Harlem Honors Fatman Scoop with Street Renaming
Harlem honors GRAMMY-winning DJ Fatman Scoop with a street co-naming ceremony celebrating his musical legacy and lasting impact on New York City and global culture. We discuss it here!
Rapper Fatman Scoop performs a live concert at the Untold Festival on August 2, 2015 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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By: Joshua Martin
Next month, Fatman Scoop’s memorable legacy will be cemented with a street co-naming ceremony in his beloved hometown of Harlem, New York. Led by the Freeman Family, the initiative aims to memorialize the impact he has made in New York City, the music industry and beyond. NYC Council Member Dr. Yusef Salaam and the Forever Fatman Scoop Foundation will also join the city’s efforts.
The event is slated for August 9th, at 2:00 P.M. at the intersection of 109th Street and 5th Avenue. The street will officially be co-named “Isaac ‘Fatman Scoop’ Freeman III Place,” in front of friends, family members and community leaders expected to be in attendance.
“Scoop has always represented Harlem with pride. This co-naming is a tribute not just to his artistry, but to his ongoing commitment to uplifting the community that raised him.”
The GRAMMY Award winner passed away on August 31st, 2024 due to “hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease,” according to the Los Angeles Times. The Influential DJ was performing a set at the Hamden Town Center Park and suddenly collapsed during the middle of his show.
Born Isaac Freeman III on August 6th, 1968, Fatman Scoop adopted his iconic stage name from the nickname given to him by his uncle because of his love of ice cream as a child. He rose to fame with the release of his 1999 single “Be Faithful” featuring the Crooklyn Clan, which has been widely considered as one of the most popular party anthems of all time. Scoop’s booming voice and high energy was easily recognizable on top charting hits like “Drop” by Timbaland and Magoo, “U Sexy Girl” alongside Elephant Man, “Lose Control” with Missy Elliott and CIara, and many more.
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DJ Kay Slay Gets Top Honor With Street Named After Him in Harlem
Legendary DJ Kay Slay honored in Harlem celebration, remembering his impact on hip hop and influence on artists. We discuss it here!
DJ Kay Slay
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By: Adonis Armstrong
The legendary DJ Kay Slay name was forever stamped on 105th Street and First Avenue in his hometown of Harlem, New York this past Sunday. A celebration took place on the late hip-hop pioneer’s old stomping ground where a large group of family and friends filled up the streets between 109th and 105th street and First Avenue in NYC. Some of Kay Slay’s peers were also in attendance including Busta Rhymes, Terror Squad, Papoose and more.
DJ Kay Slay died last April due to complications with COVID-19. He began his hip-hop career as a graffiti artist under the name “Spade”. Once graffiti became less popular within hip-hop culture, Kay Slay turned to DJing where his career went to another level.
Kay Slay rose to prominence following the release of his first major label project entitled Streetsweepers Vol. 1 on Columbia Records. That project allowed him to play a part in the rise of some of the most iconic MCs in Hip Hop. 50 Cent, Dipset, Kendrick Lamar and so many more were able to hop on Kay Slay’s mixtapes, get radio play and open shows for him.
Slay’s impact still lives on till this day. Papoose took to Instagram to honor his longtime friend and collaborator as well.
During a heartfelt speech to the crowd, Papoose let listeners know how much of an impact Kay Slay had on his career. The head of Hip-Hop at TuneCore also dropped a release date for his latest project.
“Slay gave me my first opportunity. Now that I’m head of Hip-Hop at TuneCore I’m going to make sure that happens. September 15th, we releasing 200 Deep.”
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