FLINT, MI -- One of Flint's well-known exports could get a little hometown recognition from the city.

Members of the City Council are talking about a honoring rap group The Dayton Family with special signs on Dayton Street, an east-west route on the city's north end.

"For 25-plus years we've been active in the community, doing our thing to support the city of Flint," Dayton Family member Ira Dorsey -- also known as Bootleg -- told council during a committee meeting this week. "We see other rap groups with honorary signs and we feel like we put in enough work in the city of Flint ... to have one."

MLive-The Flint Journal could not reach Mayor Karen Weaver for comment, but Councilman Eric Mays said he would like to see the recognition within the next 90 days.

Mays said adding new signs recognizing the Dayton Family to existing Dayton Street signs is one possible way to do that without changing the name of the street, which could inconvenience those who live on Dayton.

MLive could not reach a city spokeswoman to describe the process for adding signs of recognition in the public right of way, but Mays said it could be done through resolution or ordinance -- with council and the mayor's staff developing it in unison.

"We will honor them in some way on that particular street that runs through the area," the councilman said.

Weaver has praised the Dayton Family, which supported her during an attempted recall election in 2017 and which recorded "City of Lead" about the Flint water crisis.

"Some of the best singers, rap lyricists, poets, and athletes have come from our city," Weaver said at the time. "I thank Ira Dorsey for using his talent to shine a light on the struggles we are facing in Flint, and also to remind people that we are strong and resilient and will overcome these challenges."

Featuring rappers Bootleg, Shoestring and Backstabba, the Flint-based Dayton Family's collection of releases include "Return to Dayton Ave.," What's On My Mind," and "Welcome to the Dope House."