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J DILLA FOUNDATION
- The J Dilla Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity that serves to help fund inner-city music programs, and provide scholarships to students attending schools that have progressive music curricula. The foundation was co-founded by Maureen Yancey, mother of acclaimed producer James “Jay Dee aka J Dilla” Yancey.
WHO WAS J DILLA?
- James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974–February 10, 2006), better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s
underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. He is listed as one of the music industry's most influential hip-hop artist, musician and producers of our time.
FEATURED VIDEO
The video of the new single by Yancey Boys featuring Frank Nitt, produced by the late great J Dilla.
"The Throwaway" is the first single taken from the upcoming J. Dilla album The Lost Scrolls which will be released soon via Delicious Vinyl on Feb. 5, 2013.
DILLA DAY DETROIT - SAT, FEB 09, 2013
On Saturday, February 09, 2013 Yancey Media Group & J Dilla Foundation present the 2nd Annual “Dilla Day Detroit 2013” This major event will take place at The Fillmore Detroit, hosted by Grap Luva & Yolanda “Yo Yo” Whitaker.
This event will be featuring a few special guest performances from : Talib Kweli, Royce Da 5’9”, Miguel Atwood Ferguson, Frank-n-Dank & Illa J, B. Williams Experiment, and Clear Soul Forces. Special Guest DJ’s on the 1 & 2’s will be Dj Spinna, Dj Sicari, and Dj Houseshoes. This will be an event you don’t want to miss!! We are expecting a great turn out for this 2nd Annual event in support of one of Motor City’s finest, James Dewitt Yancey aka Jay Dee aka J Dilla aka Dilla Dawg. We look foward to seeing all of you in attendance this year as we pay tribute along with the J Dilla Foundation and Yancey Media Group to one of the Greatest Legendary Producers in the history of music.
BECOME A SPONSOR FOR DILLA DAY DETROIT. For those who are interested in becoming a advertised sponsor for "DILLA DAY DETROIT" please contact Yancey Media Group by email.
Yancey Media Group & vitaminwater presents 'An Exclusive Snippet of “Untitled” instrumental from the vault of 'The Lost Scrolls'. Order your copy of J Dilla's upcoming posthumous release, Music From The Lost Scrolls Vol. 1 at FatBeats
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Yancey Media Group is a collection of humbled, progressive and professional individuals, whom have graciously accepted a Global Vision to merchandise, document, publish, promote and market in every form of integrity, James Dewitt Yancey's intellectual property and body of work.
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