As many of you may know, J Dilla's was born on February 7, 1974, and tragically passed away on February 10, 2006. To celebrate his life, several rap blogs have been posting remix projects, favorite Dilla beats, and tribute videos to honor to legendary producer. Similarly, Tru Ruts just released a fascinating video featuring numerous Twin Cities artists, unofficially dubbed the "Twin Town Titans." The description of this event is a bit of a mouthful, so I will borrow the words of our friends at Tru Ruts:
Rest In Peace, J Dilla.
In 2007, Tru Ruts brought together 9 of the top emcees in the Twin Cities, unofficially dubbed the 'Twin Town Titans', to pay tribute to the great J Dilla. This was the first time that this many of the Twin Cities best emcees had all shared the stage together, representing not only the foundation builders of Minnesota hip hop, but also some of its rising stars. Backed by the Leroy Smokes band, along with singers Anika and Pavielle, each of the emcess dropped a verse in honor of Dilla. The emcees included Slug (of Atmosphere/Rhymesayers), Truthmaze (Tru Ruts), Muja Messiah (Black Corners), Maria Isa (Sota Rico), OSP, Buss One (Leroy Smokes), Nena (of Heat), Mazta I and St. Paul Slim (of Guardian of Balance and Stophouse). The tribute was organized and produced by e.g. bailey (Tru Ruts). The filming as organized by Damian Kussian. The performance opened for the Slum Village concert at Trocaderos on July 11th, 2007.
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