. >> reporter: wallace used to a rap in front of the barber shop and fan leroy mccarthy wants the communityremember him. >> i started a petition to co name this interception christopher wallace. and hope. this corner will become something of an honor, i tribute to him because he lived here as a child. >> reporter: when mccarthy presented his proposal to the community board, some board members said wallace wasn't a good role model because of his involvement with drugs and guns. >> his music is what we are trying to honor. a lot of good came out of his life and experiences in his lyrics he said he went from a negative to positive and that's what i am trying to celebrate. >> reporter: two decades after his music. it's about the soul of this neighborhood and the family who his call it home. >> how are you doing? how are you feeling today, everything all right? >> reporter: rocky's family opened their supermarket here in 1967. >> anybody that came up in this neighborhood, packed bags. that was just part of growing up. if you wanted to get new sneakers and you didn't want to go out there and sale

leroy mccarthy wants the community to remember him. biggie smells aie smalz.lived here as a child some board members said wallace wasn't a good role model because of his involvement with drugs and guns. >> his music is what we are trying to honor. there is a lot of good that came out of his life and his life experiences. in his lyrics, we were from negative to a basmati that's what i am trying to celebrate. >> his mu i can made this area famous. it isn't just about the notorious b.i.g.'s legacy but about the people who call the area home. >> they opened their supermarket here in 1967. >> everybody that came up in this neighborhood packed, you know, part of growing up out here. if you wanted new sneakers and you didn't want to sell drugs and stuff like that, the way was to pack bags, make money. >> he says not all of the changes have been good. >> close knit families, brownstones used to be owned by families. your uncle on the top floor, good morning on the first one. now, you don't know your neighbor. you say hi and that's it. >> lance freeman studies gentrifi

leroy, a fan, wants the community to remember him. >> i started a petition to call this in honour of christopher wallis, big, an honour to him. >> when mccarthy presented his proposal board members said wallace was not a good role model because of his involvement with drugs and guns. >> there's a lot of good that came out of his life and life experiences. his lyrics went from a negative to a positive. >> two decades after his music made the area famous, it is not just about big's legacy, it's about the soul of the neighbourhood and the families calling it home. >> rocky's family opened a supermarket in 1967. >> everybody that came up in the neighbourhood packed bags. that was part of growing up. if you wanted to get new sneakers, and you doesn't want to sell drugs, the way to do it was pack bags, make money. >> not all of the changes have been good. >> you lose close-knit families, brown stones were owned by families where uncle was on the top, aunt in the middle and bottom for your grandmother. now you don't know your neighbour. >> what is happening in brooklyn is a wider trend. >> brooklyn is more trendy in the eyes of hipsters, yuppies, mo

leroy wanted the area to remember him. >> i started a petition to name this after b.i.g., and hopefully it will become an honour attributed to him. >> when mccarthy presented his proposal to the community board, several said wallace was not a role model because of his involvement with drugs and guns. >> music is what they want to honour. his lyrics went from a negative to a positive. that is what i'm trying to celebrate. >> two decades after his music made the area famous, the debate is about the soul of the neighbourhood. >> how are you doing. rocky's family opened the supermarket in 1967. >> everybody that came up in this neighbourhood packed bags. that was part of growing up, if you wanted new sneakers and you did not want to sell drugs the way to do it was to pack backs, make money. >> not all of the changes have been good. >> you lost your close exit families. brown stones had the uncle on the stop, aunt in the middle and grandma down the bottom. now you don't know your neighbour. >> brooklyn becomes a trendy at least in the eyes of hipsters or yuppies or mobile young professionals. they are moving to neighbourhoods like clinton hill that we