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Feb 4, 2022 · Elijah C. Watson. February 04, 2022. With the 15th anniversary of his untimely death approaching, we spoke with J Dilla's mother, Maureen Yancey, better known to Dilla fans and friends as the...
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.
Feb 9, 2012 · Her name is Maureen Yancey, though familiar folks call her Ma Dukes. Sometimes she has to catch herself when she speaks about her son, who died of a rare blood disorder in 2006, just days after...
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On the six-year-anniversary of her son’s death Maureen Yancey, the woman affectionately known to most in the Hip Hop community as “Ma Dukes,” sat down with Complex Magazine to speak on her son...
Feb 7, 2024 · WDET’s Nick Austin spoke with Dilla’s mother, Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey in 2016 to talk about her son’s lasting legacy and influence on Detroit’s music scene and beyond. “He lived for music and that’s all he ever wanted to do.” – Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, J Dilla’s mother.
Jul 25, 2014 · Maureen Yancey (left) and Timothy Burnside (right) announced the donation of J Dilla's equipment at last week's DC Loves Dilla concert. Jati Lindsay. Yancey decided to donate after seeing...
Apr 3, 2023 · “The record shop was James’s favorite place,” Maureen Yancey, Dilla’s mother, said in our documentary. “His dad got off work and would take him there as a treat.” Dilla grew up on genres like...
