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Hip Hop royalty met in the South Bronx of New York City Thursday to break ground on the Universal Hip Hop Museum.
Nas, LL Cool J, Lil Kim, Fat Joe, Naughty by Nature, Grandmaster Flash, Chuck D from Public Enemy, Slick Rick, EMPD, and Michael Bivens from New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe were joined by city officials, including New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
“Hip hop is one of those things that really gave my life meaning,” LL Cool J said, according to ABC affiliate WABC-TV. “It made me feel like I really could do something with my life.”
“It taught me more than schools taught me, believe it or not,” Nas added.
