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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 and rapper who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. According to his obituary at NPR.org, he "was one of the music industry's most influential hip-hop artists", working with big-name acts including A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, The Roots, The Pharcyde and Common. Yancey died in 2006 of the blood disease thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

Biography

Early life

James Yancey was the eldest of four children including a sister (Martha) and two brothers (Earl and John), who later began doing music as Illa J. The family lived at a corner house near McDougall and Nevada, on the east side of Detroit. He developed a vast musical knowledge from his parents (his mother is a former opera singer and his father was a jazz bassist). According to his mother, he could "match pitch perfect harmony" by "two-months old", to the amazement of musician friends and relatives. He began collecting vinyl at the age of two and would be allowed to spin records in the park, an activity he enjoyed tremendously as a child.

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Dilla

Dilla is a town located in the northwestern Awdal region of Somalia.

Neighborhoods

The major neighborhoods in Dilla are:

  • Cadmadooni
  • Dharaar-waxar
  • Duudwayne
  • Goroyo-cawl
  • Jaarahoroto
  • Magaalo-cad
  • Tulli

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  • Dillapress
  • Dilla, Somalia
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    Dilla (month)

    Dillā (Nepal Bhasa: दिल्ला) is the ninth month in the Nepal Era calendar, the national lunar calendar of Nepal. The month coincides with Āsāṛh (आषाढ) in the Hindu lunar calendar and July in the Gregorian calendar.

    Dillā begins with the new moon and the full moon falls on the 15th of the lunar month. The month is divided into the bright and dark fortnights which are known as Dillā Thwa (दिल्ला थ्व) and Dillā Gā (दिल्ला गा) respectively.

    Among the major events of the month, the 11th day of the bright fortnight is Hari Sayani Ekādashi which marks the beginning of the Hindu deity Vishnu's four-month cosmic sleep. On the 12th day, devotees plant the Tulsi plant (Holy basil) in their homes. The plant represents Vishnu.

    The full moon day is Guru Purnimā when teachers are honored. The holiday is also known as Dillā Punhi and is sacred to Buddhists as the day when the Buddha gave his first sermon and set in motion the Dharmacakra, the Wheel of Dharma. The first day of the dark fortnight is the start of Vassa, the three-month rains retreat for Buddhist monks when they remain in their monasteries.

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    Podcasts:

    J Dilla

    ALBUMS

    Smell the Da.I.S.Y. (Da Inner Soul of Yancy)

    Released 2014

    Rebirth of Detroit

    Released 2012

    Ruff Draft

    Released 2012

    What If Dilla Produced the Blueprint?

    Released 2009

    Dillanthology 3: Dilla's Productions

    Released 2009

    Dillanthology 2: Dilla's Remixes for Various Artists

    Released 2009

    Jay Stay Paid

    Released 2009

    Dillanthology

    Released 2009

    Pay Jay

    Released 2008

    Jay Love Japan

    Released 2007

    Donuts

    Released 2006

    The Shining

    Released 2006

    Beat CD '05

    Released 2005

    Instrumental Joints, Volume 1

    Born: 1974-02-07

    Died: 2006-02-10

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    Nothing Like This

    by: J Dilla

    [singing:]
    All I need in, my, life is
    There, is, no-thing like this
    I never felt, quite, like this
    All I need in, my, life is
    There, is, no-thing like this
    I never felt, quite, like this
    All I need in, my, life is
    There, is, no-thing like this
    Ohhhhhhhhhhhh! Uh uhh
    [singing:]
    Incomplete when, you're, away
    You turn my, nights, into days
    You show me, the, light uh-huh
    Gotta, have, you, right away
    I never felt, quite, like this
    All I need in, my, life is
    There, is, no-thing like this
    I never felt, quite, like this
    Feels good! Ohhhhhhhhh
    Yeahhhhhhhhhhh
    [singing:]
    You, breathe, life, in-to meeeEeEeEeEe
    Fo' life in, I'm, in, too deep
    I'm, ad-dic-ted, uh-huh
    Something tells, me, you're the one (YEAH!)
    I never felt, quite, like this
    All I need in, my, life is
    There, is, no-thing like this
    I never felt, quite, like this
    All I need in, my, life is
    There, is, no-thing like this




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