Last Wednesday (October 18), City of Hope held their annual Spirit of Life gala in L.A. This year’s campaign, which honored global head of music at YouTube and Google Lyor Cohen, culminated in an event that raised over $4.3 million dollars for cancer research and care.
In keeping with Cohen’s long history in the music industry with hip-hop at Def Jam Records, Rush Productions, Warner Music Group, the event featured a “Pass The Mic” performance, curated by DJ Cassidy, that included Slick Rick, Kurtis Blow, Big Daddy Kane, MC Serch, Nice ‘N Smooth, EPMD, Redman, Onyx, Warren G, Domino, Musiq Soulchild, Dru Hill, Ja Rule, T.I., Swizz
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