The Legacy of James Yancey / J Dilla / Jay Dee

Link:
J Dilla: Behind the Beat (Poster)

Back in 2005, photographer Raph Rashid was hoping to complete a book of hip-hop home studios by getting pics of J Dilla at work in Los Angeles. Unknown to all but a small circle of people at the time, J Dilla had been in and out of the hospital all year dealing with increasingly serious health problems. It was in summer, during a brief period when Dilla was home, working on his album The Shining, looking and feeling good, when Raph came to take this picture, published with others later that year in his book Behind the Beat: Hip-Hop Home Studios

This poster is a work of the J Dilla Estate, Pay Jay Productions, Inc., available exclusively at Stones Throw’s online shop. The poster will begin shipping Valentine’s Day February 14.

The J Dilla Foundation, a separate but complementary entity to the J Dilla Estate, has announced the winner of an artwork contest: “J DILLA the SpeciaLIST,” created by artist and designer Joe Buck.

“J DILLA the SpeciaLIST” is now being produced as a limited edition, Giclee print series, signed by Joe Buck and J Dilla’s mother, Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, as well as a t-shirt. Proceeds will be donated to the J Dilla Foundation and fund their ongoing programs.

The prints and shirt are available here:
http://art4dilla.com/

J Dilla Foundation has filed for tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status as a non-profit charitable institution to help fund the development of music in the inner city and provide scholarships to students enrolled at schools with progressive music curricula. For more about the J Dilla Foundation, visit:
http://www.jdillafoundation.org