Fifteen twenty Sedgwick Avenue is an eighteen-story residential building in the Morris Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. It stands out as a plain, mid-century tower near the Cross Bronx Expressway, part of a housing complex completed in…
New York Hip Hop Legends
This driving tour traces the history of hip hop across New York City, visiting the iconic buildings, parks, and street corners where legendary artists made their mark.
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1. 1520 Sedgwick Ave
2. The Hip Hop Museum
The Hip Hop Museum is a fifty-two thousand square foot structure rising at five hundred eighty-five Exterior Street, located within the Bronx Point development project. It is purpose-built to preserve the history of hip hop culture, a…
3. Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater on West one hundred twenty-fifth Street is identified by the glowing, iconic marquee that stretches over the sidewalk, announcing headliners in bold, interchangeable letters. Built in nineteen thirteen as a neoclassical…
4. Beastie Boys Square
Beastie Boys Square is marked by a street sign at the intersection of Ludlow and Rivington Streets on the Lower East Side. This corner gained fame as the backdrop for the cover of the group's nineteen eighty-nine album, Paul's Boutique.…
5. Saint James Place & Fulton Street
The intersection of Saint James Place and Fulton Street is marked by a mural of the rapper Christopher Wallace, widely known as The Notorious B.I.G., whose childhood home stood just a short distance away on Saint James Place. In June two…
6. Biggie Smalls Mural
A mural of the rapper The Notorious B.I.G., often called Biggie Smalls, looms over the corner of Bedford Avenue and Quincy Street. The portrait depicts the artist wearing a crown and a gold chain, spanning the side of a three-story…
7. Queensbridge Park
Queensbridge Park stretches along the East River in Long Island City, defined by its position directly beneath the massive steel superstructure of the Queensboro Bridge. This twenty-acre space was acquired by the city in nineteen…
8. Malik Phife Dawg Way
The intersection of Linden Boulevard and one hundred ninety-second Street bears a commemorative sign for Malik Phife Dawg Taylor. This street corner in the Saint Albans neighborhood of Queens marks the place where the late rapper, a…
9. Jam Master Jay Mural
The Jam Master Jay mural is a prominent tribute to Jason Mizell, the influential disc jockey and founding member of the pioneering hip-hop trio Run-D.M.C. Located near two hundred fifth Street and Hollis Avenue in the Hollis neighborhood…