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How Strong Island became a hip-hop hot spot

Public Enemy's Chuck D and DJ Doctor Dré talk to Newsday's Rafer Guzman about LI's hip-hop scene. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams, Jr., Chris Ware, Jeffrey L. Williams, Andy Edelstein; Run-DMC, King of Rock: Profile/Arista/4th & B’way, Beastie Boys, No Sleep Til Brooklyn: Def Jam/ Columbia, LL Cool J, I Need Love: Def Jam/Columbia/CBS, Biz Markie, Just a Friend: Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros., Public Enemy, Fight the Power: Motown/Def Jam/Columbia; Photo credits: Archives of Bill Stephney, Adelphi University The Delphian, Getty Images, Redferns

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