Jay-Z, LL Cool J, T.I., Ja Rule and More Celebrate HipHop50 with City of Hope

Hip Hop’s fiftieth anniversary was celebrated to the core final evening in Los Angeles on the annual City of Hope gala … DJ Cassidy’s Move The Mic Reside! steered performances from the likes of LL Cool J, T.I., and Ja Rule!!!

The glitzy gala is thought for going the additional mile in elevating cash for most cancers analysis and went down contained in the Pacific Design Middle … permitting for loads of rap royalty from all generations to collide within the deepest veins of the tradition.

Flavor Flav dapped up Jay-Z earlier than hitting the stage with Public Enemy, and N.O.R.E. was additionally noticed entertaining the gang with drunk uncle jokes!!!

Redman, Warren G, Onyx and lots of extra all took the stage at one level and DJ Child Capri burned up the turntables turning the occasion into an genuine hip hop block social gathering!!!

Late De La Soul rapper Trugoy the Dove aka Dave was additionally there in spirit by way of a mural on the wall … hip hop is 1/5’s graffiti, ya know!!!

Pioneering hip hop exec Lyor Cohen spearheaded Spirit of Life’s healthcare fundraising this 12 months and was honored for his contributions to the trigger … captured by his good buddy, Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons.

Cohen’s at the moment the worldwide head of music at YouTube and Google, however stands as an Israeli-American first and used a part of his speech to tear the Hamas terrorist attacks.