Black Thought once called J Dilla the greatest hip-hop producer of all time but if you asked the average hip-hop fan, they might not be able to name one song the Detroit beatmaker produced. That’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For music journalist Dan Charnas, telling J Dilla’s story was a personal quest. Dilla, the highly influential rap producer, died ...

We spoke to Dilla Time author Dan Charnas about his extensive new book, J Dilla's complicated relationship with Q-Tip, and why he wants to recenter Slum Village and Fantastic Vol. 2 in the Jay Dee ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. J Dilla — a.k.a Jay Dee, a.k.a. James Dewitt Yancey — was a pioneering hip-hop producer who never worked on a “hit” record, ...

The Roots drummer says the death of D’Angelo has inspired him to revisit the famed musical collective. 41 minutes ago Charnas shared his enthusiasm about the upcoming film on Twitter, confirming that ...

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 ...

Dan Charnas has made a career of lecturing and writing about hip-hop history. In his latest book Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm, he writes ...

Shinola honored the late J Dilla with his own watch. The Detroit company unveiled two versions of its Dilla-inspired timepieces, created in partnership with Dilla’s estate. On Monday, Fake Shore Drive ...

There is a popular meme of J Dilla that encapsulates one of the ways the work of the late Detroit hip-hop producer, born James Yancey, has been celebrated since his death in 2006 at age 32. It shows a ...

The late music producer worked with top hip-hop musicians of the '90s and early '00s including Dr. Dre, Common, Erykah Badu and Pharrell Williams. By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter ...

J Dilla — a.k.a Jay Dee, a.k.a. James Dewitt Yancey — was a pioneering hip-hop producer who never worked on a “hit” record, although his discography includes collaborations with or remixes of songs by ...