J Dilla production discography

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The following list is a discography of production by J Dilla (also credited as Jay Dee), an American hip hop record producer and recording artist from Detroit, Michigan. It includes a list of songs produced, co-produced and remixed by year, artist, album and title.

Contents: Singles produced – Albums produced – '93 -'94 – '95 – '96 – '97- '98 – '99 – '00 – '01 – '02 – '03 – '04 – '05 – '06 – '07 – '08 – '09 – '10 – '11 – '12 – '13 – '15 – '16 – '17 – '19 – '20 – '22 – '23 Notes - References
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US US R&B US Rap SCO UK
"Drop"

(The Pharcyde)

 1995 93 73 5 — — Labcabincalifornia
"Runnin'"

(The Pharcyde)

 55 35 6 59 36
"A Day Wit The Homiez" /

"Front Street" (1st Down)

 — – — — – A Day Wit The Homiez
"Stakes Is High"

(De La Soul)

 1996 — 53 — — 55 Stakes Is High
"1nce Again"

(A Tribe Called Quest)

 — 38 — 70 34 Beats, Rhymes and Life
"Find A Way"

(A Tribe Called Quest)

 1998 71 29 18 75 41 The Love Movement
"I Don't Know" / "Eyes Up"

(Slum Village)

 — — — — — Fantastic, Vol. 2
"Get Dis Money"

(Slum Village)

 1999 — — — — —
"Bend Ova"

(Phife Dawg)

 — — — — — Ventilation: Da LP
"Breathe and Stop"

(Q-Tip)

 2000 71 21 — — 12 Amplified
"Let's Ride"

(Q-Tip)

 — — — — –
"The Light"

(Common)

 44 12 13 — 56 Like Water for Chocolate
"The Light (Remix)"

(Common featuring Erykah Badu)

 – – – – – Bamboozled Soundtrack
"Players" / "Raise It Up"

(Slum Village)

 — — — — – Fantastic, Vol. 2
"Climax (Girl Sh*t)" / "CB4"

(Slum Village)

 — — — — —
"Let's Grow"

Royce Da 5'9"

 – – – — — Lyricist Lounge 2
"Didn't Cha Know"

(Erykah Badu)

 2001 113 28 — — — Mama's Gun
"Thru Ya City"

(De La Soul featuring D.V. Alias Khrist)

 — — — — — Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump
"Fuck the Police"

(Jay Dee)

 — — — — — The Diary
"The Red"[1]

(Jaylib)

 2003 — — — — — Champion Sound
"Much More"

(De La Soul)

 — — — — 85 The Grind Date
"Shoomp"

(De La Soul featuring Sean Paul)

 — — — — 85
"Come Close (Remix) (Closer)"

(Common featuring Pharrell, Q-Tip, and Erykah Badu)

 – – – – – Electric Circus
"Move"

(Q-Tip)

 2008 — — — — — The Renaissance
"House of Flying Daggers"[2]

(Raekwon featuring GZA, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, and Ghostface Killah)

 2009 — — — — — Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II
"Gazzillion Ear"

(MF Doom)

 — — — — — Born Like This
"HER Love"[3]

(Common featuring Daniel Caesar)

 2019 — — — — — Let Love
"Nutshell Pt. 2"[4]

(Phife Dawg featuring Busta Rhymes and Redman)

 2021 — — — — — Forever
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Albums produced

Albums entirely produced or co-produced by J Dilla
Album Year Artist
Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1) 1997[a] Slum Village
The Love Movement[b] 1998 A Tribe Called Quest
Amplified 1999 Q-Tip
Fantastic, Vol. 2 2000 Slum Village
Like Water For Chocolate [c] 2000 Common
Welcome 2 Detroit 2001 J Dilla
Electric Circus [d] 2002 Common
Champion Sound [e] 2003 Jaylib
48 Hours[5] 2003[f] Frank n Dank
Donuts 2006 J Dilla
The Shining [g] 2006 J Dilla

1993

T.H.I.Q.U.E. – Sweet One (VLS)

  • "Sweet One (R&B Version)"
  • "Sweet One (Jazzy Sax Mix)"
  • "Sweet One (Rap Version)"

1994

Da Enna C – Throw Ya Hands in the Air (VLS)

  • "Now (Freestyle Session)"

Da Enna C – True To Rap (EP)

  • "True To Rap" Remix (produced with DJ Dez)
  • "Pack Da House" (performed by Natives from Da' Unda'Ground)

1995

Poe – Hello

The Pharcyde – Labcabincalifornia

  • 1. "Bullshit"
  • 4. "Runnin'"
  • 6. "Splattitorium"
  • 7. "Somethin' That Means Somethin'"
  • 9. "Drop"
  • 11. "Y?" (produced with Bootie Brown)

The Pharcyde – Drop (VLS)

  • B1. "Runnin' (Jay Dee Remix)"
  • B2. "Y? (Be Like That) (Jay Dee Remix)"

Little Indian – One Little Indian (VLS)

  • A3. "One Little Indian (Jaydee's *Hit Remix)"

1st Down – A Day wit the Homiez (VLS)

  • A2. "A Day wit the Homiez"
  • B2. "Front Street"

Natives From Da Unda'ground - Watcha' Gonna Do for Me (EP)

  • A2. "Pack da House"
  • B1. "Brotha's Juss Don't Know"

1996

Brian Alexander Morgan and Joyce Martin – Do What You Gotta Do (VLS)

A1. "Do What You Gotta Do" (produced with Brian Alexander Morgan)

Proof – Anywhere EP

  • B2. "Vibe Session (Part 1)"

– Detroit Hip Hop Volume One

  • B1. "Da Science"

The Pharcyde – She Said (VLS)

Mad Skillz – From Where???

  • 2. "It's Goin' Down"
  • 11. "The Jam"

Busta Rhymes – The Coming

– Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check (VLS)

– It's a Party (VLS)

  • A3. "It's a Party" (Remix) [feat. Zhane]
  • B4. "Ill Vibe" (Remix) [feat. Q-Tip]

De La Soul – Stakes Is High

– Itzsoweezee (Hot) (VLS)

  • B1. "Stakes Is High (Remix)" [featuring Mos Def and Truth Enola]

Various Artists – Get on the Bus: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture

  • 4. "The Remedy" – A Tribe Called Quest & Common

A Tribe Called Quest – Beats, Rhymes and Life

(produced with The Ummah)

  • 2. "Get a Hold"
  • 7. "1nce Again" (featuring Tammy Lucas)
  • 10. "Keeping It Moving"
  • 14. "Word Play" (featuring Consequence)

Various Artists – NFL Jams

Keith Murray – Enigma

  • 5. "Dangerous Ground" (featuring 50 Grand)
  • 13. "The Rhyme (Slum Village Remix)"

5-Elementz – Yester Years

  • 1. "Searchin'"
  • 2. "Feed Back"
  • 3. "Janet Jacme"
  • 4. "Don't Stop"
  • 5. "Sun Flower"

The Katz- Come Fly with Me (VLS)

  • A2. "Funny"
  • A3. "I Dream for You"
  • A5. "Happy Dayz"

Trüz – True Dawgs (VLS)

  • 1. "True Dawgs (Street)"
  • 3. "Routes to Hell"

1997

Janet Jackson – Got 'Til It's Gone (VLS)

  • "Got 'Til It's Gone (Ummah Jay Dee's Revenge Mix)"

Brand New Heavies – Sometimes (VLS)

  • "Sometimes (Remix)" [feat. Q-Tip]

Slum Village – Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1)

  • All tracks

A Tribe Called Quest – The Jam EP

  • 3. "Mardi Gras at Midnight" (featuring Rah Digga)

Somethin' for the People – All I Do (VLS)

  • A1. "All I Do (Jay Dee's Shit! Mix)" [featuring Phife Dawg]

Crustation – Purple (CDS)

  • 2. "Purple (A Tribe Called Quest Edit)"

Busta Rhymes – When Disaster Strikes...

  • 06. "So Hardcore"

1998

Mood – Snake Backs VLS

  • Secrets of the Sand (Remix)"

Funkmaster Flex – The Mix Tape, Vol. III

  • 26. "That Shit" (feat. A Tribe Called Quest & Jay Dee)

A Tribe Called Quest – The Love Movement

(produced with The Ummah)

  • 1. "Start It Up"
  • 2. "Find a Way"
  • 3. "Da Booty"
  • 4. "Steppin' It Up" (featuring Busta Rhymes & Redman)
  • 7. "4 Moms" (featuring Spanky)
  • 8. "His Name Is Mutty Ranks"
  • 11. "Busta's Lament" (produced with Bay-Lloyd)
  • 13. "Against the World"

5-Elementz – The Album Time Forgot

  • 2. "Whutchawant"
  • 3. "Feed Back" {released in 1996}
  • 4. "Rockshows"
  • 7. "Party Groove"
  • 8. "Janet Jacme" {released in 1996}
  • 11. "E.G.O."
  • 12. "Don't Stop" {released in 1996}
  • 14. "Searchin'" {released in 1996}

Bizarre – Attack of the Weirdos

  • 6. "Butterfly"

DJ Q and Philpot – Heartbreak Hotel

  • B2. "F.A.C."

N'Dea Davenport – Bullshittin' (VLS)

  • A1. "Bullshittin' (Remix)" [featuring Mos Def]
  • B3. "Whatever You Want (Remix)"[6]

1999

Que D – Quite Delicious

  • All tracks

The Brand New Heavies – Saturday Night (VLS)

  • A1. "Saturday Night (Jay Dee Remix)" [featuring Mos Def]

Macy Gray – I Try (VLS)

  • B1. "I Try" (Jaydee Remix)

Heavy D – Heavy

  • 4. "Listen" (featuring Q-Tip)

Q-Tip – Amplified

(produced with Q-Tip)

  • 1. "Wait Up"
  • 2. "Higher"
  • 3. "Breathe and Stop" (produced by J Dilla)
  • 4. "Moving with U"
  • 5. "Let's Ride"
  • 6. "Things U Do"
  • 7. "All In"
  • 8. "Go Hard"
  • 10. "Vivrant Thing" (produced by Q-Tip)
  • 12. "End of Time" (featuring Korn)
  • 13. "Do It, See It, Be It"

Phife Dawg – Bend Ova (VLS)

  • B1. "Thought U Wuz Nice"

5 Ela – 5-E Pt. 3

  • 4. "You Ain't Fresh"
  • 6. "Ain't No Love (Dirty Love)"

Phat Kat – Dedication to the Suckers (VLS)

  • A1. "Dedication to the Suckers"
  • A3. "Don't Nobody Care About Us"
  • B1. "Microphone Master"

The Roots – Things Fall Apart

  • 6. "Dynamite!" (featuring Rehani Sayeed)
  • 18. "New Year's @ Jay Dee" {Bonus Track}

Nine Yards – Always Find a Way (VLS)

  • B1. "Always Find a Way (Jay Dee Remix)"

2000

Various Artists – The Hurricane (soundtrack)

J-88 – Best Kept Secret

  • All tracks

Common – Like Water for Chocolate

  • 1. "Time Travelin' (A Tribute to Fela)" (featuring Vinia Mojica, Roy Hargrove and Femi Kuti) (produced with D'Angelo, Questlove, and James Poyser)
  • 2. "Heat"
  • 4. "Dooinit"
  • 5. "The Light"
  • 6. "Funky for You" (featuring Bilal and Jill Scott) (produced with James Poyser)
  • 7. "The Questions" (featuring Mos Def) (produced with James Poyser)
  • 8. "Time Travelin' (Reprise)" (produced with D'Angelo, Questlove, and James Poyser)
  • 10. "A Film Called (Pimp)" (featuring Bilal and MC Lyte)
  • 11. "Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World)"
  • 12. "Thelonius" (featuring Slum Village)
  • 13. "Payback Is a Grandmother"

Various Artists – Bamboozled (soundtrack)

(produced with Questlove & James Poyser)

Slum Village – Fantastic, Vol. 2

  • All tracks
    • 7. "Tell Me" (featuring D'Angelo) (produced with D'Angelo)
    • 15. "Once Upon a Time" (featuring Pete Rock) (produced with Pete Rock)

Busta Rhymes – Anarchy

  • 3. "Enjoy Da Ride"
  • 7. "Live It Up"
  • 10. "Show Me What You Got"

De La Soul – Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump

  • 5. "Thru Ya City" (featuring D.V. Alias Khrist)

Phife Dawg – Ventilation: Da LP

  • 08. "Bend Ova"
  • 11. "4 Horsemen (192 N' It)" [featuring Know Naim]

Erykah Badu – Mama's Gun

  • 2. "Didn't Cha Know" (produced with Erykah Badu)
  • 3. "My Life" (produced with Erykah Badu and James Poyser)
  • 8. "Kiss Me on My Neck (Hesi)" (produced with Erykah Badu and James Poyser)

Guru – Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul

  • 5. "Certified" (featuring Bilal)

Various Artists – Lyricist Lounge 2

Spacek – Eve (VLS)

  • 2. Eve (JayDee Mix) [featuring Frank'n'Dank]

2001

Jay Dee – Welcome 2 Detroit

  • All tracks
    • 4. "The Clapper" (featuring Blu) (produced with Karriem Riggins)

Jay Dee – Fuck the Police (VLS)

  • A1. "Fuck the Police"
  • A4. "Move"

Bilal – 1st Born Second

Chino XL – I Told You So

  • 17. "Don't Say a Word"
  • 23. "How It Goes" (featuring Saafir)

Busta Rhymes – Genesis

  • 5. "Genesis"
  • 15. "Make It Hurt"

De La Soul – AOI: Bionix

  • 16. "Peer Pressure" (featuring B-Real and J Dilla)

Que D – In Yo' Face (VLS)

  • "In Yo' Face"

2002

DJ Cam – Liquid Hip Hop

  • 10. "Love Junkee" (J Dilla Remix) [featuring Cameo]

Slum Village – Trinity (Past, Present and Future)

  • 10. "One"
  • 11. "Hoes"
  • 15. "Let's"

Talib Kweli – Quality

Busta Rhymes – It Ain't Safe No More

  • 2. "It Ain't Safe No More..." (featuring Meka)
  • 6. "What Up"
  • 7. "Turn Me Up Some"

Cherokee – Soul Parade

Common – Electric Circus

  • 2. "Soul Power" (produced with Questlove and James Poyser)
  • 3. "Aquarius" (featuring Bilal) (produced with Questlove, James Poyser, and Pino Palladino)
  • 4. "Electric Wire Hustler Flower" (featuring Sonny Sandoval) (produced with James Poyser)
  • 7. "New Wave" (featuring Lætitia Sadier) (produced with Questlove and James Poyser)
  • 8. "Star *69 (PS With Love)" (featuring Bilal) (produced with Questlove and James Poyser)
  • 10. "Between Me, You and Liberation" (featuring Cee Lo Green) (produced with Questlove, James Poyser, and Pino Palladino)
  • 11. "I Am Music" (featuring Jill Scott) (produced with Questlove, James Poyser, Pino Palladino, and Jeff Lee Johnson)
  • 12. "Jimi Was a Rock Star" (featuring Erykah Badu) (produced with Questlove, James Poyser, Pino Palladino, and Jeff Lee Johnson)
  • 00. "Come Close (Closer Remix)" (featuring Pharrell, Q-Tip, and Erykah Badu) (produced with James Poyser)

DJ Jazzy Jeff – The Magnificent EP

  • 04. "Are U Ready?"[7]

2003

Jay Dee - Vol. 2: Vintage

  • All tracks

– Ruff Draft (EP)

  • All tracks

ASD – Wer Hätte Das Gedacht

  • 18. "Komm Schon"

– Hey Du (Nimm Dir Zeit) (EP)

  • A1. "Wenn Ihr Fühlt.."

Royce da 5'9'' – Build and Destroy: The Lost Sessions Part 1

  • 12. "Life Goes On"

Jaylib – Champion Sound

  • 1. "L.A. to Detroit" (produced with Madlib)
  • 3. "Nowadayz"
  • 5. "The Red"
  • 7. "Raw Shit" (featuring Talib Kweli)
  • 9. "The Heist"
  • 11. "React" (featuring Quasimoto)
  • 13. "Strip Club" (featuring Quasimoto)
  • 14. "The Exclusive" (featuring Percee P)
  • 16. "Starz"
  • 18. "Raw Addict"
  • 20. "Pillz"

Vivian Green – Fanatic (VLS)

  • B1. "Fanatic (Dilla's Remix)"

Four Tet – As Serious (VLS)

  • B1. "As Serious As Your Life (Remix)"

T-Love – Long Way Back

  • 3. "When You're Older"
  • 6. "Who Smoked Sunshine?"
  • 11. "Chiquita"
  • 12. "Long Way Back"

2004

Proof – I Miss the Hip Hop Shop

  • 16. "Bring It 2 Me" (featuring Killa Khann)

Phat Kat – The Undeniable LP

  • 3. "Dedication 2004"
  • 9. "Destiny" (featuring Melanie Rutherford)
  • 11. "Big Booties"

Brother Jack McGruff – Obligheto (VLS)

  • 01. "Oblighetto (Remix)[8]

Slum Village – Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit)

Elzhi – Witness My Growth: The Mixtape '97–'04

  • 4. "Days and Nights"
  • 18. "Concrete Eyes"
  • 19. "Love It Here"
  • 24. "Look at my Friends"

Amp Fiddler – Waltz of a Ghetto Fly

  • 1. "Intro"
  • 7. "You Play Me" (produced with Amp Fiddler)
  • 13. "Waltz of a Ghetto Fly" (featuring George Clinton)
  • 00. "I Believe in You (Jaylib Remix)"

Dabrye – Two/Three

  • 20. "Game Over" (featuring J Dilla and Phat Kat)

Oh No – The Disrupt

  • 3. "Move" (featuring Roc C)

De La Soul – The Grind Date

2005

M.E.D. – Push Comes to Shove

  • 5. "Push" (featuring J Dilla)
  • 12. "So Real"

Moka Only – The Desired Effect

  • 8. "One Time”

Common – Be

  • 6. "Love Is…"
  • 11. "It's Your World (Part 1 & 2)" (produced with James Poyser and Karriem Riggins)

Dwele – Some Kinda...

  • 11. "Keep On" (featuring Slum Village)

Steve Spacek – Space Shift

  • 2. "Dollar"

Slum Village – Prequel to a Classic

  • 7. "It'z Your World" (featuring J Dilla and Kurupt)
  • 13. "Who Are We?"

Talib Kweli – Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD

  • 9. "Roll Off Me"

Lawless Element – Soundvision: In Stereo

  • 3. "The Shining" (produced with Young RJ)

Dwight Trible and The Life Force Trio – Love Is the Answer

  • 14. "Aniquity"

2006

J Dilla – Donuts

  • All tracks

Ghostface Killah – Fishscale

  • 7. "Beauty Jackson"
  • 12. "Whip You with a Strap"

Busta Rhymes – The Big Bang

A.G. – Get Dirty Radio

J Dilla – The Shining

  • All tracks
    • 5. "Baby" (featuring Madlib and Guilty Simpson) [produced with Madlib]
    • 8. "Over the Breaks" (produced with Karriem Riggins)
    • 9. "Body Movin'" (featuring J. Rocc and Karriem Riggins) [produced with Karriem Riggins and J. Rocc]

The Roots – Game Theory

  • 1. "Dillatastic Vol Won(derful)"
  • 13. "Can't Stop This" (produced with The Roots and The Randy Watson Experience)

Stones Throw Records – Chrome Children

  • 2. "Clap Your Hands" – Guilty Simpson
  • 3. "Take It Back" – Madlib {released in 2003}
  • 5. "Nothing Like This" – J Dilla {released in 2003}

The Visionaries – We Are the Ones (We Have Been Waiting For)

  • 3. "All Right"[9]

2007

Ghostface Killah – Hidden Darts: Special Edition

  • 6. "Murda Goons"

Phat Kat – Carte Blanche

  • 1. "Nasty Ain't It?"
  • 3. "My Old Label"
  • 4. Cold Steel" (featuring Elzhi)
  • 9. "Game Time"

Common – Finding Forever

  • 9. "So Far to Go" (featuring D'Angelo) {released on The Shining}

J Dilla – Jay Love Japan

  • All tracks

Peanut Butter Wolf – 2K8 B Ball Zombie War

Skyzoo – Corner Store Classic

  • 18. "They Don't Want It" (featuring Torae, Yatta Barz, and Zeqway)

Guilty Simpson – Stray Bullets

  • 16. "La La"
  • 23. "Man's World"

Busta Rhymes – Dilla-gence

2008

Guilty Simpson – Ode to the Ghetto

  • 7. "I Must Love You"

Q-Tip – The Renaissance

  • 8. "Move"
  • 14. "Feva"

Kid Cudi – A Kid Named Cudi

  • 4. "CuDi Get"

Wale – The Mixtape About Nothing

Akrobatik – Absolute Value

J Dilla, Ghostface Killah, MF Doom – Sniperlite CDS

  • "Sniper Elite" (featuring MF Doom)
  • "Murda Goons" (featuring Ghostface Killah)

Illa J – Yancey Boys

2009

Doom – Born Like This

J Dilla – Jay Stay Paid

  • All tracks

Mos Def – The Ecstatic

Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II

Skyzoo – The Power of Words: The Mixtape

  • 11. "Alphabet Soup"

2010

Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)

  • 7. "Love" (produced with Erykah Badu and Mike Chav)

Slum Village – Villa Manifesto

  • 2. "Lock It Down"
  • 13. "We'll Show You" (featuring AB) (produced with Young RJ)

2011

Fashawn – Higher Learning Vol. 2

  • 14. "Closer" (Remix)

2012

Lil B – The Basedprint II

  • 4. "Dress for the Occasion"

Joey Badass – 1999

  • 11. "Snakes" (featuring T'Nah Apex)
  • 14. "Where It's At" (featuring Kirk Knight)

Smoke DZA – K.O.N.Y.

  • 7. "G.otham F.uckin C.ity" (featuring Joey Badass)[12]

2013

Yancey Boys – Sunset Blvd.

  • All tracks

Frank n Dank – 48 Hrs

Talib Kweli – Gravitas

2015

Joey Badass – B4.Da.$$

MK Asante – Buck: Original Book Soundtrack

Slum Village – Yes!

  • 1. "Intro"
  • 2. "Fantastic/Love Is" (featuring Bilal and Illa J)
  • 3. "Tear It Down" (featuring Jon Connor)
  • 4. "Bonafide" (produced with Young RJ)
  • 5. "Expressive" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid, Illa J and Rosewood 2055)
  • 7. "Windows" (featuring J. Ivy)
  • 8. "Yes Yes (Remix)" (produced with Young RJ)
  • 9. "Right Back" (featuring De La Soul) (produced with Young RJ)
  • 11. "Too Much" (featuring Keely) (produced with Young RJ)
  • 12. "What We Have" (featuring Kam Corvet and Illa J)

Frank Nitt - Frankie Rothstein

  • 5. "Official Supreme" (featuring Botni Applebum)

Esham – Dichotomy

  • 12. "Birdz Nest"

Lupe Fiasco – Pharaoh Height 2/30

Dreamville – Revenge of the Dreamers II

  • 8. "Still Slummin'" – Lute

2016

Freeway – Fear of a Free Planet

J Dilla – The Diary

  • 1. "The Introduction" (produced with House Shoes)
  • 2. "The Anthem" (featuring Frank n Dank)
  • 6. "Trucks"
  • 9. "Give Them What They Want"
  • 13. "Fuck the Police"

Snoop Dogg – Coolaid

  • 9. "My Carz"

2017

XXXTentacion – A Ghetto Christmas Carol

  • 2. "Hate Will Never Win”

2019

Common – Let Love

2020

Busta Rhymes – Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God

  • 3. "Strap Yourself Down" (produced with Pete Rock)

2022

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