“The most humble, modest, worthy and gifted beat-maker I’ve known… Jay Dee had a passion for life and music, and will never be forgotten. He’s a brother that was loved by me, and I love what he’s done for us. And though I’m happy he's no longer in the pain he’d been recently feelin’, I’m crushed by the pain of his absence.”
-The Roots, Can’t Stop This, Game Theory (2006)

“He defied the laws of physics when it came to the MP”
-Busta Rhymes, Dillagence, Dillagence (2007)

“… He’s resting in peace, in the sky, looking down… Rest in peace, homie.”
-Termanology, Outro (A Tribute To Jay), If Heaven Were a Mile A Away (2008)

It’s been three years since the world lost the greatest music producer of all time. James “J Dilla” Yancey was his name, and making beats was his game. As hundreds of thousands of people, around the world, would agree, J Dilla was the personification of perfection. His ingenuity surpassed not...