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Posted inBlack History Month

Feb 7: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Big Daddy Kane

by Brooklyn Reader February 7, 2021April 14, 2021

Big Daddy Kane, born Antonio Hardy on September 10, 1968, in Bedford Stuyvesant, is widely considered one of the most skilled MCs and charismatic entertainers in hip-hop. Not only was he a gifted lyricist, but he was also a class act, always dressed “to the nines,” effectively changing the face of hip hop fashion. In […]

Jay-Z pulled himself up by his bootstraps to eventually become the reigning rapper of New York City
Posted inBlack History Month

Feb 9: Black History Maker, Jay-Z

by Brooklyn Reader February 9, 2020January 28, 2021
Jay-Z pulled himself up by his bootstraps to eventually become the reigning rapper of New York City
Posted inBlack History Month

Feb 9: Black History Maker, Jay-Z

by Brooklyn Reader February 9, 2019January 28, 2021
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