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Rappers from Brooklyn

26 rappers, producers and groups from Brooklyn, New York in the archive, with their stories, discographies and the records that came out of the city.

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Neighborhoods on record: Fort Greene · Houston and Prairie View · Bushwick · Canarsie · Park Slope · Clinton Hill · Gowanus
The artists

Who came out of Brooklyn

ArtistAudio TwoBrooklyn, New YorkArtistBig Daddy KaneBedford-Stuyvesant, BrooklynArtistBlack MoonBushwick and Brownsville, BrooklynArtistBlack StarBrooklyn, New YorkArtistDana DaneFort Greene, BrooklynArtistDJ PremierHouston and Prairie View, Texas; Brooklyn, New YorkArtistFat BoysEast New York, BrooklynArtistGang StarrBoston / Brooklyn, NYArtistJay-ZBedford-Stuyvesant, BrooklynArtistJeru the DamajaEast New York, BrooklynArtistLil' KimBedford-Stuyvesant, BrooklynArtistM.O.P.Brownsville, BrooklynArtistMasta AceBrownsville, BrooklynArtistMasta KillaBrooklyn, New YorkArtistMC LyteEast Flatbush, BrooklynArtistMos DefBedford-Stuyvesant, BrooklynArtistO.C.Bushwick, Brooklyn, New YorkArtistOl' Dirty BastardFort Greene, BrooklynArtistPop SmokeCanarsie, BrooklynArtistSmif-N-WessunBedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville, BrooklynArtistSpecial EdFlatbush, BrooklynArtistStetsasonicBrooklyn, New YorkArtistTalib KweliPark Slope, BrooklynArtistThe Notorious B.I.G.Clinton Hill, BrooklynArtistUTFOEast Flatbush, BrooklynArtistWhodiniGowanus, Brooklyn
The records

Albums from Brooklyn

AlbumFat BoysFat Boys · 1984AlbumEscapeWhodini · 1984AlbumUTFOUTFO · 1985AlbumLong Live the KaneBig Daddy Kane · 1988AlbumStep in the ArenaGang Starr, Guru · 1990AlbumDaily OperationGang Starr, Guru · 1992AlbumHard to EarnDJ Premier, Gang Starr, Guru · 1994AlbumReady to DieThe Notorious B.I.G. · 1994AlbumReasonable DoubtJay-Z · 1996AlbumLife After DeathThe Notorious B.I.G. · 1997AlbumMos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black StarBlack Star · 1998AlbumMoment of TruthDJ Premier, Gang Starr, Guru · 1998AlbumThe BlueprintJay-Z · 2001
From the crates

Flyers & scans from Brooklyn

Got an old Brooklyn show flyer or tape cover? Put it in the archive.

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