R.I.P. J Dilla of Slum Village
 

Hip-Hop producer/MC Jay Dee, also known as J Dilla, has reported passed away earlier today (February 10) in a hospital in Los Angeles, due to liver complications.


For those who don't know...

Dilla, who was a founding member of Slum Village and a member of A Tribe Called Quest's production team The Ummah, is best known for producing tracks for Busta Rhymes, Common, De La Soul, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, and The Pharcyde.

Dilla has more recently worked with Ghostface Killah, Kanye West on Com's critically acclaimed album Be, as well as Champion Sound with fellow quirky producer Madlib.

Besides Donuts, Jay's latest album which was released earlier this week, he also released another solo LP, Welcome To Detroit, in 2001, and has another album dropping later this year on Stones Throw Records.


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R.I.P. :Oh crap

RIP. My buddy told me tonight about this, he knew J Dilla, traded beats back and forth. From what I've heard, he was a hella dope producer.

are you the writer ESPO. if so whats up

Rip......

may he rest in peace :(

hmm. RIP...don't know him though

May he rest in peace.

You have to truly appreciate good hip-hop to know the magnitude of his loss...

Rip ............

damn. one of the guys who actually produced decent music gone :*(