“I am extremely thrilled and grateful to be inducted in this year’s Bronx Walk of Fame,” he told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “The Bronx is vibrant, colorful and filled with rich history and through the years it has been the inspiration that has helped me grow as an artist. Thank you to Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. for allowing me to be among such an illustrious group of fellow Bronxites that are being honored.”

“He has been an outstanding citizen and a role model to countless Bronxites,” Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. said. “He has positively represented the Bronx and throughout his music career has helped keep the Bronx on the ‘musical map,’ becoming one of our very own homegrown success stories.”