Date
Sunday 10 February 2008 at 7:00pm
Location
Cargo
83 Rivington Street,
London,
EC2A 3AY,
United Kingdom
Tel: +44.(0)20 7749 7841
Link
Description
A night in tribute to the life & work of a true Hip-Hop genius.
Free all night with donations to the J-Dilla foundation.
Suggested donation £5.
All proceed from the night will be donated to the J-Dilla Foundation & Lupus UK
DJs performing for free on the night in loving memory are…
The Extended Playerz: Shortee Blitz, Mr Thing & Harry Love
Marc Mac (4Hero / Visioneers),
DJ Spin Doctor (The Doctor’s Orders),
Pete Adarkwah (BBE)
& DJ Lok
To mark the 2nd Anniversary of his passing on 10th February 2006 & to celebrate what would have been his 34th Birthday on 7th February 2007 The Doctor’s Orders in association with Stussy UK are throwing the second of what will be an annual party dedicated to the memory and the music of this incredible Hip-Hop producer; J-Dilla. Once again there has no been no shortage of top name DJs wanting to offer their services for free in order to mark their respect for the man who created the beats that keep clubs they work bumping week in week out.
In his brief 32 years J-Dilla, otherwise known as Jay-Dee or James Yancey created and shaped a new sound for Hip-Hop that inspired beat smiths, MCs and music lovers around the globe. With an incredible line of production credits for De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, Erykah Badu, The Pharcyde, Janet Jackson, Busta Rhymes, Common, D’Angelo, his own crew Slum Village and so many more it is little wonder that J-Dilla has been described as a visionary, a genius & the quintessential producers’ producer by some of the most respected names in the game. The fact that both Pharell Williams & Kanye West name him as their major inspiration speaks volumes to the influence of his distinctive “Dilla sound”.
His own albums “Rough Draft” & “Doughnuts” on Stones Throw and “Welcome 2 Detroit” & “The Shining” on BBE Records stand out as masterpieces of modern music production and capture the imagination of producers, DJs & all music lovers across the world. Some of the UK’s most respected DJs will be stepping up on the night to play their favorite tracks by a true legend.
The Extended Players are the UK’s strongest Hip-Hop DJ dream team & will be represented on the night by Shortee Blitz (Kiss FM), Mr Thing & Harry Love. With a wealth of club, radio, production, mixtape & battle experience between them they are without a doubt the most versatile and well rounded team on the scene.
Having played at the launch party for J-Dilla’s “The Shining” (BBE Records) & last years tribute night Marc Mac (4Hero / Visioneers) is back on board again to show the influence his incredible body of work had on him as DJ & producer. Having worked with the man himself on 2 full length album projects BBE’s head honcho Pete Adarkwah needed no encouragement to come on board to show his love for J-Dilla and his beats.
DJ Spin Doctor is firstly a massive fan of J-Dilla and as the driving force behind The Doctor’s Orders promotions there was no way this event was not going to happen to celebrate the memory of this great man. Warming up the set will be DJ Lok who has never played a set without at least one J-Dilla beat slipped in somewhere. As a massive breaks collector he will be treating fans to a selection of the music that inspired the man that inspired so many!
www.jdilla.org
www.thedoctorsorders.com
www.lupusuk.org.uk
There will be exclusive T's, Caps, CDs etc available on the night so bring your cash!
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