James Dewitt Yancey, better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer, drummer, rapper and songwriter. He emerged in the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as a member of the group Slum Village.
Birth Location | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
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Born | 1974-02-07 |
Died | 2006-02-10 |