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Ghostface Killah during the 2026 ESPY Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on July 15, 2026 in New York City. Mike Coppola/Getty Images The annual ESPYs kept the Knicks’ NBA Championship celebration going Wednesday with performances by four New York rap legends.
Long Island’s De La Soul first took the stage at the Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, encouraging the audience of athletes to take their feet during a medley that included snippets of “Stakes Is High” and “Run It Back!!”
DE LA SOUL (LIVE) – ESPYS 2026 🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/S8vmgig241
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Bronx-via-London’s Slick Rick opened his performance in the audience before taking the stage for an abridged version of his classic “La Di Da Di”:
