Although many of the Grammy Week events were canceled because of the devastating Los Angeles fire fires, The black music action coalition saw an opportunity Switching to gears and giving back to society. “Not only was it important for us to keep our breath in motion,” Willie “Prophet” Stiggers, BMACS co -founder, President and CEO, told the audience at West Hollywood’s Delilah. “This event was always rooted for purpose. We never just threw a party. “
Such was the case for BMAC’s Restore & Rebuild LA collection, which was held in collaboration with legendary production duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The third annual music manufacturer was a party, with safe, with performances from Public enemySecond Day and Anthony Hamilton. But the focus focused on supporting those who have been hit by the fires that ravaged the city in recent weeks and gather as a society to give back in a time of need.
The Prophet served as a ceremony master on behalf of BMAC, which was founded in 2020 to deal with systemic racism in the music industry. He talked about visiting areas in Altadena where Hem had been burned to Ash with the general enemy Chuck D and Flavor Flav, and praised donations from primary wave and sheamoisture to lift the local community in its needs.
Throughout the evening, donations were poured from party guests, whether directly to the cause or to individuals in need. Chuck and Flav were on hand to award $ 5,000 to Terrica Roberts and her 10-year-old son Grayson who lost their home in Altadena. Grayson, who is visually impaired, offered a lighthouse of jumps and appeared on the drums to an improvised jam by Stevie Wonder’s “superstition.” Lou Taylor, head of the Tri Star Sports and Entertainment Group, raised Ante with a donation of $ 20,000 to the Grayson family later in the evening.
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were on hand to make music manufacturers contributions to two young women, Najaya and Sapphyre Bardot. Jimmy and Terry established the contributions in 2023 to honor their induction to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to provide musicians with opportunities including financial support and opportunities to work in the studio with established artists. Last year’s recipient, for example, got the chance to have a session with Victoria Monét.
“Many parties were interrupted for good reasons, but we thought we do is important,” Lewis told the audience, “because this year we lose people like Quincy Jones and we start to lose some of the greatness I call the angels here on earth and we lose them to above, we who are still here on earth, we have to grow our wings a little bigger and we have to pat them a little harder. We have to keep things satisfactory down here and music is what will do it the divine art. ”
But of course, a BMAC party is not a party without entertainment, and when the night went, 1500 or Nothin ‘gathered on stage as a live backing band for a handful of artists. The public enemy gave a suffering reproduction of “Fight the Power”, while Anthony Hamilton sang “Best of Me” and other Day brought the audience with “Rise Up.” Between the sets, Texas congress woman Jasmine Crockett expressed her support for Los Angeles.
Other participants at BMAC Restore & Rebuild LA Event included Stephen Hill, Chanté Moore, Trae the Truth, Caron Veazy, Phylicia Fant and more.
