Stapleton 101

Facts about Stapleton.

A Moment of Reflection - (Photo: BET)

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Stapleton 101: What You Didn't About It - In the premiere #BLX episode, Mack Wilds dished on his narrative growing up in Stapleton, Staten Island. Stapleton 101 schools you on some additional cool facts that speak to the diverse and bustling cultural hub that is Stapleton.  (Photo: Irving Silverstein/Staten Island Advance /Landov)

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Stapleton Houses Are the Largest Housing Project in Staten Island - (Photo: Irving Silverstein/Staten Island Advance /Landov)

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Stapleton Houses Are the Largest Housing Project in Staten Island - (Photo: Irving Silverstein/Staten Island Advance /Landov)

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Wu Tang Clan Members Shyhiem and Ghostface Killah Once Lived at Stapleton Houses Together - (Photos from Left: Johnny Nunez/WireImage, Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Wu Tang Clan Members Shyhiem and Ghostface Killah Once Lived at Stapleton Houses Together - (Photos from Left: Johnny Nunez/WireImage, Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Seven Percent of the Community's Businesses Are Owned by African-Americans, Including One Owned by Wilds's Father

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Seven Percent of the Community's Businesses Are Owned by African-Americans, Including One Owned by Wilds's Father

The Cultural and Architectural Landscape of Stapleton Is Two-Tiered; It's Common to Find Victorian Homes Next to Street Art and Bodegas - Major Avenue, Arrochar. Sept. 21, 2014. (Photos from Left:  Virginia N. Sherry/Staten Island Advance /Landov, Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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The Cultural and Architectural Landscape of Stapleton Is Two-Tiered; It's Common to Find Victorian Homes Next to Street Art and Bodegas - Major Avenue, Arrochar. Sept. 21, 2014. (Photos from Left:  Virginia N. Sherry/Staten Island Advance /Landov, Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Odd Future's Earl Sweatshirt's Record "Stapleton" Pays Homepage to the Neighborhood - (Photo: CV_imageSPACE / Splash News)