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This Legendary Rapper Just Had A New York Street Named In His Honor · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. A few artists have
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  Speaker 1: matched the cultural impact made by Bronx rapper Big Pun
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  Speaker 1: in only two short years between his debut album and
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  Speaker 1: the untimely death of him in two thousand. He was
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  Speaker 1: the first Latin rapper to be certified platinum, and his
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  Speaker 1: singles Still Not a Player receives radio airplate to this
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  Speaker 1: day and twenty one years after his passing, the New
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  Speaker 1: York borough he loved is giving him the respect he
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  Speaker 1: deserves with a street named in his honor. Big Pun
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  Speaker 1: Plaza sits on the intersection of east Fordham Road and
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  Speaker 1: the Grand Concourse in the Bronx, right through the neighborhood
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  Speaker 1: he called home. Big Pun's son, Chris Rivers, who is
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  Speaker 1: now a highly skilled rapper himself, was on site for
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  Speaker 1: the dedication ceremony and summed his emotions on Instagram, saying simply,
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  Speaker 1: it's a special day that's direct from Hollywood.