Listening to Dilla’s masterpiece 20 years later confirms its timelessness: in his experiments with tempo, in its ...

Detroit hip-hop producer J Dilla (aka James Yancey) passed away February 10, 2006, just three days after he turned 32 and Stones Throw released his solo album Donuts. Dilla had been suffering from a ...

Of all the advancements in hip-hop in the mid-’90s, no artist’s presence lingers quite like the man born James Yancey, a.k.a. J. Dilla. February 10 marks a decade since we lost Dilla, also known ...

The J Dilla legend continues to rightfully grow, and with the recent news that his family is finally in control of his vast estate containing all beats and no money, it's time for a new round of ...

A hip-hop national monument is in danger of going out of business as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dilla’s Delights, the Detroit donut shop named for the late producer J Dilla and owned ...

It's been ten years since the world lost J. Dilla and yet the producer's presence and influence continue to be felt. Mass Appeal Records issued the posthumous album The Diary last month, and Dilla's ...

Baked and buzzed are debating who should be baked and who should be buzzed. Great points being made around the board. But Dilla is staying constant for sure. It’s strange that music has been compared ...

Super7 is honoring one of hip-hop’s most influential producers with a new J Dilla ReAction Figure, modeled after the iconic Donuts album cover. The figure is available now on Complex Shop, bringing a ...

J Dilla has been hit with a lawsuit over his Donuts cut “Workinonit” — 14 years after the album’s release and the esteemed producer’s death. The complaint, filed in March 2020 and amended in April by ...

Super7 are paying tribute to hip hop production great J Dilla with a new action figure. His classic 2006 album Donuts is the inspiration for the new ReAction Figure, which features a 3.75″ articulated ...

When I think of an album that will stick with me for the rest of my life, I instantly think about J Dilla’s Donuts. J Dilla, or Jay Dee, is a Detroit hip-hop legend. Born James Dewitt Yancey, Yancey ...