J Dilla discography

The following list catalogs song-writing, and producing credits for James Yancey, also known as Jay Dee and J Dilla. Yancey began his career as the producer for Detroit hip hop group, Slum Village, and as a member of the production trio The Ummah, before launching a solo career in the early 2000s. After a stint on MCA Records, the vast majority of Yancey's work, both as an artist and strictly as a producer, was released on smaller independent labels, most notably Stones Throw Records, and BBE Records. As a result of this, some of Yancey's rarer, and less documented works may not appear on the list. Yancey's last completed album was 2006's "Donuts". [ [http://www.stonesthrow.com/jdilla/discography.html J Dilla - Complete Discography ] ]

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Vocal appearances

* 1997: Tami Hert - "If You Were Mine (Detroit Demolition Mix)" (from "If You Were Mine" 12" single 550 Music)
* 2000: Common - "Thelonius" (from "Like Water for Chocolate")
* 2003: Nottz & Boogie - "Fight Club" (from "Best Kept Secret Mix")
* 2004: Dabrye - "Game Over" (from "Two/Three")
* 2004: Wale Oyejide - "There's A War Going On" (from "One Day, Everything Changed")
* 2004: Slum Village - "Reunion" (from "Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit)")
* 2004: Pete Rock - "Niggaz Know" (from "Soul Survivor II")
* 2004: BR Gunna - "Do Your Thang", "Stupid" (from "")
* 2004: Phat Kat - "Door" (from "The Undeniable LP")
* 2005: Lawless Element - "Love", "Words From Dilla" (from "")
* 2005: Platinum Pied Pipers - "Shotgun", "Act Like You Know" (from "Triple P")
* 2005: Platinum Pied Pipers - "Shotgun (Remix)" (12" Ubiquity single)
* 2005: Sa-Ra - "Thrilla" (from "The Second Time Around")
* 2005: Diamond D- "We Gangstas" (from "The Diamond Mine")

Albums

olo

*"Welcome 2 Detroit"
**Released: February 27, 2001
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**Singles: Pause

*"Ruff Draft"
**Released: February, 2003
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*"Donuts"
**Released: February 7, 2006
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*"The Shining"
**Released: August 26, 2006
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**Singles: Won't Do (Remix)

As part of Slum Village

*"Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1)"
**Released: 1997
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*"Fantastic, Vol. 2"
**Released: June 13, 2000
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*"Best Kept Secret EP"
**Released: July 31, 2000

As part of Jaylib

*"Champion Sound"
**Released: October 7, 2003

With Que D

*""
**Released: 2003

With Frank-N-Dank

*"48 Hours"
**Released: August 5, 2003

Compilations

*""
**Released: August 21, 2007

Instrumental

*"" CD/LP 2002 (Bling47.com)
*"" CD/LP 2003 (Bling47.com)

Production

1994

*Da Enna C - "Now" from "Throw Ya Hands In Da Air" 12" single (Up Top)

1995

*The Pharcyde - "Runnin'", "Bullshit", "Splatittorium", "Somethin' That Means Somethin'", "Drop", "Y?" (from "Labcabincalifornia")
*Little Indian - "One Little Indian" (Premeditated Records 12" Single)
*Poe - "Fingertips" (from "Hello")
*1st Down - A Day Wit The Homiez (Pay Day Records 12" Single)

1996

*AZ, Ray Buchanan, Scott Galbraith featuring Zhané - "When the Cheering Stops" (from "NFL Jams (Import)")
*Phife Dawg & Rodney Hampton - "Game Day" (from "NFL Jams (Import)")
*Mad Skillz - "It's Goin' Down", "The Jam" (from "From Where???")
*A Tribe Called Quest - "1nce Again", "Get A Hold", "Keeping It Moving", "Stressed Out", "Word Play" (from "Beats, Rhymes and Life")
*Busta Rhymes - "Keep It Movin'", "Still Shinin'" (from "The Coming")
*De La Soul - "Stakes Is High" , "Itzsoweezee (HOT)" (from "Stakes Is High")
*Proof - "Da Science" from "Detroit Hip Hop Volume 1" (Modern Tribe LP)
*5 Elementz - "Whutchawant", "Feed Back", "Rockshows", "Party Groove", "Janet Jacme", "E.G.O.", "Don't Stop", "Searchin'" (from "The Album That Time Forgot" cassette) (That Was Entertainment)
*Busta Rhymes - "Woo-Hah!! (Jay-Dee Bounce Remix)", "Woo-Hah!! (Jay-Dee Other Shit Remix)" (from "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" CD/12" single)

1997

*T Da Pimp - "Why You Lookin' Hard?", "You Knowwe Rockit!!!"
*A Tribe Called Quest - "Get A Hold", "Mardi Gras At Midnight" from "Jam EP" (Jive Records)
*Busta Rhymes - "So Hardcore" from "When Disaster Strikes" (Elektra CD/LP)
*Janet Jackson - ""Got 'Til It's Gone (Ummah's Uptown Saturday Night Mix)", "Got 'Til It's Gone (Ummah Jay Dee Revenge Mix)" (Virgin 12" single)

1998

*A Tribe Called Quest - "4 Moms", "Against The World", "Busta's Lament", "Da Booty", "Find A Way", "His Name Is Mutty Ranks", "Start It Up", "Steppin' It Up" (from "The Love Movement")
*Bizarre - "Butterfly" (from Attack of the Weirdos EP Federation Records)
* Que. D - All Tracks from Quiet Delicious

1999

*Q-Tip - 11 tracks from "Amplified"
*The Roots - "Dynamite" from "Things Fall Apart"
*Heavy D - "Listen" from "Heavy"
*Mood - "Secrets of the Sand remix" from "SnakeBacks / Secrets of the Sand" Single

2000

*Busta Rhymes - "Enjoy Da Ride", "Live It Up", "Show Me What You Got" (from "Anarchy")
*Common - 10 tracks from "Like Water For Chocolate"
*De La Soul- "Thru Ya City" (from "")
*Erykah Badu - "Cleva", "My Life", "Didn't Cha Know", "Kiss Me On My Neck" (from "Mama's Gun")
*Phife Dawg - "Bend Ova", "4 Horseman"
*Guru - "Certified" (from "")

2001

*Busta Rhymes - "Genesis", "Make It Hurt" (from "Genesis")
*Chino XL - "Don't Say A Word" (from "I Told You So")
*De La Soul - "Peer Pressure" (Intro & Outro Monologues by Jay Dee) (from "")
*Lucy Pearl - "Without You (Remix)" (Pookie/Virgin 12" single)
*Bahamadia - "One-4-Teen (Funky For You) (Jay Dee's remix)" (from "BB Queen")

2002

*Busta Rhymes - "It Ain't Safe No More", "What Up", "Turn Me Up Some" (from "It Ain't Safe No More")
*Common - various production & instrumental credits (from "Electric Circus")
*DJ Jazzy Jeff - "Are U Ready?" from "The Magnificent EP" (BBE Records)
*Frank-N-Dank- "Push" 12" EP (Mummy/Groove Attack)
*Phat Kat - "Dedication To The Suckers" (EP) LP/CD (RonnieCash.com)
*Slum Village - "Hoes", "Let's", "One" (from "Trinity (Past, Present and Future)")
*Talib Kweli - "Where Do We Go?", "Stand To The Side" (from "Quality")

2003

*Fourtet - "As Serious As Your Life (Remix)" 12" single (Domino)

2004

*Brother Jack McDuff - "Oblighetto (J Dilla Remix)" (from "Blue Note Revisited")
*De La Soul - "Verbal Clap", "Much More", "Shoomp" (from "The Grind Date")
*Proof - "Bring It 2 Me" (from "I Miss The Hip Hop Shop")
*Slum Village - "Do You" (from "Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit)")
*T Love - "When You're Older (Ode To The Pickaninny)", "Who Smoked Sunshine?", "Long Way Back" (Featuring Dwele), "Chiquita" (from "Long Way Back") [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/676216 T Love - Long Way Back ] ]
*Amp Fiddler - "Intro", "You Play Me", "Waltz Of A Ghetto Fly" (from "Waltz Of A Ghetto Fly") [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/226033 Amp Fiddler - Waltz Of A Ghetto Fly ] ]

2005

*Common - "Love is...", "It's Your World (Part 1 & 2)" (from "Be")
*M.E.D. - "Push", "So Real" (from "Push Comes To Shove")
*Moka Only - "One Time" (from "The Desired Effect")
*Slum Village - "Who Are We?" (from "Prequel To A Classic")
*Steve Spacek - "Dollar" (from "Space Shift")
*Lawless Element - "The Shining"(from "")

2006

*Ghostface Killah - "Beauty Jackson", "Whip You with a Strap" (from "Fishscale")
*Busta Rhymes - "You Can't Hold A Torch" (from "The Big Bang")
*The Roots - "Can't Stop This" (from "Game Theory")
*A.G. - Hip Hop Quoteable (from" Get Dirty Radio")
*The Visionaries - "All Right" (from "We Are The Ones (We've Been Waiting For)")
*Oh No - "Move", "Loudah", "Pandemonium" (from "Turn That Shit Up Mixtape") [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/803141 OHNO* , Roc C* & Rhettmatic - Turn That Shit Up Mixtape ] ]

2007

*Phat Kat - Nasty, My Old Label, Cold Steel, Game Time, Don’t Nobody Care About Us (from "Carte Blanche")
*Common - "So Far To Go" (from "Finding Forever")
*Drake - "Where to Now" (from "Comeback Season")

2008

*Akrobatik - "Put Ya Stamp On It" Featuring Talib Kweli (from "Absolute Value")
*Guilty Simpson - "I Must Love You" (from "Ode to the Ghetto")
*Theo- "Dillagence" & "Light Work" (from "The Birth")

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