 2006, made a choice that would ...

J Dilla’s estate gave its blessing to Questlove, who is developing a documentary about the influential producer. Questlove is executive producing Dilla Time, a documentary about legendary producer J ...

J Dilla's daughters Ty’Monae Whitlow (left) and Ja’Mya Yancey (right) model items from the new "Detroit Pistons x J Dilla" retail collection with rapper Frank Nitt (center). J Dilla’s daughters were ...

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, ...

A new documentary on the legendary Detroit producer and rapper J Dilla is in the works from executive producer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, drummer for The Roots and director of the Oscar-winning ...

The late J Dilla has long been heralded as the producer's producer, capturing the ear of many budding talents by providing bumping back-beats for an endless list of legendary artists: from Busta ...