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The Notorious B.I.G. is to have a Brooklyn street named after him.

The Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation revealed that the Fulton Street intersection between Gates Avenue on BK's St. James Place - where the New York rapper once called home - will formally be changed to Christopher Wallace Way on 10th June

The news came on what would have been the New York rapper's 47th birthday.

Born Christopher George Latore Wallace, Biggie was born in 1972 and was murdered in 1997, aged 24.

Under his Virtual Self moniker, Porter Robinson has announced a daytime Clubsystem set in New York.

Kicking off at 4pm, the American DJ and producer's set will take place at the Brooklyn Mirage on Sunday, 23rd June. Robinson announced the news via a post on Twitter. 

Ranging from $39.99 to $119.99 tickets are available to pre-order.

Flying Lotus has announced a new 3D live tour for North America in support of his recently-announced sixth album, 'Flamagra'. 

The artist— also known as Steven Ellison— also has a video to promote for the track 'More', which appears on the new LP. He began teasing the forthcoming work, his first full-length release in five years, by spray painting pavements in Texas during this year's SXSW.

A New York street corner has been named after Wu-Tang Clan.

The legendary hip-hop group was honoured on Saturday when the naming was unveiled in their original home neighbourhood of Park Hill which can be found in Clinton, Staten Island. 

The corner, which intersects Vanderbilt Avenue and Targee Street in the area, has been officially named the "Wu-Tang Clan District". You can see footage of the unveiling via Ghostface Killah's Instagram post below.

Two new record stores are opening in Brooklyn thanks to the Mexican Summer label, which is also based in the New York borough. 

The owners of Co-op 87 are partnering on the outlets. Brooklyn Record Exchange will first welcome customers at 599 Johnson Avenue, Bushwick, on Saturday 30th March. It will share the address with revered club and live venue Elsewhere.

A second location at 87 Guernsey Street, Greenpoint, will open later in spring— where Co-op 87 was doing business until its recent temporary closure.  

A new techno club will open in New York on 10th May.

Described by the owners as an "industrial catacomb ... making it ideal for techno" BASEMENT will be based behind Knockdown Center in Queens.

Brooklyn-based DJ, producer and live act Heidi Sabertooth will release her 'Ur Eyes Are Watching' EP via Lobster Theremin on 5th April.

Fast becoming known for her gritty, raw take on industrial techno and penchant for hardware-driven cuts, Sabertooth’s latest outing is a relentless selection of rough-and-ready club tracks that retain a hypnotic atmosphere amid their off-kilter ferocity and distortion. With as many nods to Autechre, Plaid and harsh noise acts as there are to techno progenitors, this is rapturous work from the emerging artist.

New York-based, Moroccan DJ/producer/curator Bergsonist will release her new EP, ‘Chaos’, via Börft Records in early April.

Returning to the label following a split EP with Isabella, the Bizaarbazaar founder – real name Selwa Abd – delivers five fresh cuts that balance tough, dusty techno grit with mesmerising deep house atmospherics and melodies.