J Dilla was born James Dewitt Yancey on February 7, 1974 in Detroit, Michigan, to Maureen and Beverly Yancey. From the onset, music was intrinsic to Jay's life. His mother Maureen ...read more on Last.fm →
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sweeney kovar
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Aug 28, 2010
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Alexander Manfredi, better known as Exile, has been working in hip hop for the past 15 years. Hailing from Southern California, he first started making beats with pause tapes before he had access to any kind of legitimate production equipment. He for...
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James Curtis
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Jul 25, 2010
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Being from the UK, there are three things that make me marvel that The Roots took 16 years and 8 albums to produce what has critically been received as their best: 1) When "˜How I Got Over' came out in my country, it barely made a ripple of crap hitt...
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J Meagher
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Feb 24, 2010
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So I've been crazy-sick the past few days, resulting in the overindulgence of over-the-counter crack, also known as Day/Nyquil. This has led to some interesting semi-conscious hours of music listening and conversing, and I've been thinking, what bett...
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