![]() ![]() ![]() The mythology we’re left with, though, speaks to the brilliance and capital-G genius of Biggie his debut album, Ready to Die, has a legitimate claim to the title of Greatest Rap Album Ever. Tragically, we’ll never see Notorious B.I.G.'s career reach its full potential. Are we proud of it? As proud as we are of this city. And you can listen to the greatest hip-hop songs on our Spotify playlist.ĭid we argue over this list? Of course. Time Out Music writers voted on the list, and we invited some of our all-time favorite hip-hop artists and tastemakers-such luminaries as Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul and Peter Rosenberg-to give us their personal picks. Not only is New York the birthplace of hip-hop, it’s also home to the genre's biggest star today: Jay-Z, whose cultural and fiscal influence is evidenced by his financial investment in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, a venue/basketball team/mass-media enterprise that opened with an eight-night run of sold-out shows from the star.Īssembling this roster, we kept the big-business aspect of hip-hop in mind-so you’ll find such hefty quarterbacks as 50 Cent alongside art-world crazies like Rammellzee. Brooklyn: Busta Rhymes, Big Daddy Kane, Foxy Brown, Biggie. Queens: LL Cool J, Run-D.M.C., A Tribe Called Quest, Nicki Minaj, Nas. Namely? The Bronx: KRS-One, Big Pun, Slick Rick. You can argue with us all you like, but we will simply respond with geography and genius-the raw statistics that tell you everything you need to know about the city and its still-unfurling legacy. New York is the hip-hop music capital of the world.
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