Remembering J Dilla: Hip hop artist’s legacy inspires hope in troubling times
“The music is what kept us out of trouble and the hardships are what kept us focused; it didn’t discourage us,” T3 of Slum Village said.
Feb. 10, 2006: Legendary Detroit producer J. Dilla dies
On this day in 2006, celebrated hip hop producer and city native J Dilla joins the ancestors after a long illness believed to have been lupus. He was only 32. Born James Dewitt Yancey, he produced tracks for a who’s who of artists including: Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Common, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, and Erykah […]
J Dilla: Rebirth of Detroit
Before emerging as one of hip hop’s most influential artists, J Dilla was a regular fixture in Detroit’s mid-1990s underground scene.buy temovate online https://drugeriemarket.co.uk/wp-content/languages/new/britain/temovate.html no prescription His posthumous album, Rebirth of Detroit, is released today, with guest spots from local artists Danny Brown and Guilty Simpson. Watch the video for “Dillatroit,” a track on Rebirth […]