Hip Hop Evolution
Person· Acting
J Dilla
- Born
- February 7, 1974
- Died
- February 10, 2006
- From
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also known as
Jay Dee aka J Dilla · Jay Dee · James Dewitt Yancey · Dilla · James "J Dilla" Yancey · Slum Village · The Ummah
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.
