Which NYC Borough Put Out The Best Hip Hop?

[bogey_j]

I don't know if harlem put out the best music..but they surely did it with the most swag

 

[prophecypro]

Always comes down to Queens and Brooklyn just for getting the most known MCs.
Respect to the BX and Shoalin though

 

[cleanface coney]

Harlem

 

[Heelish]

Queens followed by Brooklyn

 

[GetInTheTruck]

queens and it's not even like i'm biased. just a fact.

 

[Gifted one]

Brooklyn, and Queens is right behind them

 

[smokeurobinson]

Harlem was hurting in the 90's compared to the other boroughs. Harlem was strong in the 80's and 2000's but in the 90's we hardly had any reps. The biggest representative was Teddy Riley and he was more on the R&B side.....McGruff never blew up.......Those American Cream team guys never went anywhere.........and Big L was stuck in the underground limbo.........Mase came in 97 and became the biggest thing to come from Harlem in the 90's.

 

[nineteeneightysix]

Queens...

And when Queens as a borough fell off, New York hip hop fell off too...

 

[JAY?]

This is a Brooklyn vs queens thing
Other boros can't compete
With that said
Queens all day

 

[FUTUREVISIONS]

This is a Brooklyn vs queens thing
Other boros can't compete
With that said
Queens all day

this

 

[the next guy]

http://www.the-coli.com/booth/77703-borough-has-produced-best-nyc-rappers.html?highlight=borough
http://www.the-coli.com/booth/84563...uced-most-wack-rappers.html?highlight=borough

for reference

 

[Big Blue]

It's a serious toss up between Brooklyn and Queens. You can make an argument for both.

 

[Tommy Fits]

Queens, Brooklyn is 2nd. I think the fact two of the biggest NYC rappers came from Brooklyn (Big and Jay) it makes it appear closer than it really is. Don't get me wrong, BK produced a lot of talent. But from the point Run DMC dropped to when the end of 50's run, Queens was like a fukking factory with all the talent that was produced.

 

[Fake_AGent]

I don't know if harlem put out the best music..but they surely did it with the most swag

Doug E Fresh - Keep Rising To The Top (Oldschool) - YouTube

I've always hoped Harlem would have its full shine, so many personalities with Big L, Ma$e, Cam, Puffy and Dame Dash.


Still can't beat Queens

 

[Danie84]

How can I possibly choose between Brooklyn, Queens, and Shoalin

Just of the dome:

Brooklyn: Boot Camp Clik, OC, Jeru, Biggie, Big Daddy Kane...
Queens: Esco, Mobb Deep, ATCQ, Kool G Rap...
Shaolin: Ghost, Rae, GZA, Meth, RZA...

That's a a difficult call