james Yancey, who was also known as J Dilla and Jay Dee

passed away at age 32 on February 10, 2006.

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He had been hospitalized at the end of summer 2005 at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles

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During his time there, he created two songs for his final solo album Donuts

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which dropped three days before his death

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According to the Detroit Free Press in an article covering how J Dilla died.

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The outlet also stated that he was barely able to talk, unable to walk

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and had problems with his hands.

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according to his mom, was from cardiac arrest

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