Wake Up Present co-hosts Sway and King Tech held an occasion honoring a handful of Hip-Hop veterans at The Regent Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night time (December 14).
Among the many honorees had been DJ Revolution, Rock Regular Crew b-boy Ken Swift, KXNG Crooked, Ras Kass, Supernatural and Massive Professor, who had been acknowledged for his or her huge contributions to Hip-Hop tradition.
Fellow MCs, producers, breakers and turntablists (and AllHipHop) turned out in droves to indicate their help, together with RZA, Xzibit, B-Actual, Qbert, Dan the Automator, DJ Rhettmatic, Demrick and DJ Choc. Different acquainted faces within the crowd like drummer Daru Jones, Digital Underground’s Cash B and podcast host Bootleg Kev saved popping up all through the night time, illustrating simply how tight-knit the Hip-Hop group actually is.
DJ Revolution was up first, and Sway took his time introducing their longtime collaborator with a show-and-prove scratch session, which concerned an indication of how scratching has developed through the years. Each Sway and Tech obtained emotional speaking about Revolution, who’s been part of The Wake Up Present for many years.
“He’s been with us for nearly 30 years, and that’s past a piece relationship,” Sway stated as he turned to face DJ Revolution. “Sway and Tech hereby acknowledge you, DJ Revolution, as a DJ icon, one of many biggest skills ever to signify on the World Well-known Wake Up Present.
“Your contributions to the artwork of DJing on the highest stage helped the development of Hip-Hop tradition and the legacy of Sway and King Tech. With out you, the Wake Up Present would have by no means been the identical. We worth your friendship, your ardour and your dedication to the craft. We’re ceaselessly grateful to have been part of this journey collectively. You’re our brother for all times.”
Because the night time progressed, every honoree was met with an in-depth (and infrequently occasions humorous) video about their origins and the way they navigated their careers. Swift was up subsequent. Even earlier than he obtained on stage, he was met with a symphony of applause from the viewers. Swift’s appearances with Rock Regular Crew in movies like Type Wars, Wild Type, Flashdance and Beat Avenue helped take breaking from New York streets to a worldwide mainstream viewers, remodeling him right into a cultural icon within the course of.
Massive Professor, who as a part of Important Supply launched a younger Nas to the world on the 1991 album Breaking Atoms, was honored with the plaque by RZA. He additionally posed for photographs with attendees and his friends as did Supernatural, Xzibit, B-Actual and the seemingly numerous others who had been within the constructing.
The night was a staunch reminder to rejoice those that equipped the constructing blocks of Hip-Hop one ingredient at a time. The inaugural For the Tradition occasion was held in July, with the award going to Tha Dogg Pound co-founder Kurupt. Sway at the moment has a slew of content material commemorating the night on his Instagram Tales. Discover it right here earlier than it disappears and/or take a look at some clips from Rock the Bells’ Jacob Rohn beneath.
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