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(AllHipHop News) A number of world renowned Hip-Hop artists and producers will gather in New York all this week, to pay homage to legendary record store Fat Beats. The legendary record store, which was launched in 1996, announced they would close their remaining physical locations in New York and Los Angeles. To celebrate the company, artists like DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Just Blaze, Rob Swift, Ras Cass, Immortal Technique, Da Beatminerz, Artifacts, Bobbito, Masta Ace, J-Live, Pacewon and others will perform in-store at the New York location.  The events, which are free, begin today (August 30th) with Artifacts, Da Beatminerz and Immortal Technique and end on the store’s final day on Saturday (September 4th), with Just Blaze, A-Trak, Pete Rock and DJ Premier.Organizers are in the process of launching a similar farewell event later this month, leading up to the stores final day on September 18th. All performances take place from 4-9PM and are free to the public. The schedule for the New York location is as follows:Monday, August 30th: Artifacts, Da Beatminerz, Immortal Technique, and moreTuesday, August 31st: Ras Kass, Sav KIllz, DJ Ready Cee, panel discussion, and moreWednesday, September 1st: Bobbito, Mayhem, Riz, Juggaknots, Sputnik Brown, and moreThursday, September 2nd: Rob Swift, Torae, DJ Concept, DJ Amir, and moreFriday, September 3rd: Masta Ace, J-Live, Pacewon, Tanya Morgan, and more*FINAL DAY* Saturday, September 4th: Just Blaze, A-Trak, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, and more