The Soul Assassins
second annual Soul Assassins Unity Concert will take place Mar. 8 in Los Angeles
at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood.The
concert, which was resurrected by DJ Muggs, DJ Khalil and Chace Infinite, will
offer the first official Los Angeles performance by rap group La Coka Nostra.
La Coka
Nostra is comprised of former House Of Pain members Everlast, Danny Boy, and DJ
Lethal, Non Phixion’s Ill Bill, and Boston’s Slaine.The
group’s name, which means "This Dope Thing of Ours," is a play on the
Mafia term "La Cosa Nostra," which means "This thing of ours."
La Coka
Nostra’s debut album and companion documentary DVD will hit stores in 2007. Other
rappers scheduled to perform during the Soul Assassins Unity Concert include Evidence
of Dilated Peoples along side Defari of the Likwit Crew, rapper Chino XL, rap
group Pacific Division.DJ’s
for the evening include DJ Mark Luv, J-Rocc of the Beat Junkies and Mr. Choc."The
first show was an incredible night, it was proof that people still want to see
quality Hip-Hop shows….Mar. 8 is gonna be crazy," said Soul Assassin’s
group member Chace Infinite.The
Unity concerts were launched in 1991 by William Lanakila Operin aka Bigga B. The
Soul Assassins relaunched the event last Nov. at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood.
Performers
like Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Pharcyde, Biggie, Jay Z, Hieroglyphics,
Boot Camp Click and others have performed during the festival’s history. In
related news, Soul Assassins member DJ Muggs will team with Wu-Tang’s GZA to release
the Grandmasters Remix Album and World Tour DVD set. The
album features 12 new remixes of the songs on the original Grandmasters
album, while the DVD features the making of the original Grandmasters album
and tour footage from Russia, Australia, and the United States. The
Grandmasters Remix Album and World Tour DVD hits stores on Mar. 6 on Angeles
Records.
