J Dilla
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: February 7, 1974
Day of Death: February 10, 2006 (32 years old)
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
James Dewitt Yancey, better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer, drummer, rapper and songwriter. He emerged in the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as a member of the group Slum Village.