J Dilla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

J Dilla

American record producer

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1974

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 10-Feb-2006

Profession: disc jockey, rapper, music producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006), better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer and rapper who emerged in the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as one third of the acclaimed music group Slum Village.
His obituary at NPR stated that he "was one of the music industry's most influential hip-hop artists," working with notable acts including A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, The Roots, the Pharcyde, Madlib and Common.