The May death of Chuck Brown, a fixture in D.C. but known to the world as the Godfather of Go-Go, had a wide-reaching impact on many fans including Citizen Cope, who of course got his start as a hip-hop DJ in Washington.

Cope’s song “One Lovely Day,” the title track of his latest album, was almost not recorded after Brown’s death. Cope told Rolling Stone that he had wanted Brown to sing it. It’s likely fair to consider Cope’s recording of the song as a tribute to Brown, who was well-known for his devotion to D.C. and its fans despite calls for him to seek higher musical ground.