J Dilla wasn’t just a producer—he was a visionary. In this video, we explore how his iconic album Donuts was born in a hospital bed while he battled TTP and lupus. Despite immense physical pain, Dilla ...

“Dilla Time” by Dan Charnas explores what drove him. By Eric Ducker Even during his lifetime, there was something unexplainable about J Dilla, the Detroit-born hip-hop producer and M.C. He was ...

The Legacy of J Dilla (FX/Hulu) is the latest entry in the New York Times Presents documentary series, which has most recently covered a COVID-19 misinformation maestro and Tesla’s little ...

The Detroit Pistons are partnering with Big Sean and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to bring the rhythm, soul, and spirit of ...

Visionary hip-hop producer J Dilla never found mainstream success during his brief lifetime. But in the seven years since his death, Dilla — who would have turned 39 today — has come to ...

The late hip-hop producer J Dilla was full of unique ideas. But adding Busta Rhymes’ vocals to a track that combined window-rattling bass thuds with a kazoo interpretation of “Flight of the ...

Smithsonian Before J Dilla learned to walk, he was already dancing to James Brown. By his third birthday, he was a fan of Michael Jackson. He grew up to become an influential hip-hop and neo-soul ...

J Dilla’s daughters were little children when the acclaimed Detroit hip-hop producer died in 2006, too young to know him as really anything but dad. Now Ty’Monae Whitlow, 24, and Ja’Mya ...

Shinola, a Detroit-based luxury brand, is releasing limited-edition watches and a record bag honoring the late producer J Dilla. Dilla's daughters, Ja'Mya Yancey and TyMonae Whitlow, expressed ...

In the city of Detroit, it is now officially Dilla Time. Detroit-based luxury brand Shinola is releasing two limited-edition watches and a leather record bag designed in honor of Detroit-born ...