J Dilla
Known For
Acting
Born
February 7, 1974
Died
February 10, 2006 (aged 32)
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.