With so much music being created, shared, and stored digitally these days, it’s easy to take for granted the easy access to rarities and behind-the-scenes snippets that at one point would have been ...

Something interesting is happening in the “Progressive R&B” category at this year’s Grammy Awards. Four of the six nominated albums contain songs that bear the unmistakable rhythmic signature of a ...

In an exclusive interview, De La Soul discuss why J Dilla beat tapes were treated as the holy grail amongst his peers and contemporaries, how they pulled off a heist to secure the instrumental for ...

The Hollywood icon looks back at his legendary life and career in an upcoming new Netflix documentary. 13 hours ago "I did a whole J Dilla album but that's another story for another time," Logic said.

While there are plenty of hip-hop producers who can make hits, there is one name that remains highly coveted among most others. J Dilla, the late Detroit producer responsible for classics from the ...

Both in-person and virtual tickets are available for this event. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Music legend and hip-hop producer J Dilla is often referred to as a musical genius. The Detroit native ...

Even more than most popular music, hip-hop moves fast. Trends come and go. Styles and subgenres are born, evolve, and fade away. Yet somehow, 10 years after his untimely departure from planet Earth, ...

Legendary producer J-Dilla has firmly earned his spot on any list of all-time hip-hop bests, and his most celebrated work didn’t even feature any rapping on it. Completed on his death bed while ...

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 ...

The late J Dilla has long been heralded as the producer's producer, capturing the ear of many budding talents by providing bumping back-beats for an endless list of legendary artists: from Busta ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Juan Pablo Marcos/MiC. When I think of an album that will stick with me for the rest of my life, I ...