In 2004, James “J Dilla” Yancey moved from Detroit to Los Angeles with almost nothing. The influential producer, rapper, and musician had just experienced one of the best and worst years of his life: ...

One of the greatest hip hop producers of all time is now even putting out albums posthumously (with the help of Yancey Media Group & The J Dilla Foundation). This collection of unreleased Dilla tracks ...

It’s hard to believe it was only a year ago that beat-maker J Dilla passed away from complications due to lupus. At the time, he’d just released his instrumental project, Donuts, arguably the best ...

J Dilla’s “Welcome 2 Detroit” ain’t just an album; it’s a statement. When it first dropped in 2001, it was a raw, unfiltered love letter to the D and a showcase of Dilla’s next-level production. Two ...

Black Sheep’s Dres announced plans to release an album produced by J Dilla, but the late producer’s estate said nothing’s been approved. J Dilla’s estate may stop Black Sheep’s Dres from releasing a ...

It’s clear that J Dilla had a LOT of unreleased music, but for the the most part the stuff that has seen the light of day has been instrumental. The Estate of James Yancey has revived its longstanding ...

D’Angelo died earlier this month after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The neo-soul legend left us with a relatively small ...

In large part, it’s because of the changing nature of the album. Welcome 2 Detroithas its genesis in a meeting in Europe between Dilla, then newly freed from his production collective The Ummah, and ...