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    'Hip-Hop Deserves That Respect': Honoring The Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan In NYC

    The New York City Council voted last week to honor hip-hop greats the Notorious B.I.G. and Wu-Tang Clan with streets named after them. LeRoy McCarthy, who led the effort, says it's long overdue.
    by Chloee Weiner Dec 27, 2018 2 minutes
    Late rapper The Notorious B.I.G. performs in Chicago in September 1994.

    In one of its final acts of 2018, the New York City Council unanimously voted to name two streets after some of the city's most legendary offspring: The Notorious B.I.G. (who was born Christopher Smalls) and Wu-Tang Clan.

    Pending Mayor Bill de Blasio's signature, Christopher Wallace Way would be located

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