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 ...

J. Dilla‘s massively influential, crate-digging 2006 masterpiece, Donuts, is at the center of a new copyright infringement lawsuit alleging that the album included a sample of 10cc‘s “The Worst Band ...

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 ...

Donuts was released three days before J Dilla passed in 2006. J Dilla is being sued in a copyright infringement lawsuit alleging that he sampled a rock band's song without their permission. From DJ ...

J Dilla’s second album was released on his 32nd birthday in 2006, only days before his untimely death. He’d spent more than a decade defining and redefining a certain standard for hip-hop producers.

J Dilla is someone who accomplished great things in his career and actually made a difference in the world of music. Despite not being the most well-known producer, anyone who considers themselves ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 33 1/3 book series from Bloomsbury, which sees authors focus on the creation of specific albums, has produced some real gems, including Nicholas Rombes’ Ramones, Don McLeese’s Kick Out the Jams, ...

In 2006, J Dilla released his classic album Donuts days before his death. The LP featured a song called "Workinonit," which samples 10cc's 1974 song "The Worst Band in the World." Now, Music Sales ...

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 ...