- Created by
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
- Recorded by
- Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
- Interview of
- Yancey, Maureen, American, born 1949
- Interviewed by
- Burnside, Timothy Anne, American
- Subject of
- J Dilla, American, 1974 - 2006
- Date
- August 10, 2016
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration (2016.129.14.1a): 60.35 min.
- Duration (2016.129.14.2a): 59.8 min.
- 92.32 GB
- Description
- The oral history consists of 2016.129.14.1a and 2016.129.14.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
- Maureen Yancey was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Ms. Yancey donated her son, J. Dilla's equipment, including a MOOG and MPG that are featured in our Musical Crossroads exhibit, to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- In this oral history interview Maureen Yancey talks about her son, J Dilla's, life and work and why she decided to donate his equipment to the museum.
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Collection Donor Oral History Project
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Moving Images
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Hip-hop (Music)
- Museums
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.129.14.1a-.2a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




