New York City
noun
New York City
New York City is the birthplace of hip hop culture and music. It consists of five boroughs: Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. New York City is the largest city in the USA with a population of 8,214,426 as of July 2006. New York City has an area of 830 km², coupled with its large poppulation, this makes it the second most densely populated city in the United States.
Rappers, Groups, DJs and Producers
AZ, Big Daddy Kane, Buckshot, Jay-Z, Jaz-O, Joell Ortiz, Fabolous, Frukwan, Group Home, GZA, Killah Priest, Lil' Cease, Lil' Kim, Masta Killa, Memphis Bleek, M.O.P., Mos Def, Notorious B.I.G., Ol' Dirty Bastard, Talib Kweli
Big Punisher, Black Sheep, Camp Lo, DJ Kay Slay, DJ Red Alert, Fat Joe, Funkmaster Flex, KRS-One, Nine, Remy Ma, Terror Squad
(not an official borough of NYC)
Busta Rhymes, De La Soul, EPMD, Gravediggaz, Jungle Brothers, Keith Murray, MF DOOM, Poetic, Prince Paul, Rakim
Big L, Cam'ron, G. Dep, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, MF Grimm
50 Cent, A Tribe Called Quest, Big Noyd, Black Sheep, Capone-N-Noreaga, Cormega, G-Unit, Havoc, Ja Rule, LL Cool J, Lloyd Banks, Mobb Deep, Nas, Nature, Phife Dawg, Prodigy, Q-Tip, Run-DMC, Tony Yayo
Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Raekwon, RZA, U-God, Wu-Tang Clan
(not an official borough of NYC)
DMX, Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, Styles P
Hoods
Bed Stuy, Brownsville, Bushwick, Canarsie, Coney Island, Crown Heights, East New York, Flatbush, Fort Greene Greenpoint, Marcy, Red Hook
Harlem, Hell's Kitchen, Washington Heights
Baisley Park, Corona, Jackson Heights, Jamaica, LeFrak City, Queensbridge, Sunnyside
