Here at Digital Bombing and our affiliates, Freeburning, N2O Entertainment and Mashup Sound are at a loss for words over the death of one of the most prolific hiphop producers ever, James Yancey aka Jay Dee aka J Dilla. He departs days after the release of his latest instrumental album entitled "Donuts". For all of you who dont know Jay Dee, He was part of The Ummah, The production team behind A Tribe Called Quest. He also produced and remixed artists such as The Pharcyde, Common, Busta Rhymes, Keith Murray, De La Soul, Das Efx and many many more. He was also part of Slum Village in creating their sound and went on to work with Madlib as JayLib... His discography spans over 15 years and It is something I am glad he is leaving us all with. Hopefully people who slept will finally discover what he did for hiphop. Last night on the Friday Night Mixtape with DJ Audio1, He dedicated his first hour to the career of Jay Dee and played nothing but beats produced by Jay Dee. It was real awesome Mid-90's hiphop. We also hear that J Rocc did a dedication set over at Divine Forces and DJ Platurn/The Oakland Faders dedicated their club night at The Down-Low in Jay Dee's memory by playing music spanning his career. We leave you with 5 classics from Jay's catalog. Please go out and buy his latest album, Donuts, and support his family. R.I.P. Jay Dilla!
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MP3
Slum Village-I Dont Know
J-88-The Look Of Love
Jay Dee-Fuck The Police
Jaylib-Champion Sound
J Dilla-Airworks