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March 9, 1997: The Culture Never Let Him Go
Twenty-nine years after Christopher Wallace was killed, Brooklyn still holds it down. The murals, the tapes, the books, and the DJ who built an 80-track tribute on the date he died.
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Eli's Rotation
Every week, my 15-year-old son Eli picks the track that's got his generation talking. This is what's on repeat in the halls, the group chats, and the car rides home from school.
Ninesomnia
Raging Love
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Before the deal. Before Bad Boy. Christopher Wallace at 17 on the corner of Bedford Ave, already the best in the room.
Notorious B.I.G. — 1989 Bedford Ave Freestyle
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