DJ Jay Illa B-Day Bash Oct. 9

DJ Jay Illa Throws Star-Studded B-Day Bash
Special performances by Slum Village and The Ivy League

Chicago- The Windy City's own resident DJ to the stars, Jay Illa, is set to celebrate yet another year of success with a lavish birthday extravaganza. And fresh from Detroit to help him bring in another year will be none other than the incomparable Slum Village.

The festivities will take place on Thursday, October 9th from 9pm-3am and are in conjunction with the SoChi Experiment and Bridging The Gap: 3 (Leaders 1354, Movemakers, Black Alumni, Solemates Chicago), presented by Boutique. The city's elite from corporate execs to the streetwear set will all converge on Chicago's premiere night life location, Boutique (809 W. Evergreen), for the can't miss event of the year.

Providing the sounds for the evening will be an all-star line-up of spin doctors including the Heavy Hitter DJ TimBuck 2 (WGCI) "The Legendary" Vince Adams, "The Beat Bully" Jamal Smallz (G-Unit's Tour DJ), DJ "?", DJ Toure (Mikkey Halsted's DJ), 3rd Degree (Enve Group) and Dave Affects.

"October 9th is gonna be a celebration the way I always wanted to do it with one of my favorite groups [Slum Village], great people, and a great vibe," says Jay Illa. "Bridging The Gap happens once a month and I'm just fortunate that my birthday falls on a Thursday, and we're able to put together a great event. Go IL or Go Home!"

Hosting duties for the evening will be handled by The Ivy League, Prolyfic, Phli's Dave Jeff, Fashion Geek Zoe, Marques & Muhammad (BA), Autumn & Brian (Solemates Chicago), Mike & Vic (Leaders1354), Josh Mercer (Movemakers), and D. Green, ReeseJohnson, Red Tindall (SoChi P.M).

About Jay Illa- Making a name for himself as one of the best on the 1's and 2's since 2001, Jay Illa has been a mainstay on both the Chicago hip hop and nightlife scenes ever since. A third of the hip hop collective The Ivy League, Jay has also worked with and manned the tables for a who's who list of celebrities including Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, LA Clippers guard Shaun Livingston, Eric Sermon, Michael Jordan, Jazzy Jeff, Kid Capri, Vivica Fox, Mya, Erica Badu, De La Soul, Nina Sky and others.

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