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NYC Street Named After A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg Today

The intersection of 192nd St and Linden Boulevard in A Tribe Called Quest's native Queens, NY was just renamed Malik "Phife Dawg" Taylor Way in honor of the late rapper. The street sign was unveiled today in a public ceremony and block party attended by Phife Dawg's family and several local officials. Watch footage from the event below.

"Malik 'Phife Dawg' Taylor Way" • 1 pm ET, we take it back to where it all began--192 & Linden. @RevoltTV will broadcast live on FB. #phife pic.twitter.com/xM5xwGQ4wy

— ATCQ (@ATCQ) November 19, 2016

Queens, we are ready! #phifedawg #rootswemadeit pic.twitter.com/1qaN7zDWJZ

— ATCQ (@ATCQ) November 18, 2016

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This one is for #Queens#PhifeDawg x #Linden#HipHop #idaneekmiller

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#ATCQ #unveiling #phifedawg #phifedawgway

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