제이 딜라

소개

제임스 드위트 얀시(James Dewitt Yancey, 1974년 2월 7일 ~ 2006년 2월 10일)는 제이 딜라(J Dilla) 또는 제이 디(J Dee)로 알려진 미국의 래퍼, 음악 프로듀서이다. 그는 어 트라이브 콜드 퀘스트, 데 라 소울(De La Soul), 버스타 라임즈, 코먼 등과 일했다. 2006년, 혈전성 혈소판감소자반증과 전신홍반루푸스(SLE) 등으로 병사했다.

James Dewitt Yancey, better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer, rapper, and composer. He emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as a member of the group Slum Village. He was a founding member of the Soulquarians, a musical collective active during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Yancey and Madlib collaborated as the duo Jaylib, releasing the album Champion Sound. Yancey's final album, Donuts, was released three days before his death. He was also known for producing the Pharcyde album Labcabincalifornia.