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Legendary musician Roy Ayers will be rocking a show in LA alongside legendary hip hop producer Pete Rock and World Famous Beat Junkies DJ J. Rocc on November 17th at Exchange LA. You can get more event info here but URB is exclusively giving out one free ticket. To score the ticket, you’ll need to name five songs that sample Roy Ayers’ music and email it to dru.plug@gmail.com. Make sure to set the subject line as “Homage: Roy Ayers Ticket Giveaway.” Good luck!
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Happy to share this great Roy Ayers mix by KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez. The mix is in support of an upcoming show in Los Angeles on November 17th that features Roy Ayers with full band and Pete Rock, with opening performances by Thundercat (Brainfeeder) and J. Rocc (Beat Junkies / Stones Throw). The evening will be gracefully hosted by KCRW’s own Garth Trinidad.
“Homage” is a music series that pays respect to the musical giants that have forever altered the way we listen, sample and love music. On November 17th, “Homage” pays their esteem to Roy Ayers for his amazing impact and contribution to hip-hop, R&B, and neo-soul. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Roy Ayers will also be receiving a special award from the City of Los …
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In keeping with the homage theme, there will be no review of this free mixtape album. Another LA mag is flying the flag of this release but hey it’s the Internet, we’re all friends here.
Illmatic changed many of our lives. Even if you’re weren’t of age when it dropped April 19, 1994, the ripple effect was so strong that the album had to be carried down from generation-to-generation like a dog-eared version of Catcher In The Rye. There is no improving upon it; never will be a session, hip-hop or otherwise, quite like it. 10 tracks with top-name producers at their best, the essence of all-killer/no-filler; songs that you can always count on in any mood, year, decade, etc.
So Elzhi, being the dedicated head that he is, decided to do something that no one else would have the …
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