KRS-One and hip-hop legends unite for “Walk This Way” march in the Bronx

Numerous hip-hop legends gathered in the Bronx today, August 11th, to participate in the 51st annual hip-hop march entitled “Walk This Way,” led by the legendary KRS-One.

In addition to KRS-One, MC Sha Rock, MC Lyte, Master Gee, Kurtis Blow, Fat Joe and Grand Master Caz marched to support hip hop culture and advocate for urban health and non-violence in the community.

“With a healthy respect for our victorious past and an eye toward our glorious future, it is clear that only we have taken care of ourselves, only we can take care of ourselves, and only we will take care of ourselves!” KRS-One told AllHipHop.com.

“Peace, love, unity and fun with each other in safety; these are the practices we need so that our next 50 years can be even more successful than the last. We owe this to our future,” added KRS-One.

The public participated in a collective march that began at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, the birthplace of hip hop, to celebrate hip hop’s 51st birthday while prioritizing the health of the Bronx and New York City as a whole.

Registration for the event began at 8:00 a.m. and the walk ended at Crotona Park in the Bronx.

Several keynote speeches on the state of hip-hop were held there.

“We’re going to show you how to survive, how to fight through, how to stay alive. We invented hip-hop so that we don’t have to glorify or celebrate all the negativity that is prevalent and attacking our communities. We are the solution. The Walk This Way March. Why? Because we want to show you there is a way, because we are the way,” DMC said.