XM's Subsoniq and the Red Bull Music Academy will be holding "Dilla Day" tonight at the XM Performance Theatre in Washington DC.
A live band (The Players & Friends) will be performing classic J Dilla tracks, accompanied by emcees and vocalists. Special guests include Maureen Yancey (Dilla's mom), Pete Rock and Talib Kweli.
"Dilla Day" will celebrate the life and legend of the innovative and influential hip-hop producer J Dilla, who rose from Detroit's underground Hip-Hop scene in the mid-90s.
Dilla (real name James Yancey) died about two years ago of cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles. He had reportedly been suffering from lupus and had been hospitalized for pneumonia just prior to his death. J Dilla was only 32.
The event will be broadcast live on XM's The Rhyme (ch 65) tonight from 8-10pm ET.
This is going to be a great event for hip hop fans.
Any replays of this? These types of events are what make SatRad great.
Heard anything about any replays? This type of event is what makes SatRad great
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