Best New York Hip Hop

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Grampa Spoonbread
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#1
Hey, friends.

I'm looking for awesome NYC hip hop.
Not just New York based, but specifically tracks that are focused on the boroughs, neighborhoods, and institutions of NYC.

e.g. "Cross Bronx Expressway" by Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz or "Xmas in Hollis" by Run D.M.C.

More than songs that happen to be NYC-centric, I'm looking for AWESOME songs that are NYC-centric.

Bless,
MC Z-Fresh
 
mattpack

mattpack

Like a fat kid love cake
#3
#3
"Crooklyn" by the Crooklyn Dodgers
"South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions
"Worldwide" by Royal Flush
"Streets of New York" by Kool G. Rap and DJ Polo
"Brooklyn" by Mos Def
"New York" by Jadakiss, Fat Joe, and Ja Rule
"Brooklyn Zoo" by ODB
"New York, New York" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

Mougis?
 
EpicZero

EpicZero

Unregistered User
#4
#4
"an open letter to the 5 boroughs" - beastie boys

They talk about locations in brooklyn hieghts and downtown brooklyn (montague street and fulton mall) as well as other stuff.
 
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burmafett

Drink more water
#5
#5
"Brooklyn Queens"-3rd Base circa 1989.... The album is called "The Cactus Album" and it's one of the best rap albums ever made by 2 white guys from NYC...
 
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Matt Himes

New Member
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#10
Purnell said:
If you're not listening to Jean Grae, you've made at least one terrible mistake.
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Yes! - and on that note

"B-Boy Alpha" from Cannibal Ox's album The Cold Vein. . ."my first fight was against five boroughs. . ."
 
Nick Mougis

Nick Mougis

our mutual friend.
#11
#11
Matt Himes said:
Yes! - and on that note

"B-Boy Alpha" from Cannibal Ox's album The Cold Vein. . ."my first fight was against five boroughs. . ."
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Thats what i was gonna say. i love that album.

Welcome to New York City - cam'ron/jay-z
Jay-Z - Marcyville
Aesop Rock - NY Electric (this song is fucking sick)
Big L - Danger Zone
Ghostface Killah - Child's Play (about the NYC school system)
Immortal Technique - Harlem Streets
Jay-Z - Where I'm from
Incredible Bongo Band - Apache

nick
 
Fugtup24-7

Fugtup24-7

President of Kazakhstan
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#12
Great Albums by NYC based artists:

"Ready to Die" - Notorious B.I.G. - Brooklyn

"The Infamous" - Mobb Deep - Queens

"Criminal Minded" - Boogie Down Productions - Bronx

"Only Built 4 Cuban Linx" -Raekwon - Staten Island
 
Choo Choo Andee

Choo Choo Andee

Hip Hop Honky
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#13
mattpack said:
"South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions
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Yes, and that was a comeback song to MC Shan's "The Bridge" which is another one, it's about Queens. The-the-the-the Bridge, The Bridge......KRS One ----The Bridge is ovah, The Bridge is ovah. Fuck the east coast west coast shit, there used to be Borough wars, son.
 
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