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Video: Watch Tony Danza Rap Off List Of Famous Brooklynites
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Jen Carlson
Published Sep 24, 2012
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While we were watching Emma Straub's talk inside of the courthouse at the Brooklyn Book Fest this weekend, the Brooklyn-born Tony Danza was just outside laying down some... something. The actor held court next to borough prez Marty Markowitz during a talk about his book, I’d Like To Apologize To Every Teacher I Ever Had, and rapped off a list of "famous peeps from my favorite borough." The list includes Busta Rhymes, Arthur Miller, Jay-Z, Woody Allen... and also a section dedicated to people who probably couldn't find Brooklyn on a map. Since Angela and Mona haven't thrown down rhymes like this, let's just say this settles the age old question of, "Who's the boss?"
But who did he miss? [via Tastefully Offensive]
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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