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Feb 6, 2024 · The producer’s two daughters, Ty-Monae Paige Whitlow and Ja’Mya Yancey, have been featured in a new entry in the Detroit Pistons’ Detroit Creative videos series that “go behind the...
Mar 13, 2024 · Ja’Mya Yancey, the 22-year-old daughter of the late hip-hop producer-songwriter J Dilla, models a hat and hoodie from the new "Detroit Pistons x J Dilla" retail line. Other items include...
Jan 13, 2009 · There's nothing Maureen Yancey wouldn't do for her children. But as she sits in the basement studio of her only surviving son's Los Angeles home, she struggles with the one thing she hasn't done since her firstborn, James Dewitt Yancey known in hip hop circles as Jay Dee or J Dilla – three years ago of complications from lupus. She just can't.
The family lived in a house on the northeast corner of McDougall and Nevada, on the east side of Detroit. Yancey's parents had musical backgrounds; his mother, Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey, is a former opera singer and his father, Beverly Dewitt Yancey, was a jazz bassist, and performed Globetrotters half-time shows for several years.
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Feb 18, 2015 · On Feb. 10, 2006, Yancey died in Los Angeles from the blood disease lupus, and is survived by his two daughters, Ja’Mya Yancey and Ty-Monae Whitlow. In the wake of his death, his mother Maureen has been a stalwart promoter of the legacy he left behind, making sure that his music and life are not forgotten.
Jun 9, 2019 · Ja'Mya Yancey, 17, of Detroit is surrounded by family during her prom-sendoff with Dakarai Washington, 18, at Yancey's aunt's house in Southfield, Mich. on Saturday, June 8, 2019.
Feb 10, 2024 · J Dilla, the renowned producer who revolutionized Hip Hop, continues to influence the genre even after his passing. Recently, his daughters, Ty-Monae Paige Whitlow and Ja’Mya Yancey, came together for their first joint interview, shedding light on their father’s profound impact.
