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The official memorial for DJ Kay Slay was held yesterday (April 24th) at Apollo Theater in New York City. Some of the most iconic figures in the culture of Hip Hop were in attendance at the tribute. Fat Joe, LL COOL J, Kool DJ Red Alert, Papoose, Melle Mel, 3rd Bass MC Pete Nice, Eric B., Bun B, Art of Rap co-founder Mick Benzo and DJ Chuck Chillout were among the many who were in the building.
Talking with HipHopDX, Melle Mel had this to say about the “Drama King”
“We had to show up for our brother,” Melle Mel said. “Before Hip Hop became what it was today … see, what I was trying to point out is that skinny kid was once all of us. That’s who we were and then we grew up and grew into the game. Whether we had to pass the baton or not, that doesn’t matter. The fact is we did what we did and Kay Slay did what he did and he deserves all of us to come out, and that’s what I did. He’s gonna live on because we fly the same flag and it’s called Hip Hop. Kay ain’t never going nowhere. That’s our brother.”
DJ Kay Slay was 55 years old. To read more about this story click here.