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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The myth surrounding Donuts is precisely that: a myth. As the popular legend goes, J Dilla was undergoing treatment at ...

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 ...

This week’s new music Friday also features Lalah Hathaway, Meshell Ndegeocello, Inspectah Deck, Busta Rhymes & J Dilla, Jay Worthy and George Clinton. "It's official — the donut shop is closed in that ...

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 ...

At 5.a.m. on April 8, 2016, Dilla's Delights opened its doors for a one-day-only preview of its new brick and mortar location in Detroit. The shop is a tribute to the late legendary producer, J. Dilla ...

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 ...

Annual NYC J Dilla tribute show Donuts Are Forever has announced its live return for February 19 at Market Hotel, marking the show’s first in-person edition since COVID. (The 2021 and 2022 shows were ...

J Dilla lives on in his hometown Detroit. This morning Dilla’s Delights doughnuts shop opened in downtown Detroit and they’ve already sold out. The beloved Hip-Hop producer and artist passed away in ...

Now we all want to know who introduced Conan to the late J Dilla. Conan O'Brien has released a series of PSAs for swing states as Election Day approaches, including one made just for Michigan. Now, ...

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 ...