The Legacy of J Dilla (2023)
In his short lifetime, J Dilla was a musician, producer and visionary who profoundly influenced rap and hip-hop. Given how prolific he was in his 32 years, why didn't his accolades come sooner?
- Released
- 2023-04-07
- Genres
- Documentary, Music, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 71 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Esther Dere, Christopher Frierson
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- J Dilla as Self (archive footage)
- Mats Nileskär as Self (archive audio)
- Frank Nitt as Self - Rapper, Frank n Dank; Friend
- Martha Yancey as Self - Sister
- Illa J as Self - Brother (as John Yancey)
- Maureen Yancey as Self - Mother
- DJ Jazzy Jeff as Self - Producer; Friend
- Amp Fiddler as Self (archive footage)
- Q-Tip as Self (archive footage)
- Edwin Houghton as Self - Journalist
- Ali Shaheed Muhammad as Self (archive footage)
- Phat Kat as Self - Rapper; Collaborator
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