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the unisphere
from craig mack posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
In the first video for his '94 hit single 'Flava in Ya Ear', Craig Mack kicked the flava in ya ear at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, home of the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair. 'Flava in Ya Ear' was the first release from Sean 'Puff Daddy' Combs' label Bad Boy Entertainment. The remix (with its own video shot on some boring sound stage) featured an early appearance by Notorious B.I.G. and a solo Busta Rhymes.
The theme of the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was "Peace Through Understanding" represented by the iconic Unisphere, a 12-story high, stainless steel earth designed to celebrate the beginning of the space age.
view full location details...where biggie smalls was shot and killed
from the notorious b.i.g. posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Biggie Smalls was shot in a drive-by at the intersection of Fairfax Ave and Wilshire Blvd on March 9, 1997 after leaving a Vibe Magazine party in Los Angeles with his entourage. They were able to drive to nearby Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. His second studio album, a double disc set called Life After Death, was released fifteen days later on March 25.
Just like Tupac Shakur's death in Las Vegas the year before, the murder of Biggie Smalls remains unsolved.
view full location details...where tupac was shot
from tupac shakur posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
Tupac Shakur was shot in a drive-by near the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane on the night of September 7, 1996 after leaving the Mike Tyson–Bruce Seldon boxing match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with his entourage. Paramedics took him to University Medical Center where he survived six days before dying on September 13th. Eight albums by Tupac have been released posthumously.
Just like Biggie Smalls' death in Los Angeles the next year, the murder of Tupac Shakur remains unsolved.
view full location details...birthplace of hip-hop
from dj kool herc posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
On August 11, 1973, Cindy Campbell threw a party in the rec room of 1520 Sedgwick Ave in the Bronx. Her brother DJ Kool Herc was behind the turntables at this 'back to school jam.' It cost the fellas $.50 for admission and the ladies ♥ got in for a quarter.
New York state officials declared this location the Birthplace of Hip-Hop in 2007.
park hill apartments
from wu-tang clan posted in music by nevereatshreddedwheat
"Bullet holes lace the windows in one-six-oh"
Method Man, Raekwon and Inspectah Deck all lived in Staten Island's Park Hill Apartments. Inspectah Deck lived in 160, the building in the video for 'Protect Ya Neck. Definitely check it out if you are in the area... I hear it's nice.