by Sean Ryon

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Legendary rap pioneer Roxanne Shante is back, and she "s working with a Tony Award-winning actress on a new cause to help out struggling artists. The famed Queensbridge emcee and Juice Crew affiliate has teamed up with actor Lin-Manuel Miranda for a new program that will allow uninsured artists to exchange works of art for medical services.

According to a recent article by the Wall Street Journal, Shante and Miranda have joined forces to launch the "Lincoln Art Exchange" program at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, New York. The program will give uninsured freelance artists the opportunity to pay for medical services - including doctor "s visits, laboratory tests, hospitalization, emergency care, dental care and prescriptions - by painting murals at the hospital or giving performances at hospital events.