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Nas raps two verses on the song in which he talks about his rapping talent and describes the dangerous environment that is the city of New York over a drum break sample of "N.T." by Kool & the Gang. Nas has attributed the song " Streets of New York " by Kool G Rap as one of the song's primary influences (Kool G Rap would later sample this song ...
Hip hop or hip-hop is a culture and art movement that was created by African Americans, [1] [2] and Caribbean Americans [3] starting in the Bronx, New York City. [ a ] Pioneered from Black and Caribbean American street culture, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] that had been around for years prior to its more mainstream discovery. [ 7 ]
New York City hip-hop radio station Hot 97 issued a poll asking listeners which rapper made the better diss song; Nas won with 58% while Jay-Z got 42% of the votes. [46] In 2002, in the midst of the dispute between the two New York rappers, Eminem cited both Nas and Jay-Z as being two of the best MCs in the industry, in his song "'Till I Collapse".
From DJ Kool Herc and The Last Poets to Prophets of Da City and Mode 9, here’s how African history has influenced hip-hop – and vice-versa – 50 years after the genre was born.
On the eve of hip-hop’s emergence as a commercial force, underground tapes of rap’s first wave of pioneers traveled well throughout New York. Writer and hip-hop historian, JayQuan has written ...
East Coast hip-hop is a regional subgenre of hip-hop music that originated in New York City during the 1970s. [3] [4] Hip-hop is recognized to have originated and evolved first in The Bronx, New York City. [5] In contrast to other styles, East Coast hip-hop music prioritizes complex lyrics for attentive listening rather than beats for dancing. [5]
Most people don’t get a text from Bono in the middle of the night. But Jon Kamen, the CEO, chairman and co-founder of RadicalMedia, found himself fighting off jet lag on a recent business trip ...
In the song, Nas raps his black heritage and African-American culture over a "laid back breakbeat and jazz chords". [1] He pays homage to "all things black", [ 2 ] and promotes Black pride . [ 3 ] In an interview with NME in November 2020, Nas said that the song "represents love".