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Yankees Social Media Spotlight: 50 Years of Hip-Hop

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It’s Sunday once again, and you know what that means — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! The Bronx was bubbling with everything except baseball this week, as Yankee Stadium celebrated 50 years of hip hop this week. Let’s get started!

50 Years of Hip Hop

A legendary lineup of hip hop stars descended on Yankee Stadium this past Friday as part of “Hip Hop 50 Live,” a concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Bronx-born genre. Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Eve, Wiz Khalifa and Nas were some of the many artists that performed in the eight-hour show that was capped off by the last-ever performance of the ground Run-DMC.