The Roots, Erykah Badu, and Lauryn Hill Celebrate J Dilla at BET Experience
It was a night of big surprises in honor of Jay Dee.
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Throw Up Your Jays! - One of the illest producers that music has ever seen, J Dilla died nearly 10 years ago, yet his impact still lives on. Some of his greatest collaborators joined together to celebrate the Detroit producer's music last night at Club Nokia in Los Angeles as part of BET Experience. Check out a photo recap of the festivities, which included performances by Erykah Badu (pictured above), Lauryn Hill, Busta Rhymes, the Roots, Bilal, the Pharcyde and Slum Village.(Photo: Leon Bennett/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Picture Me Rollin' - Erykah Badu salutes the audience as she entered the stage on an IO Hawk. Oh, by the way, she performed her entire set on wheels.(Photo: Leon Bennett/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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All Hail Dilla! - Erykah Badu(Photo: Leon Bennett/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Black Boy Fly - Black Thought of the Roots commands the mic...(Photo: Leon Bennett/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Give the Drummer Some - ...while Questlove rocks out on the drums.(Photo: Leon Bennett/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Shine - The Roots MC'd the night in honor of the beloved producer.(Photo: Leon Bennett/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Got 'Em! - Surprise! Lauryn Hill drops by to celebrate Jay Dee.(Photo: Leon Bennett/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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FlashBlack Moment - L-Boogie performed "Doo-Wop (That Thing)."(Photo: Leon Bennett/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Blessed - Ms. Hill killed it.(Photo: Leon Bennett/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Woo Hah! - It was a night full of great surprises as Busta Rhymes did his thing on the microphone.(Photo: Leon Bennett/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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