DJ Rashad’s friends are coming together on Thursday May 15 at Evil Olive for a tribute to the fallen juke & footwork producer and DJ, presented by Evil Olive with Teklife and Paul Johnson.
Scheduled to play thus far:
DJ Spinn
Traxman
Gant-Man
DJ Clent
Lil’Tal
DJ Thadz
DJ Earl
Eric Martin
and hosted by Radek from Evil Olive, Lil’Tal and Paul Johnson.
The cover is $10, with all proceeds donated to Rashad’s son and his family.
RSVP on Facebook here.
THIS WILL BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER… I WILL FOREVER KEEP MY FRIENDS NAME & LEGACY GOING!!!!
THIS WILL BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER… I WILL FOREVER KEEP MY FRIENDS NAME & LEGACY GOING!!!!
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