On Making People React To His Lyrics, Crate-Digging And Crafting Playstation Beats
“This Saturday, the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival will conclude with shows by Brownsville’s mighty M.O.P., who will perform their rambunctious brand of rap down under the Brooklyn Bridge, and, er, noted Queens representer Q-Tip. Rappers from Brooklyn have never been shy about proclaiming their heritage, and the borough’s nary birthed an MC who hasn’t felt moved to pen a tribute to their home base at some point in their career. Some rappers have brought things closer to home by dropping insights about their experiences growing up in specific areas and on individual blocks. Here then are ten supra-local Brooklyn rap anthems, handily sectioned-up by neighborhood.”
