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J Dilla

1974 - 2006

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James Dewitt Yancey (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006), better known by the stage names J Dilla and Jay Dee, was an American record producer and rapper. He emerged during the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as a member of the group Slum Village. He was also a member of the Soulquarians, a musical collective active during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J Dilla has received more than 5,211,904 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). J Dilla is the 2,394th most popular singer (down from 1,922nd in 2019), the 13,026th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,458th in 2019) and the 652nd most popular American Singer.

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  • 5.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, J Dilla ranks 2,394 out of 4,381Before him are Patricia Manterola, Warrel Dane, Aviv Geffen, Joss Stone, Bada, and Amanda Lepore. After him are Ozuna, Chenoa, Lil Jon, Tim Armstrong, M. Pokora, and Ana Tijoux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, J Dilla ranks 403Before him are Vladimir Beschastnykh, Malena Alterio, Kenneth Perez, Koji Murofushi, Elbrus Tedeyev, and Joonas Kolkka. After him are Ulises de la Cruz, Florian David Fitz, Tomislav Butina, Dodô, Paulo Jamelli, and Rokia Traoré. Among people deceased in 2006, J Dilla ranks 387Before him are Sandy West, Stanley Kunitz, Walter Mantegazza, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Kevin Berry, and Adrienne Shelly. After him are Naushad, Ellen Willis, Ed Bradley, Mervyn Wood, Isaac Gálvez, and Irving Kaplansky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J Dilla ranks 13,026 out of 20,380Before him are DJ Shadow (1972), Adrienne Shelly (1966), Lyle Waggoner (1935), Willye White (1939), Montel Vontavious Porter (1973), and Amanda Lepore (1967). After him are Payne Stewart (1957), Neil Strauss (1969), Isabella Abbott (1919), Arnold Stang (1918), Madonna Wayne Gacy (1964), and Lil Jon (1971).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, J Dilla ranks 652Before him are Ruth Etting (1896), Crystal Gayle (1951), Edie Brickell (1966), Ashanti (1980), Warrel Dane (1961), and Amanda Lepore (1967). After him are Lil Jon (1971), Tim Armstrong (1965), Keely Smith (1928), Brandy Norwood (1979), Sharon Jones (1956), and Kurtis Blow (1959).