Nas, LL Cool J & Fat Joe Help Break Ground At Universal Hip Hop Museum

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Nas, LL Cool J & Fat Joe Help Break Ground At Universal Hip Hop Museum

Our culture will finally have a destination where its' rich history will be formally exhibited. Some living legends helped break ground at the Universal Hip-Hop Museum. As reported by HipHopDX the build out of the Universal Hip Hop Museum is officially underway. On Thursday, May 20 several Rap icons appeared on site to put shovels to dirt […]

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