J Dilla

Slum Village’s new J Dilla-produced single, “Yes Yes,” premiered just over a week ago and has since amassed nearly 100K plays on Soundcloud. Today, Slum Village and Yancey Media Group in conjunction with Jay Dee's family has announced that all of the proceeds from the track will go directly to Dilla’s children. “I would like to th...

Today would have been J. Dilla’s 40th Birthday. James ‘J Dilla’ Yancey succumbed to Lupus in 2006 at the age of 32. His short, but prolific and highly-influential career still resounds today. From his work on chart topping singles for Common, The Roots, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest, Janet Jackson, etc., to his own genre red...

Paying homage to one of hip-hop's most influential people in J Dilla, Stussy released a small capsule collection in honor of the late rapper slash producer. The special collection features a white T-shirt and a black long-sleeve Tee that hold a portrait of James "J Dilla" Yancey rightfully wearing a crown as a halo...

Fans of J. Dilla can celebrate his 40th birthday by attending Dilla Day Detroit 2014. The annual spectacle will be held at the city's iconic Fillmore Theater on Friday Feb. 7 and features performances from De La Soul and Slum Village. The event plans to also world premiere the music video for Phife Dawg's "#dearDilla," the ATCQ rapper's tribute to the late producer...

2013 XXL Freshman Joey Bada$$ surfaces on a 45-only charity track for Akomplice over a J Dilla beat. Check out our preview for the Akomplice collection available at retailers Nov. 29. For more info on the collab, hit up Akomplice.

West coast street-wear label Akomplice delivers their 2013 Fall /Winter look-book featuring young hip-hop sensation Joey Badass. The capsule collection pays tribute in celebration of legendary producer J Dilla through fashion, music and art...

When a rapper or influential hip-hop leader passes away, it’s more than just a trying moment for their fan base. These people were someone’s child, sibling, spouse, friend—you name it. Over the course of hip-hop history, we’ve had some dedication tracks that continue to rock as classics in our collective rap catalog. However, with the ...

Moodymann’s Mahogani Label will release a 20-track vinyl titled Lost Tapes of the late great J Dilla on April 10. This follows last year release of Dillatroit that was a limited J Dilla vinyl EP released in June 2012. Fans of the Detroit-born arti...

On this day, March 26th, in hip-hop history... 1996: Busta Rhymes released his debut solo album The Coming. Prior to '96, Busta was a member of the Native Tongues group Leaders of the New School with Dinco D, Charlie Brown and Cut Monitor Milo...

Detroit drummer and Dilla collaborator brings "Alone Together"

After teasing fans with a trailer earlier this week, Fuse has released the full episode of its "Crate Diggers" series featuring J Dilla. In the mini-doc, which can be viewed above, Fuse explores the music and legacy of the late Detroit producer and rapper, who passed away in 2006 from a blood disease brought on by a lupus-related autoimmune disorder. Col...

On an upcoming episode of its famed Crate Diggers web series, Fuse will explore the sampling history of the late great J Dilla. Using interviews with Talib Kweli, J. Rocc, DJ Spinna, Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey and others, the episode will cover the Detroit producer's legendary works with the likes of Busta Rhymes, The Roots, Erykah Badu and many more...