Black Thought once called J Dilla the greatest hip-hop producer of all time but if you asked the average hip-hop fan, they might not be able to name one song the Detroit beatmaker produced. That’s ...

For music journalist Dan Charnas, telling J Dilla’s story was a personal quest. Dilla, the highly influential rap producer, died in 2006. “In the 15 years since his death, journalists and academics ...

We spoke to Dilla Time author Dan Charnas about his extensive new book, J Dilla's complicated relationship with Q-Tip, and why he wants to recenter Slum Village and Fantastic Vol. 2 in the Jay Dee ...

After winning both an Oscar and Peabody Award for his Summer Of Soul documentary, Questlove is ready to embark on new filmmaking projects. Today, The Roots drummer has been announced as an executive ...

Charnas shared his enthusiasm about the upcoming film on Twitter, confirming that Dilla's estate is cooperating with Questlove's film company, Two One Five Entertainment. \u201cThis has been in the ...

The post Questlove to Executive Produce J Dilla Documentary appeared first on Consequence. Questlove is bringing the impactful yet all-too-short life of J Dilla to the screen. The Roots drummer is ...

J Dilla — a.k.a Jay Dee, a.k.a. James Dewitt Yancey — was a pioneering hip-hop producer who never worked on a “hit” record, although his discography includes collaborations with or remixes of songs by ...

There is a popular meme of J Dilla that encapsulates one of the ways the work of the late Detroit hip-hop producer, born James Yancey, has been celebrated since his death in 2006 at age 32. It shows a ...

The late music producer worked with top hip-hop musicians of the '90s and early '00s including Dr. Dre, Common, Erykah Badu and Pharrell Williams. By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter ...

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson has his sights on his next documentary subject: J Dilla. The Academy Award winner will executive produce a documentary film about the late music producer. The documentary is ...