Don't rain on my parade

See the smile on that man's face? That's what it's all about, people. We had a nice little contigent of support for the Dilla Walk that seemed to grow larger as the walk went on despite the threat of rain. The umbrella event Saturday was the annual Lupus walk at Piedmont Park in midtown. The principle behind it is that participants may walk for a specific person or group of people that are inflicted or have passed from the disease. All the proceeds go towards fighting Lupus. Today I walked for my Cousin Carol and my favorite producer of all time behind Quincy Jones, J-Dilla aka Dilla Dawg aka Jay Dee. If you are not aware of his impact on the industry proudcing hits for Common, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, Busta Rhymes, Janet Jackson, Slum Village and many more, then...well, I'd have to wonder how you found this blog.
Nearly every artist mentioned here is influenced by Dilla. Even the Rock artists, yes. His engineering skills changed mixing forever. Pharrell from the fusion/rock band NERD cites J Dilla as his favorite producer of all time. Anyway, we had a great time. There was alot of networking, some freestyling and just general Dilla/ Hip Hop love ATL style. What's more beautiful than that? For more information on how you can get involved in supporting Dilla's family and friends fight the disease go to jdilla.org

Before I leave let me say congrats to Young Trimm from Battery 5 for winning the BMI showcase Thursday night. To be doing as much as that crew is doing in both the underground and the Top 40 scenes they remain some of the most accessible, laid back cats in the city. As I mentioned before 3 out of the 4 finalist were ATL acts. The scene here is popping. Talk to y'all later, peace.