Mos Def Plans J Dilla Tribute Concert

 •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  5 Comments

Brooklyn MC Mos Def is organizing a tribute concert for his friend and collaborator, producer J Dilla. According to the Detroit News, the rapper will be backed by the Mos Def Big Band, an eight piece brass ensemble that has performed at Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The show will be held on January 21, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, at the University of Michigan’s Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor. J Dilla, who passed away in Februaury 2006 after a long battle with Lupus, was a Detroit native. “I know it’s going to be great,” said Dilla’s mother, Maureen Yancey. “I will be behind anything that they do.” Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday (November 16) and can be purchased online at ums.org, by phone or at the League Ticket Office on the University of Michigan campus.

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  • dillathegreat

    RIP Dilla, glad to see someone acknowledging the greatness…btw fuck hurricane chris and soulja boy

  • DAT NIGGA DAYVION

    i heard some g-unit soldiers from the northeast area are flying out there to crash it.flip some tables over and say some yayo prayers on stage.hoping to gather more g-unit followers before the g-unit mothership embarks on its final voyage through the asstroid belts……………

  • Bonaparte1

    R.I.P jay Dee

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  • http://blog.myspace.com/deejaygee2007 DJ Gee

    I heard about this on global grind, I’m glad mos def is keeping jay dee’s memory alive, he is missed, rest in peace baby