The legendary producer James "J Dilla" Yancey was honored days ahead of what would have been his 51st birthday.

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 ...

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 ...