J Dilla – 10 of the best

In a short career, the Detroit rapper cemented a reputation as a cult great with underground strip-club jams, Beatles-inspired psychedelia and joyous neo-soulBy the time Jay Dee – whose real name was James Yancey – became J Dilla, he had made a reputation for himself by producing albums for Common, the Pharcyde and A Tribe Called Quest, among others. With his debut solo album Welcome 2 Detroit, he switched up his style, broadening his range to combine world music, live instrumentat...

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