The estate of late hip-hop producer J DILLA is in a shambles and his family is still fighting for a share of the star’s fortune, according to rap veteran Q-TIP.
The former Slum Village pioneer, real name James Dewitt Yancey, died from complications related to autoimmune disease lupus in February 2006, aged 32.
But, almost three years since his passing, his mother Maureen ‘Ma Dukes’ Yancey and Dilla’s eldest daughter Paige have yet to receive a penny from the producer’s will.
Lawyers for the executor of the star’s estate, accountant Arty Erk, claim Dilla owed millions in tax debts to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - and that has delayed the payouts to the Yancey family.
But close pal Q-Tip is disgusted by the way the matter has been handled.
He tells Vibe magazine, "His estate is f**ked up. I know the lawyers are saying that he had certain tax issues and all that stuff. But you were getting paid to represent him when he was alive, so it shouldn’t be any of that. Ma Dukes ain’t getting nothing, and the kids ain’t getting nothing. It’s a horrible thing." Dilla’s other child, Ja’Mya, has only recently begun collecting money from the estate, after taking legal action against Erk.
And now Dilla’s mother has cast doubt over whether her son was aware of the terms of his will when he approved it, just six months before his death.
She says, "I don’t even know if he really knew what he was signing. I don’t think he would have signed anything if he’d known it would be like this now."
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