New York City is honoring some of its most iconic musicians by giving them their own streets. The NYC Council unanimously decided on a recent meeting that Notorious B.I.G. (real name: Christopher Wallace), Wu-Tang Clan, and Woody Guthrie will receive street signs in this city.
According to the Gothamist, the block in Brooklyn where Notorious B.I.G. grew up will now be called Christopher Wallace Way after the legendary rapper’s real name, while the Vanderbilt Avenue and Targee Street in the Staten Island will now be known as Wu-Tang Clan District. Lastly, Woody Guthrie Way will be located on Coney Island. Although Guthrie wasn’t born in New York, he spent most of his life there and had a big influence on the city’s culture.
“I’m happy that NYC officials are finally giving the city’s indigenous ‘Hip Hop’ music the respect and recognition that it deserves,” – LeRoy McCarthy, local culture advocate, told the Gothamist. “It took a long time and lots of hard work to advance the Christopher Wallace Way & Wu-Tang Clan District street co-naming, but ya know what, Hip Hop Don’t Stop.”
This isn’t the first time New York City honors some of its natives who had success in music. In 2013, Palmetto Park was renamed in honor of late Beastie Boys’ member Adam Yauch.
