J dilla mpc head size xl tee T-shirt RIP memorial rare

J dilla mpc head size xl tee T-shirt RIP memorial rare James Dewitt Yancey, better known as J Dilla (or Jay Dee), was a pioneering American record producer and rapper whose innovative approach to rhythm redefined modern hip-hop. Emerging from Detroit’s underground scene in the mid-1990s, he co-founded the group Slum Village and became a central figure in the Soulquarians collective.
Dilla is most celebrated for his "unquantized" beat-making style—deliberately avoiding the standard computerized timing of drum machines to create a human, "swung" feel often called "Dilla Time". He worked with icons like Erykah Badu, Common, and A Tribe Called Quest, and his work is credited with birthing the neo-soul genre.
He passed away at age 32 in 2006 from complications of lupus and TTP, just three days after releasing his seminal instrumental album, Donuts. Today, his custom MPC 3000 is housed in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.