Brooklyn Bodega Preps For Dilla Lives Tribute

[Damien J.]

On November 1st at the Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Bodega will be paying homage to James Yancey aka J Dilla. Since the passing of Dilla in February of 2006 there have been numerous tributes paid to the producer from Miami to LA to Toronto. There is no doubt that Dilla and his music was loved by fans and peers alike. The creative team at Brooklyn Bodega has decided to take a different spin on the tribute party on November 1st.

Bodega Creative Director James Blagden and PAIRS column writer Jake Perry have collected 95% of J Dilla’s known discography and will have it available for the November fundraiser/tribute. The music will be by request only as archivists James and Jake will also serve as DJ’s for the night. “This party is for Dilla lovers by Dilla lovers so we thought it was important we let the people control the night. We are very proud of the selections we will have at the Brewery. People are going to bug out when they see all the early Dilla stuff we have, plus the work he did with Q- Tip and the Ummah that is largely uncredited,” writes Jake.

In addition the Bodega will be creating an annotated discography that will highlight Dilla tracks that were instrumental in the evolution of his sound and legacy. Creative Director James Blagden, “We tried very hard to pick tracks that we felt were important. Not necessarily our favorites, but tracks that help tell the story. This is a task we took very seriously. Dilla meant too much to too many people, we had to come correct. And we feel we did.”

“Dilla Lives” will feature a free open bar donated by hosts The Brooklyn Brewery. Limited edition Dilla Lives T-Shirts will be for sale with all profits going to the J Dilla Foundation.

Source: www.yoraps.com