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Jay Dee

Jay Dee is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Karriem Riggins, Kanye West, ESG, Amp Fiddler and Q-Tip. Those roots explain a lot about how Jay Dee arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Slum Village, Pete Rock, Quasimoto, 9th Wonder and Knxwledge, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bilal, A Tribe Called Quest, Elzhi, Dres and Illa J, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Jay Dee, reaching back through Karriem Riggins and forward to Bilal. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

James Dewitt Yancey, better known by the stage names J Dilla, Jay Dee, or simply Dilla, 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.

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Jay DeeKarriem RigginsKanye WestESGAmp FiddlerQ-TipA Tribe Called QuestAli Shaheed MuhammadRaphael SaadiqBilalA Tribe Called QuestElzhiDresIlla JCities AvivQ-TipSlum VillagePete RockQuasimoto9th WonderKnxwledgeLittle BrotherLarge ProfessorThe Pharcyde

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Jay Dee connections

Jay Dee grew out of Karriem Riggins, Kanye West, ESG and Amp Fiddler, shares an orbit with Slum Village, Pete Rock, Quasimoto and 9th Wonder, went on to shape Bilal, A Tribe Called Quest, Elzhi and Dres. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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