Writers LIVE! Dan Charnas, "Dilla Time"

Dan Charnas recounts the life of the late hip-hop producer J Dilla.   Dilla, born James Dewitt Yancey in Detroit was a transformative figure whose beats redefined the genre and procured a following that lauded him as one of the greatest musical minds of the past century.   

Dan Charnas is an arts professor at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts - Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.   He is the author of several books, including The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop. 

• Free parking vouchers are available to program attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Street) after 4pm. Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or after the program.
• ASL interpretation will be available for attendees.

Writers LIVE! programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund and the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Portfolios, www.BakerArtist.org.

Host or Publisher Enoch Pratt Free Library