J Dilla(1974-2006)

Composer
Music Department
Actor

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J Dilla

A story of rapper and artist Dres, part of the iconic 90's hip hop duo Black Sheep, and his amazing journey from the top of the game to struggling with civilian life and confronting the canyon of his last chance at success.

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J Dilla was born on 7 February 1974 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Get Carter (2000), 60 secondes chrono (2000) and Miss Détective (2000). He died on 10 February 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Promo Poster

5.2

Soundtrack("If Everybody Looked the Same")

2000

Promo Poster

60 secondes chrono

6.5

Soundtrack("If Everybody Looked the Same")

2000

Miss Détective (2000)

Miss Détective

6.3

Soundtrack("If Everybody Looked the Same")

2000

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys II (2003)

6.6

Soundtrack("Didn't Mean")

2003

Credits

Composer

Wave
TV Mini Series
- Composer (as James 'Jay Dee' Yancey, 2015)
- 2024
Fantastic: The Legacy of Slum Village
- Composer (as J. Dilla, music by)
- 2017
Q-Tip: Let's Ride
Music Video
- Composer (as James 'Jay Dee' Yancey)
- 2000
Q-Tip: Breathe and Stop
7.2
Music Video
- Composer (as J. Dilla)
- 2000
Q-Tip: Vivrant Thing
7.0
Music Video
- Composer (as James 'Jay Dee' Yancey)
- 1999

Music Department

Actor

Videos1

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Official Trailer

Personal details

Official site
- Official Site
Alternative names
- J Dilla aka Jay Dee
Height
- 1.68 m
Born
- February 7, 1974
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died
- February 10, 2006
- Los Angeles, California, USA(lupus)
Parents
Relatives
Publicity listings
- 1 Biographical Movie

Did you know

Trivia
THe last album he released during his life, the instrumental "Donuts," was released Tuesday, February 7, 2006, three days prior to his death.

Nicknames
- Jay Dee
- J Dilla

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When did J Dilla die?
February 10, 2006
How did J Dilla die?
Lupus
How old was J Dilla when he died?
32 years old
Where did J Dilla die?
Los Angeles, California, USA
When was J Dilla born?
February 7, 1974

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