Whatever one may think J Dilla stands for in the history of hip hop and soul, it’s clear that he was a revolutionary figure who truly shifted how people thought about production. Dilla’s use of ...

Despite immense physical pain, Dilla created one of the most soul-stirring instrumental hip hop records ever made. This is a tribute to the man who turned illness into art—and changed music forever.

“Prolific” is a word most often associated with describing the late producer J Dilla’s output, and it can be kind of dizzying to keep track of every project he worked on. That’s why we ...

Joining the DSO were Big Sean, Skilla Baby, Tee Grizzley, Illa J, Nasaan, and Queen Naija, who brought a night of memories ...

J Dilla honored by Detroit Pistons with new merchandise collaboration, due out in March Royce 5'9" is the project's art director.

Bounce: Twitter Remembers J Dilla On What Would Have Been His 48th BIrthday. Written by D.L. Chandler Published on February 7, 2022 Share. Share this Share this link via. Or copy link.

J Dilla left such an ineffaceable mark on Hip-Hop music and beyond, displaying production mastery that has been imitated widely but never duplicated. The late, great Detroit beatsmith and rapper ...

The “DC Loves Dilla” event is an annual benefit concert held since 2006 at the Howard Theater to raise money and awareness for lupus, the disease J Dilla battled until his death Feb. 10, 2006. The ...

J Dilla’s daughters were little children when the acclaimed Detroit hip-hop producer died in 2006, too young to know him as really anything but dad. Now Ty’Monae Whitlow, 24, and Ja’Mya ...

The art of beat-making and producing is everlasting and truly special, and it’s something that I wish to try in the future. Thank you, J Dilla, for providing me with a sense of joy and wonder. I ...

In 2011, he stumbled on the website for a J Dilla art contest sponsored the previous year by the 323East Gallery (now the Inner State Gallery), and emailed his pitch.