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Daughters of Dilla is a new project of Beats Rhymes and Life, Inc. that aims to, "Help young women of color build power through Hip Hop." 

Daughters of Dilla (DOD) is an idea born from a late night conversation between Art & Music enthusiasts Lexx Valdez & Devoya Mayo. It was one of those conversations that smart women engage in and then move on to something else.

At the core of this conversation in particular was, “What does it take to maintain who you are and still be approachable and available to the idea of love”? In other words, if the brotha don’t know who Nina Simone is, is it even necessary to continue the conversation? Better yet, are our daily lives just an extended exercise in youthful innocence or just plain old grown up hesitation? After more words and a moment of silence Lexx proclaimed “We don’t sell ourselves to fall in Love, We are Daughters of Dilla.” And that’s how it all began.

The name is derived from the song “Fall in Love” by JDilla & Slum Village. It makes sense to us. We’re going to keep fleshing out the ideas and concepts and share them with you via this Blog and other arenas. 

Sometimes a necessary idea can get lost or forgotten in the midst of daily operations. We promised ourselves that wouldn’t happen with this endeavor. We need it too much. Maybe you do too.

For more information on DOD, please contact: daughtersofdilla@gmail.com

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Very (very) sad that I’m going to miss Selam in SF but that doesn’t mean that you should too! Please try to make it out to this event! RSVP ASAP! SELAM: Modern Ethiopian Pop Up Kitchen August 27th, 6:30PM-10PM @ Coffee Bar 1890 Bryant St.(between Mariposa and Florida St.)  The past few successful Pop Up kithcens in the East Bay have inspired us to bring this experience to the Mecca of foodies and culture: San Francisco! Let us take you to present day Ethiopia with a California twist where you will be greeted with traditionally adorened Ethiopian hostesses to the authentic three course meal with a vegetarian option that comes with a complementary Ethiopian coffee, fresh, roasted and brewed onsite.  We pride ourselves on using local, sustainable and the freshest produce. Let this be a night to remember! Once you get to Coffee Bar, leave the hospitality to us. Music, Art and Coffee Ceremony. $35.00 prix fixe menu Please RSVP @ http://selam3.eventbrite.com afrourbanites@gmail.com • www.afrourbanites.com • www.facebook.com/afrourbanites (Thanks for the heads up, Val!)

Very (very) sad that I’m going to miss Selam in SF but that doesn’t mean that you should too! Please try to make it out to this event! RSVP ASAP!

SELAM: Modern Ethiopian Pop Up Kitchen

August 27th, 6:30PM-10PM @ Coffee Bar 1890 Bryant St.(between Mariposa and Florida St.) 

The past few successful Pop Up kithcens in the East Bay have inspired us to bring this experience to the Mecca of foodies and culture: San Francisco! Let us take you to present day Ethiopia with a California twist where you will be greeted with traditionally adorened Ethiopian hostesses to the authentic three course meal with a vegetarian option that comes with a complementary Ethiopian coffee, fresh, roasted and brewed onsite.  We pride ourselves on using local, sustainable and the freshest produce. Let this be a night to remember! Once you get to Coffee Bar, leave the hospitality to us.

Music, Art and Coffee Ceremony.
$35.00 prix fixe menu
Please RSVP @ http://selam3.eventbrite.com

afrourbanites@gmail.com • www.afrourbanites.com • www.facebook.com/afrourbanites

(Thanks for the heads up, Val!)

Posted on Thursday, August 4th 2011, by LEXX DIGS

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