Dr. Dre is among many Hip Hop legends who are honoring a California radio station that played a pivotal role in elevating the genre during its early days.
On Tuesday (December 12), Xzibit shared a video of the N.W.A. founder on his Instagram in which the latter thanks Greater Los Angeles broadcast outlet KDAY (now known as KBLA) on its 40-year anniversary.
“I have so many reasons to thank KDAY, but I’ll just give you a couple of them right now,” Dre began. “KDAY was the first station that gave me an opportunity when I was a young and up-and-coming DJ. They gave me my own radio show, which was called The Traffic Jam, and I showed up every weekday at 5 o’clock, and every artist out there knows what this is like … the first time you hear your shit on the radio — the feeling is amazing.
“Not only that, KDAY was the first station to play the first song I ever produced on my own, which was ‘Boyz-N-The-Hood,’ so I can’t thank them enough. So I’d like to say happy 40th anniversary, KDAY, and I really, really appreciate this honor. You’re a part of my history, a part of my legacy and you’re the springboard to what I’ve become today. Thank you!”
Watch the 58-year-old’s tribute to the first-ever LA station to play Hip Hop during the early ’80s below:
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