Groundbreaking of the Universal Hip Hop Museum in Bronx Full Video
Fat Joe, Nas, LL Cool J and Grandmaster Flash were among some of the hip hop legends that showed up for the Universal Hip Hop Museum groundbreaking and were the only ones who spoke at the podium. This was the groundbreaking for the Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM) and was held at the Bronx Point location on May 20, 2021, where several speakers spoke about how hip hop changed their lives and what the impact of the museum will have. Some of the speakers were Hip Hop artists such as Nas, LL Cool J, Grandmaster Flash and Fat Joe. Many other Hip Hop artists were in attendance as well, such as Slick Rick and Chuck D to mention a few. Microsoft partnered with the UHHM and made a $5 million gift and released a press release leading up to the event. From Press release: "Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM) is excited to announce their expanded partnership with Microsoft, as the leading global technology company gifts the museum $5,000,000 on behalf of their AI for Cultural Heritage program.