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In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, a pedestrian takes a picture of a hip-hop themed sign at the intersection of Sunset Blvd. and La Brea Ave., in Los Angeles. Street artist Jay Shells installed the sign after one day when he caught the name of a nearby intersection cited in a hip-hop song he'd been playing. Shells has put up scores of carefully drawn, hand-screened signs featuring the words of other rappers. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, a pedestrian passes by a picture of a hip-hop themed sign at the intersection of Sunset Blvd. and La Brea Ave., in Los Angeles. Street artist Jay Shells installed the sign after one day when he caught the name of a nearby intersection cited in a hip-hop song he'd been playing. Shells has put up scores of carefully drawn, hand-screened signs featuring the words of other rappers. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, street artist Jay Shells installs a hip-hop themed banner at the intersection of Sunset Blvd. and La Brea Ave., in Los Angeles. Shells was painting one day when he caught the name of a nearby intersection cited in a hip-hop song he'd been playing. How cool would it be, he thought, if someone would put up signs all over town referencing the places mentioned by Nas, Mos Def, Jeru, Kanye and others? (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 a hip-hop themed banner is placed at the intersection of Sunset Blvd. and La Brea Ave., in Los Angeles. Street artist Jay Shells installed the sign after one day when he caught the name of a nearby intersection cited in a hip-hop song he'd been playing. Shells has put up scores of carefully drawn, hand-screened signs featuring the words of other rappers. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)