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MC Shan

CTL-E-4311 · Person · musician · 1980s-present

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Queens rapper; Marley Marl produced his 1986 single 'The Bridge,' the unofficial Queensbridge rap anthem that sparked the Bridge Wars with KRS-One.

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RELP99 supporting entity: edge endpoint for CTL-E-1076 collaborated_with.

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Record CTL-E-4311 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 1 source · 1 mapped relationship · CTL research: RELP-001.
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Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Children at the table in a kitchenette apartment, Chicago, 1941
Children at the table in a kitchenette apartment, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Children asleep in a kitchenette apartment, Chicago, 1941
Children asleep in a kitchenette apartment, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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