The definitive biography of James Yancey, aka J Dilla, landed this week and is currently charting at #4 on the February 20 New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Sellers List! (Also, donât miss the Hardcover Fiction List, where John Darnielleâs Devil House clocks at #14 for its second week on the Listâour first time with a Best Seller in each column!)
Along with its instant best-seller status, Dilla Time is getting some well-deserved love from some of hip-hopâs greats. Questlove, Common, Madlib and more took to Twitter to hype Dan Charnasâs book, which is âa portrait of a complex genius taken too young, as well as a glorious study of the music and culture he createdââ (Spin).
You can check out Danâs curated playlist of some of Dillaâs essential beats and tracks here. And as the billboard up now in Dillaâs hometown says, âDetroit made Dilla. Dilla remade rhythm.â The story of Dillaâs brilliance is one his fans already know. Now, Dilla Time brings that story to the world.