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After decades of discussion, the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Museum is about to become a reality.

With two locations in New York, a 12,000-square-foot venue in Harlem and a 50,000-square-foot one in midtown, the museum will feature memorabilia donated by the likes of Snoop Dogg, Run-D.M.C., Salt-N-Pepa, Ice Cube, Eminem, OutKast and others.

According to New York Daily News, $50 million of the project's total $80 million cost has already been raised through crowdfunding. Organizers plan to break ground next summer for a 2017 debut.

“This will be the home of hip hop history,” said JT Thompson, former producer of the one-time Hip Hop Hall of Fame Awards show on BET. "People need to understand the importance of hip hop, the elements, the DJs, the B-boys and B-girls and the graffiti writers."