J Dilla

Songs Written by J DillaTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

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, rapper, and composer. He emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan, as a member of the group Slum Village. He was a founding member of the Soulquarians, a musical collective active during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Yancey and Madlib collaborated as the duo Jaylib, releasing the album Champion Sound.... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, J Dilla first charted in 1995 with Runnin'.The artist placed 9 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 11 UK Top‑75 entries.On US RnB the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: Why You Wanna - #2: Breathe and Stop - #3: Vibrant Thing - #4: Change - #5: The Light
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  The Pharcyde
1.
10/1995

Runnin'
The Pharcyde

from Labcabincalifornia   Labcabincalifornia
43 pts
55
US
35
R&B


36
UK
[Delicious Vinyl 58483]
written by Trevant Hardson, Emandu Wilcox, Derrick Stewart & James Yancey greentick
2.
03/1996

Drop
The Pharcyde

from Labcabincalifornia   Labcabincalifornia
7 pts
93
US
73
R&B




[Delicious Vinyl 58483]
written by Trevant Hardson, Romye Robinson, Emandu Wilcox & James Yancey greentick
  De La Soul
Stakes Is High
3.
06/1996

Stakes Is High
De La Soul

from Stakes Is High   Stakes Is High
18 pts
101
US
70
R&B


55
UK
US B side to The Bizness
[Tommy Boy 730]
written by Kelvin Mercer, David Jolicoeur, Vincent Mason & James Yancey greentick
  A Tribe Called Quest
1nce Again
4.
07/1996

1nce Again
A Tribe Called Quest

from Beats, Rhymes and Life   Beats, Rhymes and Life
27 pts


38
R&B


34
UK
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
written by Kamaal Fareed, Ali Jones Muhammad, Malik Taylor & James Yancey greentick
5.
08/1997

The Jam EP: Jam / Get a Hold / Mardi Gras at Midnight / Same Ol' Thing
A Tribe Called Quest

12 pts






61
UK
written by Kamaal Fareed, Malik Taylor, James Yancey greentick, Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. & Rashia Fisher
6.
08/1998

Find a Way
A Tribe Called Quest

from The Love Movement   The Love Movement
15 pts
71
US
29
R&B




[Jive 42534]
written by Dong-Hwa Chung, Isabel De Oliveira, Kamaal Fareed, Ali Jones Muhammad, Malik Taylor & James Yancey greentick
7.
08/1998

Find a Way / Steppin' It Up
A Tribe Called Quest

from The Love Movement   The Love Movement
19 pts






41
UK
written by Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Bebel Gilberto, James Yancey greentick, Kamaal Fareed, Malik Taylor, Towa Tei, Hal Galper, Reggie Noble & Trevor Smith
  Groove Armada
If Everybody Looked the Same
8.
05/1999

If Everybody Looked the Same
Groove Armada

from Vertigo   Vertigo
40 pts






25
UK
written by Andy Cato, Tom Findlay, Ali Muhammad, Eugene Record, James Yancey greentick, Kamaal Fareed & Malik Taylor
  Q-Tip
9.
06/1999

#3  Vibrant Thing
Q-Tip

from Amplified   Amplified
77 pts
26
US
7
R&B


39
UK
[Violator 562170]
written by Kamaal Fareed, James Yancey greentick & Barry White
Breathe and Stop
10.
11/1999

#2  Breathe and Stop
Q-Tip

from Amplified   Amplified
91 pts
71
US
21
R&B


12
UK
[Arista album cut]
written by Kamaal Fareed, James Yancey greentick, Robert Bell, George Brown, Roy Handy, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Richard Westfield
  Common
The Light
11.
06/2000

#5  The Light
Common

from Like Water for Chocolate   Like Water for Chocolate
44 pts
44
US
12
R&B


56
UK
charted as The Light / The 6th Sense in UK charts
[MCA 155763]
written by Bobby Caldwell, Norman Harris, Lonnie Lynn, Bruce Malament & Jimmy Yancey greentick
  Slum Village
Climax (Girl Shit)
12.
08/2000

Climax (Girl Shit)
Slum Village

from Fantastic, Vol. 2   
2 pts






189
UK
written by James Yancey greentick, Titus Glover & R. L. Altman
  Common
The Light Remix
13.
11/2000

The Light Remix
Common

from Bamboozled: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   
1 pts


117
R&B




featuring Erykah Badu
written by Bobby Caldwell, Norman Harris, Lonnie Lynn, Bruce Malament & Jimmy Yancey greentick
  Erykah Badu
Didn't Cha Know
14.
11/2000

Didn't Cha Know
Erykah Badu

from Mama's Gun   Mama's Gun
8 pts
113
US
28
R&B




[Motown LP Cut]
written by Erykah Badu & James Yancey greentick
Cleva
15.
05/2001

Cleva
Erykah Badu

from Mama's Gun   Mama's Gun
1 pts


77
R&B




[Motown LP Cut]
written by Erykah Badu, James Poyser & James Yancey greentick
  Slum Village
16.
07/2001

Raise It Up
Slum Village

from Fantastic, Vol. 2   
3 pts






106
UK
written by James Yancey greentick, Titus Glover & R. L. Altman
  De La Soul
17.
04/2003

Much More
De La Soul

from The Grind Date   The Grind Date
1 pts


106
R&B




written by Posdnuos, David Jolicoeur, Maseo, J Dilla greentick, Skip Scarborough & Shuggie Otis
  The Pharcyde
18.
05/2004

Runnin' / Drop – The Remixes
The Pharcyde

6 pts






92
UK
written by Derrick Stewart, Emandu Wilcox, James Yancey greentick, Romye Robinson & Tre Hardson
  Q-Tip
Breathe and Stop
19.
12/2004

Breathe and Stop
Q-Tip

3 pts






112
UK
R
written by Kamaal Fareed, James Yancey greentick, Robert Bell, George Brown, Roy Handy, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Richard Westfield
  T.I.
Why You Wanna
20.
04/2006

#1  Why You Wanna
T.I.

from King   King
96 pts
29
US
5
R&B


22
UK
[Grand Hustle 94271]
written by Clifford Harris, Kevin Cates, Neal Conway, Crystal Waters, Tei Towa, Bebel Gilberto, Kamaal Fareed, Ali Muhammad, Malik Taylor & James Yancey greentick
  Miike Snow
My Trigger
21.
08/2016

My Trigger
Miike Snow

from iii   
3 pts




37
alt.


written by Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Andrew Wyatt, James Yancey greentick, Dennis Thomas, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Robert Westfield & Claydes Charles Smith
  J. Cole
22.
12/2016

#4  Change
J. Cole

from 4 Your Eyez Only   
57 pts
21
US
11
R&B




[Dreamville/Roc Nation]
written by Jermaine Cole, Anthony Parrino, Ronald Gilmore, Margaux Whitney, James Yancey greentick & James Branch Jr.
  SZA
23.
07/2017

Doves in the Wind
SZA

from Ctrl   
4 pts
112
US
102
R&B




featuring Kendrick Lamar
written by Trevor Smith, Reggie Noble, Kendrick Lamar, John Walter Bowman, Solana Rowe, James Dewitt Yancey greentick, Cameron Osteen & Dana Stinson
  Miguel
Come Through and Chill
24.
12/2017

Come Through and Chill
Miguel

from War & Leisure   
6 pts
101
US
44
R&B




featuring J. Cole & Salaam Remi
[ByStorm/RCA LP Cut]
written by Salaam Remi, Miguel Pimentel & James Yancey greentick
  Wale
Poke It Out
25.
11/2021

Poke It Out
Wale

from Folarin II   
10 pts
73
US






featuring J. Cole
[Maybach]
written by Olubowale Akintimehin, Jermaine Cole, Marcello Valenzano, Andre Lyon, Jonathan Davis, James Yancey greentick & Barry Carter
  MK & Dom Dolla
Rhyme Dust
26.
03/2023

Rhyme Dust
MK & Dom Dolla

12 pts






63
UK
written by Dom Dolla, Claydes Charles Smith, Cleveland Horne, Dennis Thomas, Gene Redd, George "Funky" Brown, James Yancey greentick, Q-Tip, Marc Kinchen, Ricky West, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Ronald Bell & Roy Handy


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Slum Village


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