J Dilla

J Dilla, alias Jay Dee (born James Yancey), is a hip-hop record producer and MC, who emerged from the mid-1990s independent, underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, MI. Image File history File links Jdilla2005. ... Image File history File links Jdilla2005. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among urban African Americans and Latinos in New York City in the early 1970s, and has since spread around the world. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... MasterCard logo Manchaster Town Hall MC can mean: Mini Cooper: Macao: FIPS PUB 10-4 territory code Machine, (also m/c) Manchester, England (also m/c) Mariah Carey, American songstress Marginal cost Marin Catholic Master cylinder Master of Ceremonies Rapper (also emcee), or a prefix for the names of rappers... The 1990s refers to the years 1990 to 1999; the last decade of the 20th Century, but in an economical sense The Nineties is often considered to span from the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 to the September 11 attacks in 2001. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

He began his career as Jay Dee but since 2001 has called himself J Dilla, a name not entirely accepted by his public. He has releases under Jay Dee and J Dilla.

Through his work on a string of singles and remix projects for artists De La Soul, Pharcyde, Busta Rhymes, and quietly serving as a member of A Tribe Called Quest's production team, the Ummah, Jay Dee became known as a major hip-hop prospect by the late 1990s. The hip-hop community took notice of his no-frills, breakbeat-laden classic hip-hop style after he helped craft albums for Common (Like Water for Chocolate), D'Angelo (Voodoo), Q-Tip (Amplified) and the debut for his own group Slum Village (Fan-Tas-Tic, Vol. 1). De La Soul is a massively influential hip hop group, hailing from Amityville, Long Island, New York. ... The Pharcyde is one of the most celebrated underground West Coast alternative hip hop acts. ... Busta Rhymes Trevor James Smith (born May 20, 1972), better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American hip hop musician and actor and brother of Brodie Edwards known as Busta Rhymes the 2nd. ... Album cover of The Low End Theory A Tribe Called Quest was an influential rap group of the 1990s, originally formed in Queens, New York City in 1988. ... Breakbeat (breakbeats or breaks), are a collection of sub-genres of electronic music, chiefly exemplified by drum and bass and jungle, usually characterized by a non-straighted 4/4 drum pattern (as opposed to the steady beat of house or trance). ... DAngelo in his music video for Untitled (How Does It Feel) Wikinews has news related to this article: R&B singer D’Angelo sentenced on cocaine charge DAngelo (born Michael Eugene Archer on February 11, 1974 in Richmond, Virginia) is an African-American soul singer, pianist, songwriter, and... Slum Village is the name of a hip-hop trio from Detroit, Michigan. ...

By the time of his Major label debut with Slum Village on Fantastic, Vol. 2 in 2000, Jay Dee was recognized as one of hip-hop's most admired and desired producers. His debut as a solo artist came in 2001 with the single "F**k the Police", followed by the album Welcome to Detroit, kicking off UK indie label BBE Music's "Beat Generation" series. With a growing reputation and impressive resume, he left Slum Village to pursue a major label solo debut on MCA. Work on this album was done in 2002 and 2003, but was never released. Jay Dee's major output of 2003 was production for Common's Electric Circus, which was ridiculed by critics and fans alike for its experimental nature. The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ... Common may refer to : A common - an area of common land The rapper, Common (aka Common Sense) Commonness, the property possessed by those who are vulgar, especially those who are working class. ...

From that point his work has increasingly been released through independent record labels. An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of one of the major record labels. ...

Producer/MC Madlib began a collaboration with J Dilla to form the group Jaylib in 2002, releasing the album Champion Sound in 2003. J Dilla appeared on tour with Jaylib in 2004, had various production, MC, and remixes credits during 2004-2005 (most notably two tracks on Common's Be) but his output slowed for the first time since his debut. Articles in publications Urb (March 2004) and XXL (June 2005) have confirmed rumors of ill health and hospitalization during this period. Madlib is a California-based Hip Hop producer, rapper, and DJ. // History Madlib was born Otis Jackson Jr in Oakland, CA, to musician parents Otis and Senesca Jackson. ... URB is a monthly American magazine devoted to electronic music, hip-hop and urban lifestyle and culture. ...

Despite a slower output of major releases, his cult status has remained strong within his core audience, fueled in part by the unauthorized circulation of his underground "beat tapes" (instrumental, raw working material) mostly through internet file sharing. These beat tapes have chronicled a consistent quality of J Dilla's production style through raw break-beat sounds to more refined synth and sample-based cut-ups, while maintaining a natural-feeling soul and R&B influence. Producers Kanye West and Pharrell Williams have both gone on record praising his production sound. ?uestlove, drummer from The Roots, is another noteworthy J Dilla fan, proclaiming him the greatest hip hop producer of all time on many occasions. Soul Music is a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, published in 1994. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Kanye West Kanye West (pronounced /ˈkɑnjeɪ/ or KAHN-yay) (born June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an African American record producer, and rapper based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams also known as Skateboard P (born April 5, 1973 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States) is one half of the primarily hip hop music production and songwriting duo, The Neptunes (with Chad Hugo), who among other things is known for bringing R&B chanteuse Kelis to... The Roots are an influential Philadelphia-based hip hop group, known for innovative lyrics and live instrumentation. ...

Continuing his arc as an independent solo artist, two J Dilla solo albums, Donuts and The Shining have been announced as 2006 releases by independent labels Stones Throw Records and BBE. Stones Throw Records is a Californian hip hop record label. ...

Health concerns again reached a peak in November 2005 when J Dilla toured Europe performing from a wheelchair.

Discography

Selected Artist Releases: Jay Dee or J Dilla as producer and/or MC

• Slum Village - Fantastic, Vol. 1 (1996)
• Slum Village - Fantastic, Vol. 2 (2000)
• Jay Dee - Welcome to Detroit (2001)
• J Dilla - The Rough Drafts (2003)
• Jaylib - Champion Sound (2003)

Selected production as Jay Dee or J Dilla

• A Tribe Called Quest - songs from Beat, Rhymes, & Life (1996)
• De La Soul - "Stakes Is High" (1996)
• A Tribe Called Quest - songs from The Love Movement (1998)
• Q-Tip - Amplified (1999)
• Common - Like Water For Chocolate (2000)
• Erykah Badu - songs from Mama's Gun (2000)
• Slum Village - songs from Trinity (2002)
• De La Soul - "Much More" b/w "Shoomp" (2003)
• Brother Jack McDuff - "Oblighetto (J Dilla Remix)" (2004)
• M.E.D. - songs from Push Comes to Shove (2005)
• Common - songs from Be (2005)
• Lawless Element - songs from Soundvision: In Stereo (2005)

External links

• J Dilla at Stones Throw Records
• Jay Dee/J Dilla at BBE Music
• Complete Jay Dee/J Dilla Discography