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Watch Staten Island Rejoice at the Wu-Tang Clan District Unveiling Ceremony
Watch Staten Island Rejoice at the Wu-Tang Clan District Unveiling Ceremony

Watch Staten Island Rejoice at the Wu-Tang Clan District Street-Naming Ceremony

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Raekwon with the front-row seat.

A new street at the southeast corner of Vanderbilt Avenue and Targee Street in Staten Island has officially been named Wu-Tang Clan District by the city of New York.

READ: "Understanding The Wu-Tang Story Is Understanding An American Story:" Of Mics And Men Celebrates The Legacy Of Wu-Tang 

Yesterday, at what Raekwon referred to as the "Wu Inauguration," hundreds gathered to celebrate the unveiling of the street's sign at a naming ceremony. The Chef was front row for the ribbon-cutting, sharing a clip of the moment the installation was unwrapped. The Wu-Tang Clan District dedication was one of three new street names unanimously approved by New York City Council to honor musicians with deep ties to the boroughs, including The Notorious B.I.G. and Woody Guthrie.

READ: RZA Says Wu-Tang Clan Should Be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

And it lines up well with the rest of the festivities. The group is currently on tour in celebration of their debut album's 25th-anniversary, while their four-part docuseries, Of Mics and Men, premieres next Friday, May 10th, on Showtime.

Watch Staten Island rejoice at the unveiling of Wu-Tang Clan District below.