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    James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006), [6] [7] better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer and rapper, who is highly regarded as the best producer in hip-hop’s history, and as one of the most influential musicians of the 21st century.

    • Common "The Light" (2000) Producer: J Dilla. Album: Like Water for Chocolate. Label: MCA Records. Recording during the Soulquarian sessions at Electric Lady Studios in New York, Jay Dee gave Com Sense the perfect soundscape to craft a hip-hop love song for the new millennium.
    • Slum Village "Players" (2000) Producer: J Dilla. Album: Fantastic, Vol.2. Label: GoodVibe Recordings. Fantastic Vol. 2 was set to drop in 1998 as part of SV's deal with A&M Records, but when the label folded, the album was stuck in limbo.
    • Janet Jackson f/ Q-Tip "Got Til It's Gone" / "Got Til It's Gone (Jay Dee Revenge Remix)" (1997) Producer: J Dilla, The Ummah. Album: The Velvet Rope, N/A.
    • The Pharcyde "Runnin" (1995) Producer: J Dilla. Album: Labcabincalifornia. Label: Delicious Vinyl. “Runnin” was the first single from the Pharcyde's then-panned but now-coveted sophomore album, Labcabincalifornia.
  2. Feb 1, 2022 · Dollars to Donuts: The 40 Best J Dilla Songs of All Time, Ranked. From the Pharcyde to Slum Village to the unreleased beat tapes, we dive deep into the catalog of one of the best producers to...

  3. Jan 23, 2022 · Music. How J Dilla Reinvented Rhythm. In this exclusive excerpt from hip-hop historian Dan Charnas' excellent new book, Dilla Time, we get the inside story of how iconic beatmaker J Dilla and an...

  4. Aug 1, 2010 · Jay Dee: "B.B.E. (Big Booty Express)" (2001) For a good stretch of the early 2000s, Jay Dee took hip-hop's post-sampling-era affinity for digital sounds and ran off into the stratosphere...

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  6. Feb 9, 2023 · The Obscure J Dilla Beat Tape That Changed Music Forever. Long before Donuts, a passed-around cassette made the Detroit producer a key influence on the sound of hip-hop and soul. The author of the...

  7. Feb 1, 2022 · The life story of James Dewitt Yancey—the influential hip-hop producer from Detroit who rose to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s first as Jay Dee and later as J Dilla—is...

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