NYC Honorary Street Names

Scott

DJ Scott la Rock Boulevard (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of 195th Street and Kingsbridge Road
Honoree:  DJ Scott la Rock (Scott Sterling) (1962-1987) was the original DJ of the hip-hop group Boogie Down Productions whose 1987 debut album, Criminal Minded, is considered an all-time classic hip-hop record. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business and later became a social worker. At the shelter he was working at, he met KRS-One (Kris Parker) a graffiti artist and self-taught philosopher. Together they formed Boogie Down Productions. He was killed when he was trying to diffuse an argument that a Boogie Down Productions member, D-Nice was involved in. (Cabrera)
LL:2015/15


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