Mark Your Calendar for DC Loves Dilla, Souls of Mischief, and Under The Influence of Music Tour

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8th Annual DC Loves Dilla Tribute Concert featuring De La Soul, Black Thought, & more.

The 8th Annual “DC Loves Dilla Tribute Concert” is a benefit concert for the J Dilla Foundation and The Lupus Foundation of Greater Washington, DC. The benefit concert will take place on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at The Howard Theatre.

Who was J Dilla aka James Dewitt Yancey, and what impact did he have on the music industry? If you are a fan of D’Angelo, A Tribe Called Quest, Slum Village, The Roots, Busta Rhymes, Common, or Kayne West, you have J Dilla to thank for some of the songs by these artist that you call your favorites and the influence that he has had on their music.

Dilla passed away on February 10, 2006 after a three-year battle with lupus.

A genius producer, Dilla was known for doing what others found to be impossible when it came to beat making. How he would sample and chop a beat left many of his fellow producers speechless. Even though Dilla is no longer here with us physically, his legacy has now stretched into the jazz world. Kareem Riggins briefly talks about Dilla’s legacy in an interview he did with Yourstru.ly.

Details: DC Loves Dilla featuring De La Soul and Black Thought, Wednesday, July 10, 2013, The Howard Theatre, Doors: 6:00 p.m. Show: 8:00 p.m., Tickets: $30.00 in advance, $35.00 day of show

Souls of Mischief

September of 1993 was a great month for hip hop. Actually, 1993 was a great year for hip hop. However, during September of 1993, within in a seven day period, De La Soul released Buhloone Mindstate, Digable Planets’ released “Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space)”, Lords of the Underground released “Here Come the Lords”, KRS-One released “Return of the Boom Bap”, and last but not least, Souls of Mischief released their classic album “93 ’til Infinity”.

Many people do not realize the impact that hip hop artist from Oakland have had on the industry. In addition, the diversity of sounds that were coming out of Oakland in 1993 was mind boggling. Think about it, Too Short, E-40, Mac Dre, and the Souls of Mischief are all from Oakland. Now take a moment and think about each of their styles and sounds, very different. Check out NPR’s excellent story on this topic when you have the chance.

This brings us back to the Souls of Mischief classic album “93 ’til Infinity”. The group is currently on tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of “93 ’til Infinity”. The group will be performing the album in its entirety with a live band at the Rock & Roll Hotel in Washington, DC on Thursday, July 11. It’s not often that you get to hear a classic album performed live. This show should be memorable.

Details: Souls of Mischief, Thursday, July 11, 2013, Rock & Roll Hotel, Doors: 8:00 p.m. Show: 9:00 p.m., Tickets: $16.00 advance, $18.00 day of show.

Under The Influence of Music Tour ft. Wiz Khalifa & A$AP Rocky

Some of today’s hip hop heavyweights are taking the road this summer for the “Under The Influence of Music Tour”. Co-headlining this tour are Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky. Also on the bill are B.O.B, Trinidad James, Joey BadA$$ & Pro Era.

Wiz Khalifa has come a long way. Three years ago, he just signed to Atlantic and was preparing to put out his first album on a major label. He was touring and performing on college campus and at club venues around the country. Including Baltimore’s own Rams Head Live. Now he is co-headlining one of the largest hip-hop tours of the summer. Eight years of consistent production and hard work have paid off for him.

Details: Under the Influence of Music Tour, Thursday, August 1, 2013, Jiffy Lube Live, Doors: 6:00 p.m., Tickets: $33.00 – 79.90.

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