Albums include Jay Stay Paid, Everything's Beautiful, and Rebirth of Detroit. According to is Soundcloud page, this is Illa J’s biography: John Derek Yancey (b. October 13, 1986; Detroit, Michigan), better known as “Illa J”, is an American rapper, singer Yancey Boys is the debut studio album by Detroit-based rapper/singer Illa J, featuring instrumental production from his late brother Jay Dee, also known as J Dilla.The album was released on November 4, 2008 under Delicious Vinyl. The Album: Prince Dirty Mind (1980) Dirty Mind, Prince's third album, arrived on the scene in the late fall of 1980, and brought with it a salaciousness we hadn't known heretofore. Right now, I'm on MCA but it feels like I'm an unsigned artist still. He also released a collaborative album as Yancey Boys along with Frank Nitt.
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Check it.Our guests include musicians, writers, and scholars and though we don’t exclusively focus on any one genre, expect to hear about albums from the worlds of soul, hip-hop, funk, jazz, Latin, and more.New episodes every Thursday on Apple Podcasts or whatever you get your podcasts. Mc Blue Matter is an artist from Paris, France. Genres: Hip Hop, Neo-Soul. Yancey Boys is the debut studio album by Detroit-based rapper/singer Illa J, featuring instrumental production from his late brother Jay Dee, also known as J Dilla.The album was released on November 4, 2008 under Delicious Vinyl. The beats were created from 1995 to 1998 during Jay Dee's tenure with Delicious Vinyl. He was the eldest of four children, including a sister, Martha, and two brothers, Earl and John; John later began making music as Illa J.The family lived in a corner house near McDougall and Nevada, on the east side of Detroit. The beats were created from 1995 to 1998 during Jay Dee's tenure with Delicious Vinyl. Subscribe to our website updates for exclusive bonus content (including extra interview segments, mini-episodes, etc. Explore releases from Illa J at Discogs.
That in itself speaks to some fundamental lameness, like if Jay-Z had a rapping younger brother who called himself Zee-J. Take it from me. Jaylib. But unlike Aloe, Illa rarely gives the impression that he's doing anything more than fucking around in the studio.
Champion Sound is a studio album by the duo Jaylib. I tell everybody it's better to do it yourself and let the Indies come after you instead of going in their [direction] and getting a deal and you have to wait.
At the end of "Sounds Like Love", Illa ad-libs, almost to himself, "It's just the music. That in itself speaks to some fundamental lameness, like if Jay-Z had a rapping younger brother who called himself Zee-J.
James Yancey was born in Detroit, Michigan to New Yorker parents. Co-Founder Brandon Washington interviews artist MC Blue Matter. Champion Sound. Illa J Articles and Media.
He is the younger brother of the late legendary hip hop producer, and rapper J Dilla, and a former member of hip hop group Slum Village.