There was extra significance to this year’s Dilla Day SF, the annual homage to Detroit producer J Dilla: It marked the first Bay Area public appearance of Jonathan “DJ Shortkut” Cruz since a stroke ...

On this day in 2006, the hip-hop world suffered an irreplaceable loss as James Dewitt Yancey—better known as J Dilla—passed away at the age of 32. The visionary Detroit producer lost his battle with ...

Detroit producer J Dilla died at 32 years old in February of 2006 due to health complications stemming from lupus.

On a special episode of Hard Knock Radio, I had the honor of sitting down with Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, the mother of legendary producer James “J Dilla” Yancey, in celebration of J Dilla Day. With ...

For one day, the Detroit Pistons are offering a new retail collection made in collaboration with the Malcolm X estate to pay ...

J Dilla, the late rapper and record producer, was honored Thursday with a street sign and a day. Anthony Davis shines for ...

James Dewitt Yancey - better known as J Dilla was a Detroit hip hop legend. DETROIT (FOX 2) - It has been 19 years since ...

J Dilla is being honored with his own day and a street named after him in Detroit. On Thursday, February 6, the estate of the ...

Friday is Detroit's first J. Dilla Day in honor of the local music legend. The big picture: Family members of the late J. Dilla attended City Council yesterday as the lawmakers passed a resolution to ...

Join us for a special celebration honoring the legendary J Dilla at Dilla Day S.F. on February 9th, 2025, at The Midway in San Francisco. This unforgettable event will feature an appearance by J Dilla ...

The list we present here follows love’s movement through nearly four decades of hiphop, from Man Parrish to Missy Elliott.

It’s time to cook up another review in the No Skips lab this week to credit an album as boasting no skippable tracks.