The Legacy of J Dilla (2023)
20231h 11mRDocumentaryMusicTV Movie
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?
Cast
- JJ DillaSelf (archive footage)
- MMats NileskärSelf (archive audio)
- FFrank NittSelf - Rapper, Frank n Dank; Friend
- MMartha YanceySelf - Sister
- IIlla JSelf - Brother (as John Yancey)
- MMaureen YanceySelf - Mother
DJ Jazzy JeffSelf - Producer; Friend- AAmp FiddlerSelf (archive footage)
Q-TipSelf (archive footage)- EEdwin HoughtonSelf - Journalist
Ali Shaheed MuhammadSelf (archive footage)- PPhat KatSelf - Rapper; Collaborator
- BBlack MilkSelf - Producer, Slum Village
- MMike RossSelf - Founder, Delicious Vinyl
Raphael SaadiqSelf - Producer, The Ummah
Robert GlasperSelf - Jazz Musician
Busta RhymesSelf (archive footage)- JJonathan DworkinSelf - Management Team
Crew
- Directors
- Esther DereChristopher Frierson
- Cinematography
- John Tashiro
- Editing
- Geoff O'Brien
Details
- Released
- April 7, 2023
- Language
- English
- Studio
- The New York Times, Left/Right
- IMDb
- tt27118858