The late rapper Young Dolph was honored in his hometown of Memphis today with a street named in his honor. The street sign was unveiled at a public ceremony at Dunn Avenue between Airways Boulevard and Hays Road near the Memphis Depot Industrial Park. The street in his neighborhood of Castalia Heights is now Adolph “Young Dolph” Thornton, Jr. Avenue.

The City of Memphis also declared that November 17, the date of Dolph’s death, will be recognized as a Day of Service. “It’s about celebrating our own,” said Councilman JB Smiley, Jr., who sponsored the street name resolution. “Young Dolph was truly one of us.”

Dolph’s family and friends are hosting a “Celebration of Life” event at Memphis’ FedEx Forum from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Dolph was shot and killed at age 36 about one mile away from the site of the street unveiling. Read “Remembering Young Dolph, a Rapper of Uncommon Generosity.”