{"id":190339,"date":"2024-01-19T12:18:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T11:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=190339"},"modified":"2024-01-18T18:20:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T17:20:11","slug":"j-dilla-rakim-to-be-honored-with-special-kennedy-center-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/j-dilla-rakim-to-be-honored-with-special-kennedy-center-performances\/","title":{"rendered":"J Dilla &#038; Rakim To Be Honored With Special Kennedy Center Performances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"190340\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/j-dilla-rakim-to-be-honored-with-special-kennedy-center-performances\/j-dilla-rakim-to-be-honored-with-special-kennedy-center-performances-1200x675\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/j-dilla-rakim-to-be-honored-with-special-kennedy-center-performances-1200x675-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"j-dilla-rakim-to-be-honored-with-special-kennedy-center-performances&amp;#8211;1200&amp;#215;675\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/j-dilla-rakim-to-be-honored-with-special-kennedy-center-performances-1200x675-1.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/j-dilla-rakim-to-be-honored-with-special-kennedy-center-performances-1200x675-1.jpg?resize=540%2C304&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-190340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/j-dilla-rakim-to-be-honored-with-special-kennedy-center-performances-1200x675-1.jpg?resize=540%2C304&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/j-dilla-rakim-to-be-honored-with-special-kennedy-center-performances-1200x675-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/j-dilla-rakim-to-be-honored-with-special-kennedy-center-performances-1200x675-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/j-dilla-rakim-to-be-honored-with-special-kennedy-center-performances-1200x675-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>J Dilla and Rakim are set to be honored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with special performances. The cultural center is putting on a season of concerts in the coming months to celebrate the history of Hip Hop and jazz.<br \/>\nOn March 30, Robert Glasper, Derrick Hodge and the Black Radio Orchestra will celebrate both Dilla and jazz legend Duke Ellington with a one-off show at Concert Hall.<br \/>\nFollowing that, on April 19, Rakim and DJ Jazzy Jeff will join forces with bandleader Ravi Coltrane to form \u201cThe Rakim &#038; DJ Jazzy Jeff &#038; Ravi Coltrane Project.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J Dilla and Rakim are set to be honored by the John F. 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