{"id":952,"date":"2019-12-30T20:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T20:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2019\/2019\/12\/30\/universal-hip-hop-museum-receives-3-7-million-from-ny-state-set-to-open-in-2023\/"},"modified":"2019-12-30T20:00:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T20:00:58","slug":"universal-hip-hop-museum-receives-3-7-million-from-ny-state-set-to-open-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2019\/2019\/12\/30\/universal-hip-hop-museum-receives-3-7-million-from-ny-state-set-to-open-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Hip Hop Museum Receives 3.7 Million from NY State, Set to Open in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York state governor, Andrew Cuomo, has officially signed off on a grant to help sponsor the impending construction of the first-ever museum dedicated solely to <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/category\/genres\/hiphop-rap\/\">rap<\/a> music &#8211; The Universal Hip Hop Museum.<\/p>\n<p>The Universal Hip Hop Museum is slated to open its doors in the South Bronx (it\u2019s birthplace) in 2023. It is seen as a profitable venture for the state, looking to bring in additional tax revenue, as well as plenty of tourists looking to learn about what is now the world\u2019s most popular genre. As of right now, the museum currently operates as a pop-up exhibit in the Bronx Terminal Market until construction begins in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Bronx Native Rocky Bucano serves as the executive director of the board of trustees with hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow \u2013 whose 1980 single \u201cThe Breaks,\u201d is recognized as hip-hop\u2019s first ever gold record \u2013 is among the board of founding members while Public Enemy\u2019s Chuck D, serves as the chairman of the celebrity board. \u201cThe credibility he brings to our team is mammoth,\u201d Kurtis Blow says of Chuck D. \u201cHe also understands the importance of the UHHM and vows to let the world know via a star-studded celebrity board in the near future. Flame on!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The likes of LL Cool J, Q Tip, Nas, Fab Five Freddie, and Rakim also serve as cultural ambassadors, according to the UHHM official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhhm.org\/board-members\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew it was important because the Bronx is where hip-hop started,\u201d Bucano <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/12\/20\/us\/new-york-hip-hop-museum-trnd\/index.html\">told CNN<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s crazy to think of how hip-hop \u2014 which has such an influence on pop culture, advertising, politics \u2014 doesn\u2019t have a place to call home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Universal Hip Hop Museum Breaking Ground 2019!!!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VNH4C_lYdlM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York state governor, Andrew Cuomo, has officially signed off on a grant to help sponsor the impending construction of the first-ever museum dedicated solely to rap music &#8211; The Universal Hip Hop Museum. 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